acgme

What acgme does

ACGME International (ACGME-I) is a US-incorporated, non-profit accreditation organization that accredits graduate medical education (GME) institutions and residency/fellowship programs outside the United States. Founded around 2012 as the international counterpart to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and operates from a small core staff of approximately ten leadership and support personnel. Its mission is to assess and advance the quality of resident physicians' education through a peer-review accreditation process conducted by Review Committees-International.

ACGME-I's core products are accreditation-related digital platforms and frameworks. The Accreditation Data System (ADS) is the secure data collection and management backbone where institutions submit applications, annual updates, and program documentation. ACGME Cloud provides supplementary support resources, while the Explore digital learning platform delivers faculty development content including webinars, educational modules, and conference recordings. The Milestones 2.0 framework provides specialty-specific competency assessment, and ACGME-I has developed proprietary Program Requirements for specialties including Obesity Medicine/Bariatric Medicine and Pediatric Surgery (Integrated) that are not accredited by US ACGME. The organization also operates annual Resident/Fellow and Faculty Surveys, a Case Log System, and a public Institution and Program Finder.

The business model is enterprise field sales: ACGME-I engages institutions directly through applications, site visits, in-person workshops, and peer review, charging quote-based accreditation fees for applications, annual accreditation status, and site visits. Secondary revenue is generated through the ACGME Annual Educational Conference (the world's largest GME gathering) and through the Explore digital learning platform. As of 2024, ACGME-I accredits more than 200 GME programs across 24 Sponsoring Institutions in 12+ countries spanning the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Central America, with active expansion into Japan, Indonesia, and additional Middle Eastern markets in 2025-2026.

Name

acgme

Legal name

ACGME International, Inc.

Website

https://acgme-i.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ACGME International (ACGME-I) is a US-based non-profit that accredits graduate medical education institutions and residency/fellowship programs outside the United States, operating peer-review accreditation across 24 Sponsoring Institutions and 200+ programs in 12+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education Accreditation Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Programmatic Accreditors (Discipline/Profession-Specific) (EDADACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International/Transnational Accreditation & Recognition Bodies (EDADACAG), Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Graduate medical education
• Medical accreditation services
• Residency program accreditation
• Medical education standards
• Institutional accreditation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Accreditation Fees: ACGME-I charges fees for accreditation services including application fees, annual accreditation fees, and site visit costs. Specific fee amounts are not publicly disclosed.
2. Conference Revenue: The organization generates revenue through the Annual Educational Conference, with registration fees for the largest GME gathering in the world.
3. Digital Learning Platform: Explore platform provides free resources to accredited institutions but may offer premium content or certifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ACGME International accredits graduate medical education (GME) institutions and residency/fellowship programs outside the United States through a peer-review accreditation process. The organization evaluates, improves, and publicly recognizes programs that meet established educational quality standards, and provides supporting digital platforms (ADS, ACGME Cloud, Explore), Milestones competency assessment framework, surveys, and faculty development resources.

Product overview

ACGME International (ACGME-I) operates as an accreditation body for graduate medical education (GME) programs outside the United States. The organization offers a portfolio of accreditation-related systems and services including the Accreditation Data System (ADS) for data collection and program management, the ACGME Cloud support platform, the Explore Digital Learning Platform for faculty development and distance learning, annual Surveys for residents/fellows and faculty, the Case Log System for clinical documentation, and a public Institution and Program Finder. ACGME-I also provides Program Requirements and application forms for specialty accreditation. The organization employs a comprehensive peer-review process through Review Committees-International to evaluate, improve, and publicly recognize programs meeting established educational quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Explore: Digital learning platform designed for ACGME-I-accredited Sponsoring Institutions and programs, offering faculty and staff members up-to-date information to help teach and mentor residents and fellows
• ACGME Cloud
• ADS (Accreditation Data System)

Products and services

• ACGME-I Accreditation Services
• Accreditation Data System (ADS)
• Explore Digital Learning Platform
• ACGME Cloud
• ACGME-I Surveys
• Case Log System
• ACGME-I Program Requirements and Application Forms
• Institution and Program Finder

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ GME programs accredited across 24 Sponsoring Institutions in 12+ countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and strategic.

• International Association of Medical Regulation Authorities (IAMRA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025ACGME-I engaged with medical regulators from across the globe at the 16th IAMRA International Conference on Medical Regulation 2025 in Dublin, speaking on continuous quality improvements to GME programs.
• World Federation for Medical Education (WFME)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025ACGME-I participated as exhibitor, sponsor, and presenter at the WFME World Conference 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, engaging with the global medical education community.
• ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024ACGME-I is the international arm of ACGME, extending the ACGME's accreditation system to GME programs outside the United States. ACGME provides support through shared standards, Milestones development, and collaborative initiatives including the Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program expansion to international venues.
• ACGME Global ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Partnership with ACGME Global Services for international activities including joint sessions at the Annual Educational Conference such as 'International PGME Partnerships to Support Training Physicians into the Future'.
• University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024VinUniversity in Vietnam partnered with University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine for GME development, with Lisa Bellini, MD chronicling the relationship at ACGME 2024 conference.
• St. Jude Children's Research HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024St. Jude developed Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica (UNOP) in Guatemala into an ACGME-I-accredited program that serves as a training hub, graduating residents from 10 countries in the region.
• College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023ACGME-I delegation met with CPSP leadership to identify areas of potential collaboration. CPSP is an organization focused on advancing the quality of GME, similar to ACGME-I's mission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education): US counterpart that develops the underlying GME accreditation framework, Milestones, and Program Requirements that ACGME-I extends internationally. Operates the same accreditation model with shared staff, standards, and Review Committee structure but covers US institutions exclusively.
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME): US/Canadian accreditor for medical schools granting the MD degree, jointly sponsored by the AAMC and AMA. Operates the same peer-review accreditation model as ACGME-I but at the undergraduate medical education level rather than graduate medical education.
• Royal College of Physicians of London: UK-based professional body that sets specialty training standards, runs the MRCP examination, and influences GME curriculum internationally. Competes with ACGME-I in countries (e.g., Singapore, Oman, Pakistan) where Royal College credentials are an alternative pathway for physician training.
• Royal College of Surgeons of England: UK-based surgical training and credentialing body offering fellowships (FRCS) that serve as alternative international markers of surgical training quality. Operates in many of the same international markets as ACGME-I, including the Middle East and South Asia.
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG): US-based organization that certifies international medical graduates for entry into US GME and assesses the equivalence of international medical schools. Directly complementary to ACGME-I's accreditation work, since ECFMG increasingly references accreditation status when evaluating IMG applicants.

Broad incumbents

• World Federation for Medical Education (WFME): Global umbrella body that recognizes national accreditors and sets standards for medical school and GME accreditation worldwide. ACGME-I is a WFME-recognized program; WFME represents the broader international accreditation ecosystem in which ACGME-I competes and partners.
• National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME): US-based organization that develops medical licensing examinations (USMLE) used to assess physician competency. While focused on assessment rather than accreditation, NBME's standardized exams underpin the competency framework that ACGME-I's Milestones system references.

Regional players

• General Medical Council (UK): UK medical regulator responsible for physician licensure and postgraduate training oversight. While primarily UK-focused, the GMC's PLAB and credentialing pathways intersect with ACGME-I's international footprint, especially in Commonwealth markets where UK and US GME credentials both compete.
• College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP): Pakistan's national GME accreditor and credentialing body, which ACGME-I has identified as a potential collaboration partner. CPSP offers an alternative accreditation pathway for Pakistani institutions that may already hold ACGME-I accreditation, representing both partnership and competitive overlap.
• Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB): Oman's national GME accreditor and an ACGME-I-accredited Sponsoring Institution since 2015 with 16 accredited GME programs. Serves both as a customer (Sponsoring Institution) and a regional peer that may compete for Omani GME programs in the future.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ACGMEI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acgme-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/acgmei

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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