2021 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee David Barnes, MD is the program director for emergency medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis Medical Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, UC Davis Health in Sacramento, California.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Shashank Kraleti is the program director for family medicine, primary care and population health service line director, and vice-chair for clinical affairs at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 

A spotlight on conference sessions, and activities that may appeal to attendees interested in DEI topics - a list we hope will help with #ACGME2024 planning.

A Q and A with Dr. John Patrick T. Co in a series recognizing ACGME volunteers during National Volunteer Month.

A Q and A with 2024 ACGME Debra L. Dooley Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Vicky Lee Norton, C-TAGME.

A Q and A with 2024 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Lindsay Sonstein, MD, FACP.

The December issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) continues its section of practical, how-to guides known as Rip Outs.

2023 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Bret Stevens, MBA, C-TAGME is the institutional coordinator for McLaren Health Care and the associate designated institutional official (DIO) for McLaren Oakland and McLaren St. Luke’s hospitals.

A Q and A with 2024 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Donna Guidroz, C-TAGME.

John Madara, MD wanted to find a way to improve incoming residents’ ability to identify and mitigate patient safety hazards, address these hazards through teamwork and collaboration, and report safety events using an online event reporting system. Dr. Madara, the chief fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, worked with others to create an interactive, competitive “escape room” themed environment to stimulate learning and teamwork. His poster, Patient Safety Escape!: Engaging Residents in Patient Safety Education and Event Reporting, reports on the activity and its effectiveness in teaching residents about patient safety and online reporting procedures.