Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME: Q and A with Dustin Beck, DO of the OMECO/Cherokee Nation Family Medicine Residency Program
The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series is an interview with Dr. Dustin Beck of the OMECO/Cherokee Nation Family Medicine Residency Program.

Physician Data Initiative Launches to Standardize Sociodemographic Data
The ACGME, American Medical Association (AMA), and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) have launched the Physician Data Initiative (PDI), a collaborative effort aimed at improving the health of the nation by better understanding the dynamics of the physician workforce.

November 4, 2024
Check out the ACGME's two new ACGME Equity Matters resources: the ACGME Equity Matters Resource Collection and the Language Equity in Health Care Toolkit; post open positions in graduate medical education on the ACGME Annual Educational Conference Job Board; and read news and updates from Review Committees.
ACGME Launches Language Equity in Health Care Toolkit
The ACGME is excited to announce the availability of its new Language Equity in Health Care Toolkit, a partnership with the American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the National Council for Interpreting in Healthcare. The toolkit is part of ACGME Equity Matters®, with the goal of providing educational content and access to resources to improve language equity in health care and graduate medical education.

ACGME Launches ACGME Equity Matters® Resource Collection to Support DEI Goals in GME
The ACGME is proud to share the ACGME Equity Matters® Resource Collection, a comprehensive and dynamic set of resources designed to assist Sponsoring Institutions, programs, and specialty organizations in achieving their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.

Letter to the Community on Timeline for Major Revision to ACGME Institutional Requirements
Letter to the Community from ACGME Chief Accreditation Officer Mary Klingensmith, MD and Institutional Review Committee Chair Cynthia Kelley, DO, FAAFP discussing the extension of the original timeline for approval and implementation of the revisions to the Institutional Requirements.
October 28, 2024
Read the schedule for Full-Day Courses at the 2025 Annual Educational Conference; register to participate in the Clinician Educator Journal Club; and remember to submit Milestones in the Accreditation Data System--the window opens today.
Why Multilingualism is a Physician Superpower—and How to Activate It!
Dr. Pilar Ortega reflects on presenting the University of Chicago's Bowman Society Lecture and how the topics she covered underscore her work as a physician and in her role at the ACGME.

Dr. Kevin Weiss Leaving the ACGME
ACGME Chief Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environment Officer Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH announced that he will be leaving the ACGME to devote his efforts to graduate education in patient safety and quality.
#ACGME2025 Featured Plenaries: Complex Issues, Innovative Solutions
A preview of the four Featured Plenaries being offered at the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.
