ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
CLOSING SOON! #ACGME2026 Call for Abstracts
SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT TODAY!
The ACGME invites proposals for abstracts for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference. All accepted abstracts will be presented on site as posters at the conference. Members of the graduate medical education (GME) community are encouraged to use this opportunity to share their innovations and research with their peers.
Learn More and Submit a Proposal
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Central on September 25, 2025
Email questions to abstracts@acgme.org.
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REVIEW AND COMMENT
Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statement are posted for review and comment, here:
NEXT WEEK! Comment Deadline: September 24, 2025
Allergy and Immunology
ACGME NEWS
NEW! Self-Study Requirements No Longer Monitored
Effective July 1, 2025, the Self-Study requirements for Sponsoring Institutions (Institutional Requirement 1.5.) and programs (Common Program Requirement 5.5.h.) are no longer being monitored.
Accreditation Field Representatives and Review Committees will not ask for or review any information related to these requirements. This change is part of the ACGME’s continued effort to strengthen accreditation processes while simplifying and reducing administrative burden.
The Institutional and Common Program Requirements will be updated as part of their next major revisions, underway now.
Email questions to accreditation@acgme.org.
NEW! Requirement Resource Updates
In follow-up to updates announced earlier this month, revised applications and FAQ documents are now available on the website. Additionally, as announced in the August 25 edition of this e-Communication, following the reformatting of all ACGME Requirements documents, effective July 1, 2025, the crosswalk documents mapping old reference numbers to new ones for each set of Requirements have now been removed from the website.
Email accreditation@acgme.org with questions regarding accreditation requirements.
NEW! Accreditation Site Visit Office Hours
Date and Time: October 3, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Zoom Link: Click Here to Register
These office hours provide an informal opportunity to ask questions about accreditation site visits. Accreditation Field Representatives and other Field Activities staff members will be available to answer questions.
Email questions to Associate Director, Field Activities Andrea Chow.
TUESDAY! MUA/P Interest Group
Date and Time: September 16, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central
Topic: CEO Perspectives on Rural and Underserved GME
These Zoom calls 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 MUA/P and GME Resource Center in Learn at ACGME.
Register for the September MUA/P Interest Group
THURSDAY! NST Office Hours
Date and Time: September 18,12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Director, Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang will host office hours about the recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas.
Registration is required for this event.
THURSDAY! Clinician Educator Journal Club
Date and Time: September 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Characteristics of ADHD in Struggling Residents and Fellows
Speaker: Karen M. Warburton, MD
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 details.
Missed a session? View on-demand recordings of past meetings.
Email registration questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
Register for September Journal Club
Common Program Requirements Major Revision First 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 1 – (Closes October 6)
This survey invites feedback on: scholarly activity; other learners and health care personnel; readiness for autonomous practice; burden reduction/barriers to accreditation; and general feedback.
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.
Common Program Requirements Survey 1
Stakeholder Survey 2 – (Opens early November)
A second survey will address additional topics, including: work hours; competency-based medical education and time-variable training; faculty ratio; dedicated time; and well-being.
The results of these surveys 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.
REVIEW AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE NOTICES
NEW! Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Office Hours
Meet with the ACGME Review Committee Executive Director and Chair during the 2025 combined meeting of the Society of University Otolaryngologists Head & Neck Surgeons, Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology Program Directors Organization.
Appointments will be held on a first-come, first served basis at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on November 7-8, 2025.
Email Deanna Eallonardo with questions or to schedule an appointment.
EXTENDED! Stakeholder Survey for Transitional Year Requirements Revision
As it develops the revised Program Requirements, the Transitional Year Writing Group has created a survey to solicit stakeholder input in several key areas from those involved in transitional year programs, as well as from programs in specialties that require a fundamental clinical skill year, including:
- aerospace medicine
- anesthesiology
- dermatology
- diagnostic radiology
- interventional radiology - integrated
- nuclear medicine
- occupational and environmental medicine
- ophthalmology
- osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine
- physical medicine and rehabilitation
- public health and general preventive medicine
- radiation oncology
Responses are due by the extended deadline: September 26, 2025.
FRIDAY! Major Revision of the Institutional Requirements - Public Survey
The Institutional Review Committee (IRC) seeks feedback to support the major revision of the Institutional Requirements. The remaining survey, closing Friday, addresses resident/fellow fora and Sponsoring Institution size adaptation.
Complete this Survey by September 19
Email questions to Director, Sponsoring Institution Projects Katharina Wang.
Stakeholder Survey for Nuclear Medicine Requirements Revision
The Nuclear Medicine Writing Group solicits stakeholder input to inform Program Requirements revision in several key areas. Feedback is requested from those involved in nuclear medicine programs, as well as the following specialties/subspecialties:
- endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism
- interventional cardiology
- medical oncology
- neurology
- radiation oncology
- urology
Responses are due October 8, 2025.
REVIEW AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS
TODAY! ACGME Seeks IRC Nominations
The IRC seeks two new designated institutional official (DIO) members. Candidates must be current or previous DIOs and they may self-nominate or be nominated by individuals or organizations. The new committee members' terms will begin July 1, 2026, and end June 30, 2032.
Details: Additional information, including the nomination form, is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: irc@acgme.org
Deadline: September 15, 2025
ACGME Seeks Resident/Fellow Member
The following Review Committee seeks nominations for its next resident member, for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2026.
Nuclear Medicine
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Nuclear Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Bianca Andino
Deadline: November 1, 2025
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
UPDATED! 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)
Southeast Hub (in person; Greenville, South Carolina)
University of California, Los Angeles (in person; Los Angeles, California)
NEW! Washington University (in person; St. Louis, Missouri)
Yale University (hybrid; New Haven, Connecticut)
JOURNAL OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION NEWS
NEW! Articles of the Week
Maya L. Hunt, MD; Jeanette W. Chung, PhD; Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH; Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS; Amy L. Holmstrom, MD
In 2017, the ACGME updated US GME clinical education and work hours requirements to improve continuity of care and resident/fellow education. The authors of this Original Research article used an observational difference-in-difference study to evaluate the association of the 2017 change with hospital quality and patient experience in teaching versus non-teaching hospitals.
Katharine E. Caldwell, MD, MSCI; Katherine M. Marsh, MD, MPH; Ann Finke, MD; et al.
In May 2024, the ACGME Council of Review Committee Residents (CRCR) convened a Pregnancy in Training Task Force comprised of 11 members representing 11 medical specialties and different institutions. Using an iterative process, the CRCR evaluated pregnancy-related challenges during residency and devised recommendations for learners, program directors, and national policymakers to create a more supportive clinical learning environment.