Abbreviations/Acronyms AAMC – Association of American Medical Colleges

M&M – Morbidity and mortality

ABPMR – American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

MO – Medical officer

ACGME – Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ACOG – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists APD – Assistant program director APE – Annual program evaluation CEO – Chief executive officer CGCAHPS – Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

MOC – Maintenance of certification MS3, MS4 – Medical student in third year/fourth year, respectively NAS – Next Accreditation System NCQA – National Committee for Quality Assurance NI III – National Initiative III OB – Obstetrics PBLI – Practice-based learning and improvement PD – Program director

CLER – Clinical Learning Environment Review

PDSA – Plan, Do, Study, Act

CME – Continuing medical education

PGY – Postgraduate year

CMO – Chief medical officer

PI – Performance improvement / Process improvement

CMS – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

PIS – Process improvement science

COPD – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

PS – Patient safety

DIO – Designated institutional official

Q&S – Quality and safety

EBM – Evidence-based medicine

QI – Quality improvement

EHR – Electronic health record

QIKAT – Quality improvement knowledge application tool

EMR – Electronic medical record

ROI – Return on investment

ENT – Ear, nose, and throat

RQC – Resident quality council

GME – Graduate medical education

RRT – Rapid response team

GMEC – Graduate Medical Education Committee

S-T-I-R – Summary, To Do, If-Then, Readback/Feedback

IHI – Institute for Healthcare Improvement

TJC – The Joint Commission

IRB – Institutional review board

UME – Undergraduate medical education

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