Does the ACGME handle complaints against programs?
Residents can file complaints about program non-compliance with requirements or issues of due process with the ACGME complaint officer. The ACGME will not consider anonymous complaints. If the complaint is serious enough to warrant investigation, the complainant must reveal his or her identity to the ACGME. The ACGME keeps the identity of complaints confidential except in cases where there is a risk of harm to the program director, patients, staff or the complainant. In those instances the program director must be alerted.
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