COVID 19

April 5, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes videos and resources from the GME Stakeholders Congress on Preparing Residents and Fellows to Manage Pain and Addiction, the Transition to Residency Toolkit, and more.

April 2021

March 29, 2021

This edition of the e-Communication includes information on the toolkit to help aid programs and incoming learners transition from medical school to residency; renaming the Diversity and Inclusion Award to honor Barbara Ross-Lee, DO; and  nominations to Review Committees.

March 2021

New Toolkit to Support Medical Students and Programs in the Transition to Residency during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The ACGME partnered with other medical organizations to create a toolkit to help learners transition from medical school to residency during COVID-19. The toolkit aids programs preparing for new learners and students entering residency.  
March 2021

#ACGME2021 Session Summary: Moving Urgently toward Competency-Based Assessment in GME

In the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference session, “Moving Urgently Toward Competency-Based Assessment in GME,” presenters from the ABMS and  ACGME discussed that “the ultimate outcome for graduate medical education is the Quadruple Aim: better outcomes; improved clinician experience; lower costs; improved patient experience.”

March 2021
Richard Hawkins, MD, President and CEO, American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)

March 8, 2021

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information the Annual Educational Conference; ACGME Awards; Review and Comment; and Milestones News.

March 2021

#ACGME2021 Session Summary: [Social] Distance Learning: Technology-Based Strategies to Improve Learner Engagement

In his 2021 Annual Educational Conference session on Thursday, February 25, M. Tyson Pillow, MD, MEd discussed GME's response to the pandemic from the educational perspective, and how technology can enhance learners' experience.

March 2021
M. Tyson Pillow, MD, MEd

March 1, 2021

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information the Annual Educational Conference; ACGME Awards; Review and Comment; and Milestones News.

March 2021

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Guen Hunt, MD, LT MC USN

2021 David C. Leach Awardee Lt. Guen Hunt, MD, is a chief resident in the Medical Corps in the US Navy at the National Capital Consortium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, specializing in internal medicine.

February 2021
2021 David C. Leach Awardee Lt. Guen Hunt, MD, is a chief resident in the Medical Corps in the US Navy at the National Capital Consortium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, specializing in internal medicine.

‘It’s Ours to Do’: Fairness, Equity, and the Moral Determinants of Health

Dr. Donald Berwick delivered a powerful and stirring call to action in his 2021 Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address on Friday, February 26.

February 2021
Dr. Donald Berwick will deliver the Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Amanda Lezanski-Gujda, DO

2021 David C. Leach Awardee Amanda Lezanski-Gujda, DO is the head of teledermatology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

February 2021
2021 David C. Leach Awardee Amanda Lezanski-Gujda, DO is the head of teledermatology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.