CHICAGO, November 19, 2009 – At the fall meeting of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, seven directors began their terms on the Board, and four members completed their terms. The changes took effect at the conclusion of the September 14-15 meeting.

CHICAGO, Nov 16, 2009 - William E. Rodak, PhD, has been named vice president for accreditation services, ACGME International, which is a new subsidiary organization that will accredit residency programs in other countries. Dr. Rodak will head the Department of Accreditation at ACGME International, serve as the expert on accreditation matters for sponsoring institutions in other countries, assist in the development of international accreditation standards, and lead the staff team that will support the ACGME International Committee on Accreditation. Dr. Rodak will report to Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, chief executive officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and president of ACGME International.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2009 - The 2008-2009 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Data Resource Book has been published on the ACGME website. The free online publication can be viewed at www.acgme.org/databook.

CHICAGO, Sept 29, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is launching the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated entirely to the education of medical residents and fellows and the settings in which it occurs. The new journal, called the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, is of interest to the graduate medical education community including program directors, graduate medical education leaders, faculty, learners and researchers.

CHICAGO, Sept 25, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has announced the recipients of the first annual David C. Leach Award. The new annual award honors notable residents who have improved learning, fostered innovation, increased communication, made processes more efficient, or advanced humanism in health care. The award is named in honor of the ACGME’s former chief executive officer, David C. Leach, MD, who retired in 2007.

CHICAGO, Sept 25, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has chosen five program coordinators to receive the first annual GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award. The new award recognizes outstanding program coordinators, who are administrators who assist program directors, help manage residency programs, and prepare documents needed for site visits.

CHICAGO, Sept 25, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has chosen the 2009-2010 Courage to Teach Award and Courage to Lead Award recipients.

CHICAGO, July 8, 2009 –The Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved revisions to one set of program requirements and the Institutional Requirements at its summer Board meeting.

CHICAGO, June 22, 2009 –The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has created a new award, the GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award, which will be given annually to five notable program coordinators.

CHICAGO, May 13, 2009 – Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, chief executive officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, was voted by the readers of Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician magazines as one of the 50 most powerful physician executives in the United States.

CHICAGO, April 2, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is
accepting nominations for the 2010 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach and Courage to Lead
Awards. The Courage to Teach Award is given to outstanding program directors and the
Courage to Lead Award is presented to distinguished designated institutional officials of
institutions that sponsor residency programs.

CHICAGO, March 30, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accepted
50 entries for its 2009 Marvin R. Dunn Poster Session, which took place during the  2009
ACGME Annual Educational Conference, held March 5-8 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and
Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

CHICAGO, March 25, 2009 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is
accepting nominations for the David C. Leach, MD, Award. This new annual award, which
will recognize residents and resident teams for improving graduate medical education,
is named in honor of the ACGME’s former chief executive officer, David C. Leach, MD, who
retired in 2007.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2009 – The Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education approved revisions to two sets of program requirements at its winter Board
meeting, which was held Feb. 7-10 at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Fla.