UAB Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor and Program Director of the UAB Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Jamie Cannon, M.D., has been selected as a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Colorectal Residency Review Committee.

In this role, Cannon will review the national standard of program requirements and will envision the training benchmarks to be set throughout a resident’s training.

The group has also been tasked with looking at the long-range future of the colorectal residency curriculum over the next 25 years and will examine any potential areas of improvement or further development going forward.

“This is a huge opportunity for us to shape the future of residency programs across the country,” says Cannon. “It is an honor to be selected, and I look forward to working with my fellow committee members to create the best training guidelines possible for colorectal surgery residents.”

Cannon is a leader in minimally invasive approaches to colorectal disease, with an emphasis on robotics, colorectal cancer, and sphincter-sparing operations. She is one of the highest-volume academic colorectal surgeons in the country.

About the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that sets and monitors voluntary professional educational standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care to all Americans.