Dr. Ashraf Mohamed El Ghul, is the designated institutional official (DIO) and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His institution’s and program’s experience with ACGME International brought him to the 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference and we asked him to share his experience.

This week's e-Communication includes the Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Annual Educational Conference, a survey to assist the Milestones program with quality assurance, ACGME Case Log System updates for some specialties and subspecialties, and more.

Register for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; participate in a survey about the Common Program Requirements; read this week's Journal of Graduate Medical Education's Articles of the Week.

Two weeks left for the #ACGME2026 Call for Abstracts; respond to the Common Program Requirements major revision stakeholder survey; register for office hours and other engagement opportunities; and more.

This edition of the e-Communication includes approaching deadlines for nominations, courses, and workshops; information about the Back to Bedside program; Review and Comment, and more.

Review proposed Program Requirements and a proposed new subspecialty; participate in the first meeting of the Clinician Educator's Journal Club; read the latest CLER Pathways to Excellence; and more.

The ACGME is assisting the residents and fellows displaced by the impending Hahnemann University Hospital (HUH) closure by compiling available positions; communicating with HUH regarding ACGME policy, arranging for the timely transfer of residents/fellows; and making filings with the bankruptcy court.

The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series features an interview with Joseph Weigel, MD, MACP of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

2020 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Jennifer M. Shipley is a program coordinator in neurology at the University of Florida.