Milestones

Different Ways of Knowing

Physician educators must explore ways to teach physicians to practice with excellence, compassion, and justice, Dr. Arno K. Kumagai argued at the most recent Baldwin Seminar, the first of the 2019-2020 season. His talk, Reflection, Dialogue and Different Ways of Knowing: Beyond the Competency Paradigm in Medical Education, took place June 26 at the ACGME offices in Chicago, and was livestreamed.

July 2019
Dr. Arno K. Kumagai presents as part of the Baldwin Seminar Series on June 26, 2019

Thank You, ACGME Volunteers!

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we want to pause to recognize the hundreds of people who help make it possible for the organization to fulfill its mission to improve health care and population health by assessing and advancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians' education.
April 2019

2018 Milestones National Report Published

The 2018 Milestones National Report presents national Milestones data in aggregate form for the latest academic year (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018) for 36 specialties and 99 subspecialties.

September 2018

Dr. Eric Holmboe, ACGME Senior Vice President, Milestone Development and Evaluation Receives Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College

Dr. Holmboe has been named a 2018 Honorary Fellow by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). He has worked on projects with the Royal College for over a decade.

June 2018

Session Summary: SES118 – Milestones Five Years On: Lessons Learned and Practical Approaches to Improve Value

“Milestones” has been a part of the ACGME vocabulary for nearly 17 years now. In the final session of the 2018 Annual Educational Conference, Eric Holmboe, MD, MACP, FRCP, senior vice president, Milestone Development and Evaluation, kicked off a discussion about the Milestones today and the Milestones to come.

March 2018
L to R: Dr. Stan Hamstra, Dr. Laura Edgar, and Dr. Eric Holmboe

Welcome to our Blog and the 2018 Annual Educational Conference

Timing the launch of this blog with our Annual Educational Conference might just be kismet, because the theme of this year’s conference, Engaging Each Other: Transformation through Collaboration, speaks to the goal of tuning in and work together, to gather and initiate growth and change.

February 2018

Dr. Stanley J. Hamstra, ACGME Vice President, Milestones Research and Evaluation, Receives Recognition from ABIM Foundation for Scholarly Contribution Addressing Professionalism

Dr. Hamstra was a recipient of the seventh annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize, which recognizes the importance of scholarly publication to advance the field of medical professionalism.

April 2017

Stanley J. Hamstra, PhD Receives Recognition from ABIM Foundation for Scholarly Contribution Addressing Professionalism

Dr. Hamstra was a recipient of the seventh annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize, which recognizes the importance of scholarly publication to advance the field of medical professionalism.

April 2017

Initial ACGME Milestone Ratings Published in Annals of Internal Medicine

The Annals of Internal Medicine published “The Internal Medicine Reporting Milestones: Cross-sectional Description of Initial Implementation in U.S. Residency Programs” on May 10, 2016.

June 2016

Eric Holmboe, MD, Selected by NBME® for 2016 John P. Hu bbard Award

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Eric Holmboe, MD, board-certified internist and ACGME senior vice president, Milestones Development and Evaluation, has received the 2016 John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners®.

April 2016