The ACGME is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the ACGME Awards, showcasing the extraordinary contributions, diversity, and strengths of the graduate medical education community.

2022 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Melissa Wheeler, M.A., works as the residency coordinator of orthopaedic surgery at Summa Health.

The ACGME just announced the call for nominations for the 2021 ACGME Awards cycle. Learn more about the Awards program and how to nominate an exemplary colleague!

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Karen Brasel is the program director for surgery, vice chair for education, and assistant dean for graduate medical education at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

2020 ACGME GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Taiwana Mearidy, MBA is the associate director, institutional coordinator at the Emory University School of Medicine.

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.

Learn about the newly approved Program Requirements for Combined Programs; plan to attend the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; and participate in office hours about Non-Standard Training programs.