Surgery Programs Accreditation Update
February 2006 - Accreditation granted: The Department of Surgery is proud to announce that our Critical Care Fellowship has been granted full accreditation for 5 years, and our General Surgery Residency Program has been granted continued accreditation for 4 years by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Residency Review Committee. Congratulations and thank you to all involved.
Department of Surgery Education Programs:
- Cardiothoracic Residency Program: Granted ACGME accreditation in 2005 for 3 years.
- Cardiothoracic Surgical Fellowship: Granted ACGME accreditation in 2005 for 3 years.
- General Surgery Residency Program: Granted continued accreditation in 2006 for 4 years by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME) Residency Review Committee
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program: Granted
full accreditation status following ACGME site visit in October 2001; 2005 site visit granted program continued accreditation
for 3 years.
- Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic) Surgical Fellowship: The Felowship Council Board of
Directors granted accreditation to the MIS Fellowship for
three (3) yeaers in 2006. After 3 years, a re-accreditation report will be submitted for review. At that time, if re-accreditation is granted
on review, the fellowship will not require another site visit for two (2) years.
- Trauma Division Critical Care Fellowship: Granted full accreditation in 2006 for 5 years by ACGME.
Other Accreditation Information:
UTHSCSA School of Medicine Accreditation: The Medical School is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for accreditation of programs of medical education leading to the M.D. degree in the United States. The last LCME visit occurred in February 2003, and accreditation of the educational program leading to the M.D. degree was granted for an eight year term. The next full survey will take place during academic year 2010-2011.
Institutional Accreditation: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; (404) 679-4501) to award certificates and baccalaureate, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees. The institution was last reviewed and reaffirmed in 1998. The 1998 reaffirmation review covered the main campus and all extended sites. The institution's accreditation extends to all programs offered on the institution's main campus as well as those offered at all extended program sites wherever located. The institution is scheduled to receive its next reaffirmation of accreditation review in 2008.
