Media Coverage

ACGME Deepening its Commitment to Physician Well-Being, Leader Says

MDedge interviewed the ACGME's chief of staff and chief education and organizational development officer, Timothy P. Brigham, MDiv, PhD, about the organization's commitment to well-being during the American Academy of Pediatrics' annual meeting.

November 2019

Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP Receives William D. Miller Award during AACOM’s Board of Deans Retreat

Dr. Nasca received the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)'s William D. Miller Award, which recognizes extraordinary individuals who have made tremendous contributions to the advancement of the osteopathic profession.

November 2019

Graduate medical education accrediting body taps Dr. Bruce Metz as first CIO

Becker's Hospital Review writes about the ACGME's new Chief Information Officer, Bruce A. Metz, PhD.

November 2019

$29 million bond could pave way for family medicine residencies at Pullman Regional Hospital

The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, writes about the proposed development of a family medicine residency program in a critical access hospital, which will seek ACGME accreditation. Chief Accreditation Officer Lynne Kirk, MD, is quoted.

October 2019

Q&A: The ACGME board’s first DO chair-elect talks about evolving residency

AOA Past President and ACGME Chair-Elect Karen Nichols, DO, shares with The DO how the ACGME has shaped residency training in recent years.

October 2019

The National Academy of Medicine says healthcare must make transformative changes to address burnout

FierceHealthcare analyzes the latest report from the National Academy of Medicine on the issue of clinician burnout. The ACGME was one of the study's sponsors.

October 2019

Physician Burnout Eases, but Much Work Remains to be Done

HealthLeaders Media published an analysis of the recently reported decline in physician burnout between 2014-2019.

October 2019

DOs displaced from residency after Ohio Valley Medical Center closure

The DO writes about the closure of Ohio Valley Medical Center, and how the ACGME has invoked its Extraordinary Circumstances policy to facilitate the transfer of residents to other programs.

August 2019

DO Representation on ACGME Board Expands in Final Year of Transition to a Single GME System

The DO writes about the integration of osteopathic physicians and leaders into the ACGME, which was announced at the American Osteopathic Association's House of Delegates in July.

August 2019

With $20M in federal grants, new residency programs will train more doctors for rural areas

FierceHealthcare highlights 27 health care organizations nationwide that will receive federal funding to set up ACGME-accredited residency programs to educate physicians to work in rural areas.

July 2019