Thank You for a Memorable Conference!
The ACGME thanks all those who participated in this year’s record-breaking Annual Educational Conference. For three days, more than 4,400 attendees came together at the largest GME gathering in the world to create, innovate, and engage.
Read About #ACGME2024 on the ACGME Blog
Browse the 2024 Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Looking to find a new career opportunity in GME? The Annual Educational Conference Job Board features open positions at Sponsoring Institutions and programs across the US. The Job Board will stay live through March 31, 2024.
Save the Date!
The 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference will take place February 20-22, 2025, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stay up to date with conference information in future e-Communications and through the ACGME’s Instagram, LinkedIn, and X accounts.
NEW! Review and Comment: Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment, here:
COMMENT DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2024
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Subspecialty Proposal
As part of the ongoing effort to encourage participation of the GME community and the public in the process of reviewing potential new specialties or subspecialties for accreditation, the ACGME offers a 45-day comment period to the community of interest regarding proposed new specialties and subspecialties. Information about the subspecialty currently under consideration and the accompanying proposal are available for review here.
COMMENT DEADLINE: APRIL 3, 2024
Health Security (Multidisciplinary)
NEW! MUA/P Interest Group Sessions
These one-hour Zoom calls will take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Central and are open to the entire GME community. The aim of these sessions is to provide information about efforts in GME and MUA/P, to solve for common challenges, and to share helpful resources. GME institution and program leaders will connect with peers and ACGME representatives in breakout groups or discussion.
Join the first session!
An Overview of VA GME Funding and the VA Mission Act
Tuesday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m. Central
Complete this form to RSVP
NEW! The CLER Program Launches the Patient Perspective Subprotocol
NEW! CLER Pathways to Excellence Version 3.0
Version 3.0 of the CLER Pathways to Excellence: Expectations for an Optimal Clinical Learning Environment to Achieve Safe and High-Quality Patient Care is now available. The document continues to serve as a tool to promote discussions and actions to optimize the clinical learning environment. This version also introduces the new CLER Focus Area of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This Focus Area recognizes that diverse, equitable, and inclusive clinical learning environments are essential to improve patient and learner experiences and achieve equity in health care.
Version 3.0 of the CLER Pathways to Excellence will be the basis for the next cycle of CLER visits anticipated to launch in mid-2025.
DEADLINE EXTENDED! ACGME Seeks Members for MUA/P Advisory Group
The senior clinical executive leader will serve up to three years with the option of renewing for an additional three-year term. Resident/fellow members will serve two-year terms. Self-nominations are accepted.
Details: Additional information is available on the MUA/P Advisory Group web page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Laney McDougal
Deadline: April 26, 2024
THURSDAY! Join the Inaugural ACGME Clinician Educator Journal Club
The Journal Club will be a monthly online meeting of graduate medical educators, authors, and ACGME staff members coming together to discuss the latest journal articles and timely topics in medical education.
INAUGURAL MEETING INFORMATION
Topic: Creation of the Clinician Educator Milestones
When: Thursday, March 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Speakers: John Mahan, MD and Amy Miller Juve, EdD, MEd
Moderator: ACGME Senior Vice President, Competencies, Milestones, and Faculty Development Laura Edgar, EdD, CAE
There is no cost to attend, and the session is open to all. Registration is required.
NEXT WEEK! 2025 ACGME Awards Nominations
The ACGME recognizes notable designated institutional officials, program directors, residents and fellows, institutional and program coordinators, programs, institutions, and specialty and not-for-profit organizations for their outstanding work and contributions to GME through its Awards Program, which includes:- John C. Gienapp Award
- Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
- David C. Leach Award
- Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award
- GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award
- Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Award
- Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award
- Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Award
Nomination materials are available on each award's page in the Awards section of the ACGME website. The nomination deadline is NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 at 5:00 p.m. Central.
Women with Disabilities in Medicine/Disability in Graduate Medical Education Panel: Transitioning from UME to GME
The event, open to all at no cost, will be held online March 28 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. Central. Captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) will be provided.
Leaders and learners will share insights on navigating the pathway from medical school to residency, thriving as a resident with a disability, and addressing the unique challenges that often disproportionally impact women. The panel discussion will be moderated by ACGME Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pilar Ortega, MD.
Back to Bedside Funding Available
The ACGME's Back to Bedside initiative is designed to empower residents and fellows to develop transformative projects that foster meaning and joy in work and allow them to engage on a deeper level with what is at the heart of medicine: their patients.
This Back to Bedside funding cycle offers two options for applicants to consider:
- The Open Innovation option is intended to provide flexibility for novel proposals.
- The Project in a Box - Focused Innovation option offers residents and fellows from all specialties a successful project example to use as inspiration for further innovation.
Proposals are due by April 22, 2024.
Help spread the word! Share this flyer with residents and fellows.
NEW! Articles of the Week
Measuring and Predicting Faculty Consensus Rankings of Standardized Letters of Evaluation
Morgan Sehdev, MD; Benjamin Schnapp, MD, MEd; Nicole M. Dubosh, MD; Al’ai Alvarez, MD; Alexis Pelletier-Bui, MD; Sharon Bord, MD; Caitlin Schrepel, MD; Yoon Soo Park, PhD; Eric Shappell, MD, MHPE
More specialties are beginning to use a standardized letter of evaluation for the residency application process, with varying degrees of validity evidence for these tools, depending on the specialty. This study of the emergency medicine standardized letter of evaluation used mock letters to measure agreement of readers’ positioning of the applicants on a fictional rank list, as well as success of a predictive model.
Greatest Hits of 2023! Notable Non-JGME Medical Education Articles
Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH; Deborah Simpson, PhD; Anthony R. Artino Jr., PhD; Nicole M. Deiorio, MD; Lalena M. Yarris, MD, MCR
The editors of JGME editors have again curated a list of articles published in other journals that they found intriguing and/or useful from 2023. Their diverse backgrounds produce an eclectic mix of articles from a wide variety of medical education journals and venues.
NEW! Free Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
This new online workshop will help both seasoned and new coordinators grow their skills to empower themselves in GME, including detailed, practical strategies for:
- acting as a leader in the coordinator role
- successful networking
- overcoming challenges to professionalism
- promoting achievements
- effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations
The workshop will run April 15-23, 2024. Space is limited.
Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents 2024 Dates Announced
Limited spots are available for the following sessions. The Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents is designed to provide a transitional experience into the role of chief resident. The program introduces leadership concepts to enhance individual effectiveness in a leadership role.
The program is three full days and is open to chief residents from all medical and surgical specialties. The following sessions are available:
- April 29-May 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 6-8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 9-11, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- June 13-15, Chicago, Illinois
- June 18-20, Chicago, Illinois
Email questions to Manager, Well-Being Initiatives Bethanie Alden.
A Systems Approach to Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
This course will be offered May 5-10, 2024 at the ACGME office in Chicago, Illinois.
The course is designed to help participants build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship. Sessions are highly interactive and use multiple learning approaches, including simulation practice, peer consultations, and application exercises, to provide participants with methods and tools for effective assessment. The course also provides a roadmap for developing an assessment system to assist participants in implementing changes within their own institution.
Email questions to Faculty Development Program Manager Chandra Hill.
NEW! Case Number Requirement Changes in Nuclear Radiology
The Review Committee for Radiology recently discussed the availability and volume of the overall number of pediatric nuclear cases, and how many nuclear radiology fellows can take credit per case. The Review Committee determined it will no longer enforce Program Requirement IV.B.1.b).(2).(b).(i), which requires a minimum of 100 pediatric cases per fellow.
While all fellows must have experience in pediatric cases, it is the responsibility of the program director to determine how much pediatric experience each fellow needs to achieve competence to enter autonomous practice.
Email questions to Associate Executive Director Jenny Campbell.
Career Opportunities
The ACGME is always interested in finding talented, dedicated individuals to join the organization and support its mission to improve health care and population health by assessing and enhancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians' education through advancements in accreditation and education.