List of ACGME-Accredited Specialties and Subspecialties*

Allergy and Immunology

Anesthesiology
Adult Cardiothoracic (D)
Critical Care Medicine (D)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Obstetrical Anesthesiology (D)
Pain Medicine (D)
Pediatric (D)
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Dermatology
Dermatopathology (I)
Procedural Dermatology (I)
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medical Services
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Medical Toxicology (D)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (D)
Sports Medicine (D)
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (D)
Family Medicine
Geriatric Medicine (D)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Sports Medicine (D)
Internal Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (Dependent subspecialty of Internal
Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease)
Cardiovascular Disease (D)
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (Dependent subspecialty of Internal
Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease)
Critical Care Medicine (D)
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (D)
Gastroenterology (D)
Geriatric Medicine (D)
Hematology (D)
Hematology and Oncology (D)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Infectious Disease (D)
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics (Dependent core specialty)
Interventional Cardiology (Dependent subspecialty of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular
Disease)
Nephrology (D)
Oncology (D)
Pulmonary Disease (D)
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (D)
 Rheumatology (D)
Sleep Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for Internal Medicine
regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Transplant Hepatology (Dependent subspecialty of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology)
Medical Genetics
Medical Biochemical Genetics (I)
Molecular Genetic Pathology (I)
Neurological Surgery
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (D)
Neurology
Child Neurology (D)
Clinical Neurophysiology (D)
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (D)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (D)
Neuromuscular Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Neurology regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Pain Medicine (D)
Sleep Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for Internal Medicine
regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Vascular Neurology (D)
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program).
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (I)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics (I)
Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics (I)
Hand Surgery (I)
Musculoskeletal Oncology (I)
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (I)
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (I)
Orthopaedic Trauma (I)
Pediatric Orthopaedics (I)
Otolaryngology
Neurotology (D)
Pediatric Otolaryngology (D)
Sleep Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for Internal Medicine
regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine (I)
Chemical Pathology (I)
Cytopathology (I)
Dermatopathology (I)
Forensic Pathology (I)
Hematology (I)
Medical Microbiology (I)
Molecular Genetic Pathology (I)

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 Neuropathology (I)
Pediatric Pathology (I)
Selective Pathology (I)
Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine (D)
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (D)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program).
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics (Dependent core specialty)
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (D)
Pediatric Cardiology (D)
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (D)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (D)
Pediatric Endocrinology (D)
Pediatric Gastroenterology (D)
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (D)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases (D)
Pediatric Nephrology (D)
Pediatric Pulmonology (D)
Pediatric Rheumatology (D)
Sports Medicine (D)
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology (Dependent subspecialty of Pediatrics/ Pediatric
Gastroenterology)
Sleep Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for Internal Medicine
regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program).
Neuromuscular Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Neurology regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Pain Medicine (D)
Pediatric Rehabilitation (D)
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (D)
Sports Medicine (D)
Plastic Surgery
Craniofacial Surgery (D)
Hand Surgery (D)
Preventive Medicine
Medical Toxicology (D)
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (D)
Psychiatry
Addiction Psychiatry (D)
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (I)
Forensic Psychiatry (D)
Geriatric Psychiatry (D)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Pain Medicine (D)
Psychosomatic Medicine (D)
Sleep Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for Internal Medicine
regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)

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Radiology-Diagnostic
Abdominal Radiology (D)
Cardiothoracic Radiology (D)
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (D)
Musculoskeletal Radiology (D)
Neuroradiology (D)
Nuclear Radiology (D)
Pediatric Radiology (D)
Vascular and Interventional Radiology (D)
Radiation Oncology
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program).
Surgery
Hand Surgery (I)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (D; Programs are reviewed and accredited by the RRC for
Family Medicine regardless of the sponsoring specialty of the individual program.)
Pediatric Surgery (I)
Surgical Critical Care (I)
Vascular Surgery (I)
Vascular Surgery Integrated (I)
Thoracic Surgery
Congenital Cardiac Surgery (D)
Urology
Pediatric Urology (D)
Transitional Year

*Definitions
(D) Dependent Subspecialty Program
(I) Independent Subspecialty Program

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