Figure 1.

Illustration of cumulative numbers of ACGME‐accredited EM programs showing the dramatic upward inflection in recent years. Existing programs moving from AOA to ACGME accreditation are shown separately as well as included in the cumulative total of ACGME programs. While the prior AOA programs influence the total, they represent only a minority of the newly approved programs. Publicly‐available data was derived from the ACGME website reflecting year of initial ACGME accreditation decision by EM program.9