The international orthopedic surgery fellow: The beginning of the end

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To the Editor: I recently learned that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has issued new ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education that will go into effect July 1, 2016. The changes pertinent to orthopedic surgery residencies and fellowships were recently shared and discussed with the corresponding program directors in preparation for their implementation. One major change that will go into effect is the restriction of fellowship positions to graduates of ACGME-accredited residency programs, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited or The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited residency programs located in Canada.1 Exceptions are allowed and may be granted by the review committee for exceptionally qualified applicants on assessment of the program director and fellowship selection committee and subjected to the approval of the applicant's exceptional qualifications by the graduate medical education committee.