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NEW! Analytics Explorer Coming October 6
The ACGME announces a game-changer for how users see their data in ACGME Cloud as Analytics Explorer is set to launch October 6!
The ACGME Cloud | Analytics – Analytics Explorer tool provides designated institutional officials (DIOs), program directors, and institutional and program coordinators with intuitive and customizable exploration capabilities using data about their ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions and/or programs. Users can customize their own dashboards using Resident/Fellow and Faculty Survey data.
Learn more on the Information Hub. Email questions to Cloud@acgme.org.
TODAY! Introducing ACGME LINC!
The ACGME announces ACGME LINC [Listening, Information, News, Collaboration]. These monthly sessions offer an opportunity for the GME community to interact with the ACGME, hear from ACGME representatives, and receive updates and information on ACGME activities.
Join the inaugural meeting!
When: September 29, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central
Who: For this session, all roles in GME are invited to attend; future sessions may be role-specific
Registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For those unable to attend the live session, a recording will be posted in Learn at ACGME and shared via a future e-Communication.
Email questions to outreach@acgme.org.
Register for the September ACGME LINC Meeting
NEXT WEEK! 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.
FRIDAY! 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.
NEW! Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/P) Interest Group
Date and Time: October 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Obstetrics and Gynecology GME in Rural and Underserved Areas
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.
NEW! Clinician Educator Journal Club
Date and Time: October 16, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Creating a welcoming environment in GME for introverted and extroverted learners
Speakers: Caren M. Stalburg, MD, MA; Beth Bierer, PhD; and Deborah Simpson, PhD
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 October Journal Club
NEW! Information About VA Mission Act
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Academic Affiliations has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER). The pilot program provides funding to support resident rotations at facilities operated by Indian Health Service (IHS), Indian Tribes, or Tribal organizations. Other health care facilities located in areas designated by VA as underserved, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) programs, and those operated by the Department of Defense are also eligible as rotation sites.
Interested Sponsoring Institutions can view the RFP and more information through the VA Office of Academic Affiliations.
NEW! Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Case Log Update
Effective July 1, 2025, the requirement for residents to identify a Somatic Dysfunction (body region) when logging a patient encounter in the ACGME Case Log System was discontinued.
A patient encounter now only requires a treatment technique to be selected for it to count toward meeting established patient encounter minimums, as outlined in the Program Requirements.
Additional information can be found in the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Announcement available on the Documents and Resources page of the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine section of the ACGME website, along with an updated version of the Case Log Instructions for Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.
Programs should share this information with their residents. Residents whose patient encounter minimum counts have dropped from the previous academic year are encouraged to review the Case Detail report to ensure all patient encounters were logged with a treatment technique, as appropriate.
Email questions to Executive Director Tiffany Moss.
NEW! Colon and Rectal Surgery Case Minimums Logging Update
The Review Committee for Colon and Rectal Surgery would like to inform the community that procedural log minimums have been updated and posted to the Documents and Resources page of the Colon and Rectal Surgery section of the ACGME website.
The Accreditation Data System (ADS) was updated September 22, 2025, and the new minimums will be in effect retroactively to July 1, 2025 (for the current academic year 2025-2026, beginning August 1, 2025). Cases entered in between July 1, 2025 and September 22, 2025 will automatically be mapped according to the new system. The mapping delay in ADS was done to ensure that programs were able to archive procedural logs from the 2024-2025 academic year.
While it is not anticipated that programs will have difficulty meeting the new minimums, any challenges should be addressed in the Major Changes and Other Updates section of the ADS Annual Update.
Contact Kristen Ward Hirsch with questions.
DEADLINE EXTENDED! 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 10, 2025.
Orthopaedic Surgery Requirements Major Revision
The Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery will soon begin work on the 10-year major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Orthopaedic Surgery. To inform this next set of Program Requirements, a series of activities designed to gather relevant information is planned.
To begin, the ACGME seeks current orthopaedic surgery program directors who are interested in participating in a one-on-one, one-hour interview or the Stakeholder Summit, scheduled to take place in-person in Chicago on March 13, 2026, to provide their perspective on the future of orthopaedic surgery residency education.
Interested program directors should complete this form.
Email questions to AST@acgme.org.
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.
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
Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
Session: October 13-21, 2025
Details: This is a seven-day online workshop with one interactive, live session on October 16 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Participants must begin Day 1 on October 13.
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. This free workshop is repeated monthly.
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.
Email questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
Register for the October Session
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)
Washington University (in person; St. Louis, Missouri)
Yale University (hybrid; New Haven, Connecticut)
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
A Review of Program Signaling Effects, Perceptions, and Trends for Medical Residencies
Jullian Valadez, BS; Alvina Liang, BS; Melissa Goldin, BA; et al.
Program signaling use has rapidly expanded across specialties, but there is limited cross-specialty analysis, hindering identification of best practices and leaving applicants and programs without standardized guidance. This review finds that program signaling increases applicants’ chances of receiving residency interviews across specialties, but reductions in application volume are seen mainly when larger numbers of signals are allowed. In some specialties, applicants expressed frustration with unclear guidance and called for greater transparency in how signals are used.
A Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: Could I, Would I, Should I?
Rick Peter Fritz Wolthusen, MD, MPP; Mountasir El-tohami, MD; Reuben Abraham Hendler, MD; Paul Allen Riordan, MD; Joseph Brian Stoklosa, MD
This article examines the growing role of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in medical education and highlights the need for practical frameworks to guide its responsible use. The authors propose the “Could I, Would I, Should I?” decision-making model, which encourages educators to evaluate AI’s practical utility, alignment with evidence-based learning strategies, and ethical implications.