National Associations

AACOM - American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges
AAMC - American Board of Medical Specialties
AHA - American Hospital Association
AMA - American Medical Association
CMSS - Council of Medical Specialty Societies
COGME - Council on Graduate Medical Education
COMEC - Council on Medical Education Consortia
COTH - Council of Teaching Hospitals
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GREAT- Graduate Research, Education, and Training

Michigan Associations

MAME - Michigan Association for Medical Education
MOA - Michigan Osteopathic Association
MSMS - Michigan State Medical Society

Accrediting Bodies

JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance
ACGME - Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

AOA - American Osteopathic Association

LCME - Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Federal Government

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
IHS - Indian Health Service
NIH - National Institutes of Health
USPHS - United States Public Health Services
DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services

Residency Match

AMA - FREIDA Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database
ECFMG - Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
ERAS Electronic Residency Applicants Site
FLEX - Federation Licensing Examination
IMG - International Medical Graduates
NBME National Board of Medical Examiners
NRMP - National Resident Matching Program
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
USMLE - United States Medical Licensing Examination

National Associations for Residents

GRA - Group on Resident Affairs
ORR - Organization of Resident Representatives

National Associations for Students

AMSA - American Medical Student Association
AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha (honor society for Medical Students)
NMA - National Medical Association
OSR - Organization of Student Representatives

National Associations for Faculty

AAHC - Association of Academic Health Centers
AHME - Association for Hospital Medical Education
AIAMC - Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers
APDIM - Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
CADME - Council of Administrative Directors of Medical Education
CAS - Council of Academic Societies
CCME - Council on Continuing Medical Education
COD - Council of Deans
CTYPD - Council of Transitional Year Program Directors
GEA - Group on Educational Affairs