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. 2015 Mar;7(1):139-42.
doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-14-00740.1.

Medicine in 2035: Selected Insights From ACGME's Scenario Planning

Thomas J Nasca, Charles W Thomas

Medicine in 2035: Selected Insights From ACGME's Scenario Planning

Thomas J Nasca et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has the responsibility for overseeing the preparation of future physician specialists and subspecialists to serve the American public. To ensure ACGME's ability to adapt and sustain its accreditation activities in a future marked by significant uncertainty, its administration and board of directors embarked on a planning process that would frame its strategic actions in support of this responsibility. We describe the scenario planning process, and report key insights that resulted from it. We also discuss in greater depth a subset of those insights, which challenge certain conventional truths, call for new collaborative directions for the ACGME, and reaffirm the importance of professionalism in service of the public across all future scenarios evaluated.

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