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Fellowship Council Accreditation, Core Curriculum and Program Requirements

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The FC’s Accreditation, Core Curriculum and Program Requirements were updated September 2019.  To access the document, please click here.

The guidelines in the attached document will:

  1. Provide a mechanism for establishing and accrediting fellowships in surgery.
  2. Provide a mechanism to ensure that FC accredited surgery fellowship programs attain and maintain a high level of quality.
  3. Provide mechanisms to ensure that surgery fellowships do not interfere with residency training in general surgery and/or any other ACGME approved/ABMS- or RCPSC- recognized surgical training program.
  4. Provide a central directory of approved surgery fellowships to which prospective fellows can apply.
  5. Provide a central directory of data on approved surgery fellowships to assist general surgery residents in choosing the best fellowship for themselves.
  6. Provide a diverse range of fellowship opportunities within the scope of general surgery.
  7. Provide a mechanism for matching in the various fellowships governed by the FC.