"The purpose of the AAP is to advance academic physiatry by providing leading edge programs, products, and services"

Program Coordinators' Area

AAMC - The Association of American Medical Colleges: Founded in 1876, the AAMC is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the voice and advocate for academic medicine on medical education, research, and health care. You can get to many resident related links from this site such as ERAS, find a resident, careers in Medicine, GME track, and MCAT. Just log on to www.aamc.org
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1126
Phone: 202.828.0400
Fax: 202.828.1125

AANEM - American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Founded in 1953, the AANEM is a non-profit organization that focuses on promoting and extending opportunity growth to physicians associated with electrodiagnostic medicine. You can get to the AANEM – SAE-R exam and training site, Muscle and Nerve Journal, and Practice Issues. Log on to their website at www.aanem.org
2621 Superior Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901
507.288.0100; Fax: 507.288.1225

AAP – The Association of Academic Physiatrists was founded in 1967. This site is the home of the PM&R Coordinator’s website and the essence of networking in physiatry among coordinators, residents, fellows, and physicians. You can access previous conferences, lectures, journals, and forms when you log on to www.physiatry.org
1106 N Charles Street Suite 201
Baltimore MD 21201
Phone: 410.637.8300
Fax: 410.637.8399

ABPM&R - American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Founded in 1947, the ABPM&R is a non profit organization that is committed to excellence, accountability, professionalism. It is the link to resident registration, evalution forms, change of status, board certification, contact and updated information. Most forms are completed and submitted to the Board electronically at www.abpmr.org
3015 Allegro Park Lane SW
Rochester MN 55902-4139
Phone: 507-282-1776
Fax: 507-282-9242

ACGME - Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education: Founded in 1981, the ACGME is a non-profit organization that fosters innovation, education, efficiency and communication to all institutions and residency programs in the United States. The ACGME website is the must know to all coordinators. It is the guide to the Common Program Requirements (CPR), Program Information Form (PIF), Resident Survey, and Web ADS. www.acgme.org
Suite 2000
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312.755.5000
Fax: 312.755.7498

AMA – The American Medical Association was founded in 1847. The association is committed to helping doctors help patients nationwide. This website also has the link to FREIDA on line (Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database) that allows medical students, residents and fellows to view medical institutions and GME programs, career choices, organizations and other GME information at www.ama-asssn.org
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 800.621.8335

AOA – American Osteopathic Association was founded in 1987. The Association oversees the accreditation of osteopathic medical colleges and certification of D.O.s.
The website allows you to find DOs, get AOA certification, and know the history of the AOA at www.osteopathis.org
142 East Ontario Street/Chicago, IL 60611
800.621.1773

ASIA – The American Spinal Injury Association was created in 1973. The Association focuses on SCI research and clinical trials www.asia-spinalinjury.org
2020 Peachtree Road, NW/ Atlanta, GA 30309
404.355.9772; Fax: 404.355.1826

ECFMG – Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Log on to www.ecfmg.org for more information about International Medical Students and eligibility. You can also mail your requests and forms to:
ECFMG/3624 Market Street/Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685 USA.
215.386.5900; Fax 215.386.9196

ERAS “Electronic Residency Application Service”—is a service that transmits residency applications, letters of recommendation, MSPEs, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from applicants and medical schools to fellowship, osteopathic internship, and residency programs using the internet.
Program Director's Workstation (PDWS). This is ERAS software used by program staff to receive, sort, review, evaluate, and rank applications.
Log on to www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm or brovertone@aamc.org
202.828.0508

FREIDA – Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. Freida is the data base and the source that residents and fellows use to check out programs. Make sure your program information is always updated on
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html
American Medical Association/FREIDA
515 N. State Street/Chicago, IL 60610
800. 266.3966.

FCVS – Federation of State Medical Services was founded in 1996. This service is used to verify prior medical education, exams, and board certification verification among other services. It is mostly used by the residents and fellows. You can access this site by logging to www.fsmb.org/fcvs.html
PO Box 619850 / Dallas, TX 75261-9850
Main # 817. 868.4000

GME Track is a resident database and tracking system designed to assist Program directors and coordinators in collecting and managing resident data and is able to view and print resident information and program rosters at www.aamc.org/progams/gmetrack/start.htm
GME Track Help Desk: 202-862-6171

NRMP - National Resident Matching Program. NRMP was established in 1952. Their main job is to match resident candidates and programs with their preference with each other. Great website with great benefits to medical students, residents, fellows, administrators and program directors for accessing information, data and the big Rank and Match process. Check it out at www.nrmp.org
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1127
866.617.5834

TAGME – Training Administrators for Medical Education. Established in 2003; this organization supports the Graduate Medical Education office, certification is by specialty. It promotes education, professionalism and knowledge in the individual’s specialty. For more information log on to www.tagme.org; for contact and certification information, contact
Miki DeJean, MA at miki_dejean@emory.org
404.712.5511; Fax 404.712.5895

Go to AAP Quarterly Newsletter and Additional Information.
Go to the Program Coordinators' Manual.
Go to Program Coordinators' Forms and Templates.
Go to TAGME Information.
Go to Useful Links and Information for Program Coordinators.

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