NEW! #ACGME2026 Activity Spotlight: ACGME Gives Back with Lucky Duck Foundation
The ACGME is proud to partner with the Lucky Duck Foundation, a San Diego-based non-profit dedicated to preventing and alleviating homelessness throughout San Diego County.
Attendees are invited to participate in a meaningful packing event during the Marvin R. Dunn Welcoming Reception and Exhibitor Kick-Off, assembling hundreds of meals to be distributed to local individuals experiencing homelessness.
More than 3,000 members of the graduate medical education (GME) community have registered, and the hotel room block is filling up quickly. Attendees should secure their rooms as soon as possible.
Email registration questions to registration@acgme.org.
#ACGME2026 Job Board
The Annual Educational Conference Job Board gives recruiters, institutions, and programs the opportunity to post positions and reach thousands of GME community job seekers before and through the conference! Additionally, the conference will host in-person recruiters and offer career resources for attendees in a dedicated area of the Exhibit Hall.
Learn More About the Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Email Annual Educational Conference Job Board questions to conferencejobboard@acgme.org.
Review and Comment: Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment, here:
COMMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2026
Dermatology
Radiation Oncology
NEW! Proceedings Paper from the Summit on Fostering Disability-Inclusive Health Care in Resident Education
The ACGME is excited to share the findings from the Summit on Fostering Disability-Inclusive Health Care in Resident Education. Held from March 2-4, 2025, this event brought together 100 physicians, disability education advocates, and various stakeholders to tackle the challenges in training physicians to deliver disability-inclusive care and to formulate practical, actionable solutions.
The deliberations, recommendations, and resources discussed at the Disability Summit have been compiled into a proceedings paper. This document provides guidance for program directors and others involved in designing curriculum and educational experiences for residents and fellows. While these insights are not requirements, they offer valuable reflections from the attendees, serving as a roadmap for curriculum planning and demonstrating the medical education community's commitment to disability-inclusive care.
NEW! 2025 Milestones Predictive Probability Value (PPV) Report
The 2025 Milestones Predictive Probability Value (PPV) Report is now available on the Research and Reports page of the Milestones section of the ACGME website.
This report presents the latest PPVs for specialties and subspecialties with sufficient data to allow for meaningful analysis. It is designed to help support the learning and development of residents and fellows.
PPVs estimate the likelihood that residents or fellows will not reach Level 4 by graduation, based on previous national longitudinal Milestone data collected before graduation. Presented in a heat map format, these values help identify individuals who may be at risk of falling behind. This enables timely intervention, the creation of personalized learning plans, and potential opportunities to improve the curriculum.
A beta testing initiative is underway to develop program-specific PPV reports tailored to each program’s unique context. Program directors—especially those from smaller programs—who are interested in previewing a beta version of their program’s PPV tables are encouraged to contact the Research and Evaluation Team at gmeresearch@acgme.org. The GME community’s feedback is valued and will help enhance future versions of the report.
The companion document, the Milestones National Report, can be found on ACGME Cloud | Analytics – Explore Public Data, within the Explore Milestones module.
NEW! Rural and Underserved GME Interest Group
Date and Time: December 16, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Family Medicine GME in Rural and Urban Underserved Areas
These Zoom calls (previously the Medically Underserved Areas Interest Group) take place on the third Tuesday of each month and are open to the entire GME community. Each session is recorded and is available in the Rural and Underserved GME Resource Center in Learn at ACGME. (Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to access the recordings.)
Register for the December Interest Group
NEW! Clinician Educator Journal Club
Next Session: Thursday, December 18, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Excellent vs Excessive: Helping Trainees Balance Performance and Perfectionism
Speaker(s): Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH and Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd
This group meets online on the third Thursday of each month to discuss journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Continuing medical education (CME) is now available for attending these meetings. View CME information.
Missed a session? View on-demand recordings of past meetings.
Send registration questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
Register for the December Journal Club
NEXT WEEK! Non-Standard Training (NST) Program Office Hours
Session: December 2 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Details: Register Here
Director of Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang will host office hours to provide GME community members with an informal opportunity to ask questions about the recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas.
ACGME Common Program Requirements Major Revision Second Stakeholder Survey
The projected three-year major revision of the ACGME Common Program Requirements is underway. The Common Program Requirements Major Revision Task Force is committed to a transparent, comprehensive process that reflects the broad perspectives of the GME community. To that end, the Task Force is pursuing extensive data gathering and stakeholder engagement, including multiple stakeholder surveys.
STAKEHOLDER SURVEY 2 - (OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER 11)
This survey invites feedback on: work hours; dedicated time; faculty ratio; quality and safety; well-being; categorization; artificial intelligence; and nutrition. Note: This survey seeks input from a wide variety of roles on issues relevant to resident education; future surveys will offer similar opportunities to provide input on issues relevant to fellow education.
The results of this survey and an update on the major revision process will be shared at interactive sessions during the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Stay tuned for other opportunities to provide input, and for information about public review and comment as the draft requirements are developed.
This revision process is an opportunity to revisit these foundational requirements with fresh perspectives. Details and updates will be shared via the e-Communication, on the ACGME website, and on the ACGME’s social media accounts. The ACGME thanks the community for its participation in this important process.
Email questions to Manager, Accreditation Standards and Special Projects Amy Fenton.
ACGME LINC
Topic: Well-Being: Helping You and Your Program Thrive!
Date and Time: December 15, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central
Who: Applicable to all roles in GME
ACGME LINC [Listening, Information, News, Collaboration] provides an opportunity for the GME community to interact with and hear from ACGME representatives, and to receive updates and information on ACGME activities.
Miss a previous session? View the recordings. (Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to access the recordings.)
UPCOMING SESSIONS - SAVE THE DATES!
January 26
March 16
April 20
Registration is first come, first served. Email questions to outreach@acgme.org.
Register for this ACGME LINC Session
ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members
The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Child Neurology
- Colon and Rectal
- Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
APPLICANT CRITERIA
- Must be certified by the relevant American Board of Medical Specialties member board or American Osteopathic Association certifying board.
- Must be able to devote sufficient time to the Appeals Panel work.
- Should have at least three years' experience as a program director, department chair, associate/assistant program director, and/or core faculty member.
- Applicants not currently serving in one of these roles may be considered if they held one of these positions within the last three years.
- Applicants’ programs must have a status of Continued Accreditation.
Apply by January 9, 2026.
Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies, and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.
Seeking Psychiatry Program Directors for Interviews
The Review Committee for Psychiatry will soon begin work on the 10-year major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Psychiatry.
To inform the next set of Program Requirements, the ACGME seeks current psychiatry program directors who are interested in participating in a one-on-one, one-hour interview, to provide their perspectives on the future of psychiatry residency education. The ACGME also seeks current psychiatry program directors to participate in a Stakeholder Summit in Chicago on June 8-9, 2026.
Participate in Interviews and/or Stakeholder Summit
Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
Session: December 1-9, 2025
Details: This is a seven-day online workshop with one interactive, live session on December 4 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Participants must begin Day 1 on December 1.
Learn practical strategies for acting as a leader in the coordinator role, successful networking, overcoming challenges to professionalism, promoting achievements, and effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations.
Continuing Education Credit
This activity has been approved for continuing education credit by the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME). Participants who complete the course in its entirety are eligible to receive 10 education credits in the content area of professional development.
This free workshop is repeated monthly.
Email questions to learn@acgme.org.
Faculty Development Hubs
The ACGME collaborates with institutions and organizations in the US and abroad to offer scaled, tailored versions of its Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course. See below for open courses and visit the Faculty Development Hubs web page for more information.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (in person; Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (in person; Nutley, New Jersey)
Mountain Area Health Education Center (in person; Asheville, North Carolina)
Southeast Hub (in person; Greenville, South Carolina)
Washington University (in person; St. Louis, Missouri)
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) Seeks Visual Media Resident Editorial Board Members
Candidates should email their CV and a brief letter of interest, which includes the statement that their program director supports participation, to jgme@acgme.org.
Visit the JGME Announcements page for more information.
NEW! JGME Articles of the Week
Assessing Intern Confidence in Entrustable Professional Activities at Onset and Conclusion of First Year of Training: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Yana Zemkova, MD; Jennifer Strouse, MD; Jane Rowat, MS; Clarence Kreiter, PhD; Manish Suneja, MD
The Association of American Medical Colleges developed 13 core entrustable professional activities (EPAs) physicians should proficiently perform with indirect supervision when starting residency. Despite efforts to integrate EPAs into undergraduate medical education, concerns persist regarding graduate preparedness, including first-year residents' self-confidence in performing EPAs. Using an observational study, the authors found that first-year resident confidence significantly improved across all core EPAs over the year, though notable gaps remained in areas such as procedures and system failures.
Quantum Thinking in Graduate Medical Education: Transforming Minds, Methods, and Possibilities
Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, PhD, MHPE
In this Perspectives article, the author argues that conventional models of teaching and learning struggle to keep pace with modern education and practices, and encourages readers to adopt a quantum thinking approach to reshape the questions being asked.
Leading Major Change in Graduate Medical Education: Initiate, Implement, and Sustain
Harm Peters, MD, MHPE; Dink Jardine, MD, FACS; Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP, FACEP
This article presents a scenario in which an organization's incidents of inappropriate, unethical, or disrespectful behavior by learners and teachers have been reported more frequently. As professionalism sessions and discussions at the program and institutional levels have not had sufficient impact, a cultural change is needed. This Rip Out article covers the essential skills needed for GME leaders to successfully navigate such a challenge and drive meaningful, lasting change. Listen to the audio version of this article.