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As the globalization of graduate medical education continues to advance, initiatives such as the international adoption of milestone-based frameworks demonstrate that global convergence is feasible when accompanied by deliberate localization. In Qatar, following the establishment of GME in the form of residency and fellowship programs, there was a clear need to introduce an international accreditation body to support the development, standardization, and formalization of GME within the national context. With the adoption of Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I) accreditation, it is important to pay attention to the processes by which accreditation standards are contextualized and aligned with local educational, clinical, and health-system realities. This piece of work aims to explore how ACGME-International accreditation standards are contextualized within local GME systems, using the Qatar experience as a case example to examine institutional motivations, adaptation strategies, and perceived alignment with local educational and clinical realities. 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