COVID-19

June 1, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes news on the Milestones program, ACGME Requirements available for Review and Comment, new subspecialty proposals, calls for resident and public members, and more.

June 2021

May 17, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes information on a webcast on the Annual Update, news about Milestones, ACGME Requirements available for Review and Comment, and calls for resident and public members.

May 2021

May 3, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes resources to help programs with incoming residents; news on the Milestones program, course registration, and more.

May 2021

April 26, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes information from the Coalition for Physician Accountability, the final call for nominations for the 2022 ACGME Awards, details how to access 2021 Annual Educational Conference materials through June 1, and more. 

April 2021

April 19, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes Review and Recognition Committee News, a call for nominations for the 2022 ACGME Awards, information on how to access 2021 Annual Educational Conference materials through June 1, and more. 

April 2021

My Conference Experience: Q and A with Neil Kothari, MD

Neil Kothari, MD is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. An active and engaged tweeter during the 2021 Annual Educational Conference, we asked him about his experience at the event, which was held virtually in February.

April 2021
Neil Kothari, MD is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Behind the Poster: An Interview with Athena Gonzalez

At the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Athena Gonzalez and her team presented their poster, Strategies for Optimizing Fit Testing for Residents and the Evolving Role of the Program Coordinator, about their work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure residents were wearing properly sized and fitted masks and respirators, even as supplies changed.

April 2021
L to R: Athena Gonzalez, Deann Ramirez, Vini Vijayan, MD, and Jolie A. Limon, MD presented their poster, Strategies for Optimizing Fit Testing for Residents and the Evolving Role of the Program Coordinator, at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

Behind the Poster: An Interview with Bree Bower

Bree Bower and her team in the anesthesiology and pain medicine department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio studied the affects of COVID-19 on fellow recruitment and presented that work at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference in the Poster Hall.

April 2021
Bree Bower and her team in the anesthesiology and pain medicine department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio studied the affects of COVID-19 on fellow recruitment and presented their work in the poster, Virtual Recruiting in Graduate Medical Education during COVID-19 at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

April 12, 2021

This week's e-Communication includes information on the transition to residency toolkit created by a consortium of medical education organizations; the Basics of Accreditation workshop registration information; and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Forum.

April 2021

Behind the Poster: An Interview with Jessika Weber, DO

In the poster, Waging War Against Physician Burnout: Overcoming the Barriers of Military Medicine with Personalized Patient Care Boards, presented at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Dr. Jessika Weber and colleagues present their project that looked at how customized care boards in pediatric patient rooms are helping young patients.

April 2021
Dr. Jessika Weber and colleagues from San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium presented their project looking at how customized magnetic care boards in patient rooms on the pediatric floors help acclimate young patients to what can be a scary and intimidating situation at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.