Graduate Medical Education Consulting
Axis Academic Consulting brings director-level expertise — ACGME compliance, faculty development, and program operations — directly to programs that need it, without the cost of a full-time hire.
10+
Years in GME Leadership
HCA
Director at the nation's largest hospital system
PhD
Higher Education & Policy, Virginia Tech
Nationwide
Programs supported across the U.S.
Who We Help
Navigating ACGME requirements, milestone tracking, and faculty accountability without burning out.
Learn more →Streamlining operations, documentation, and compliance workflows so nothing falls through the cracks.
Learn more →Institutional-level strategy for accreditation readiness, new program development, and Medicare GME funding optimization.
Learn more →About Ashley
Ashley Wood, PhD spent over a decade inside GME — not advising from the outside, but running programs, responding to citations, building faculty development curricula, and navigating the ACGME process in real time. As Director of Faculty Development at HCA Healthcare (the nation's largest hospital system), she built systems that worked across dozens of programs simultaneously. She's been in the room for site visits, written the citation responses, and built the faculty development programs from scratch.
That's the experience she now brings directly to your program.
Meet AshleyServices
Every engagement is built around your program's specific needs — not a one-size-fits-all package.
Whether you're preparing for your first site visit, responding to a citation, or trying to get ahead of the next accreditation cycle — this is where we start.
Faculty development that actually gets used — practical curricula built for busy GME environments, fully aligned to ACGME requirements. Starts with a free scoping call.
Expert guidance for health systems launching new residency or fellowship programs, from initial application through accreditation.
Templates & Tools
Everything you need to run your own ACGME self-study — gap analysis, evidence tracker, narrative outline, and site visit checklist. Built to match current ACGME standards.
A plug-and-play faculty development curriculum framework with session outlines, facilitator guides, and evaluation tools — designed for busy GME environments.
A practical onboarding resource for new GME coordinators covering ACGME basics, resident file management, duty hours, and key deadlines.
Free Resource
45 checkpoints across 10 areas — for the 90 days before your site visit. Free download.
Get the Free ChecklistCommon Questions
A GME consultant brings director-level expertise to programs that need it for a specific challenge or period of time — without the cost of a full-time hire. At Axis Academic Consulting, that means hands-on support for ACGME compliance, faculty development, and program operations from someone who has held these roles at the director level inside real health systems.
Preparing for an ACGME site visit involves a thorough gap analysis against program requirements, organizing evidence of compliance, preparing faculty and residents for surveyor interviews, reviewing your self-study, and ensuring all policies and procedures are current. Axis Academic Consulting offers hands-on site visit preparation starting at $1,500.
Yes. Axis Academic Consulting works with health systems and GME programs nationwide. Most engagements are conducted remotely, with on-site availability for specific projects or assessments.
Most engagements start with a free 30-minute call to understand your program's specific situation. From there, we scope a project together — whether that's a defined deliverable like a self-study prep or citation response, or an ongoing advisory relationship. Engagements are remote by default, with on-site availability for site visits, facilitation, or program assessments.
Whether you're staring down a citation, preparing for a site visit, or just trying to get ahead of it — a free 30-minute conversation costs nothing and usually makes the path forward a lot clearer.
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