AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
ABMS American Board of Medical Specialties
ACGME Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support
AHA American Hospital Association
AHME Association for Hospital Medical Education
AMA American Medical Association
AMC Academic Medical Center
AY Academic Year
BBA97 Balanced Budget Act of 1997
CAAR Computer Assisted Accreditation Report
CHRMC Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
CIS Clinical Information Systems
CME Continuing Medical Education
CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
COGME Council on Graduate Medical Education
CORES Computerized Rounding and Sign-Out
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
DME Direct Medical Education
DIO Designated Institutional Official
DOH Department of Health
ECFMG Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
ERAS Electronic Residency Application Service
EV Exchange Visitor
EVSP Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program (ECFMG)
FMG Foreign Medical Graduate
FPA Fellow Position Agreement
FREIDA Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database
FY Fiscal Year
GME Graduate Medical Education
GMEC Graduate Medical Education Committee
GMETaBS Graduate Medical Education Tracking and Billing System
GRA Group on Resident Affairs (AAMC)
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMC Harborview Medical Center
HOD Hours of Duty
IME Indirect Medical Education
IMG International Medical Graduate
IR Internal Review
IRC Internal Review Committee (UW) & Institutional Review Committee (ACGME)
IRFAC Institutional Resident/Fellow Advisory Committee
IRIS Intern and Resident Information System (CMS) & Integrated Risk Information System (UW)
ISS International Students and Scholars (UW)
JCAHO Joint Commission
MQAC Medical Quality Assurance Commission
NPI National Provider Identifier
NRMP National Resident Matching Program
OASIS On-line Applicant Status and Information System
OMSA Office of Medical Staff Appointments
ORCA Online Record of Clinical Activity
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
PA Program Administrator
PD Program Director
PIF Program Information Form
PGY Post Graduate Year
RPA Resident Position Agreement
RRC Residency Review Committee (ACGME)
RRRC Residency Request Review Committee (UW)
SEVIS Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
SOMAS School of Medicine Administrative Systems
TPL Training Program Liaison
UME Undergraduate Medical Education
USMLE United States Medical Licensing Examination
UWHA University of Washington Housestaff Association
UWMC University of Washington Medical Center
UWSOM University of Washington School of Medicine
VAPSHCS Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
WWAMI Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho