“While our languages may differ, physicians’ commitment is the same.” The ACGME is proud to share a video produced by ACGME International addressing physicians’ dedication during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

This edition of the e-Communication includes Review and Comment deadlines, nominations for Review Committee resident/fellow and public members, office hours to discuss Institutional Requirements on vacation and leaves of absences, and career opportunities with the ACGME.

The 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference offers multiple sessions focused on osteopathic medicine and accreditation and numerous opportunities for attendees from all corners of graduate medical education to learn and connect.

In 2016, a Castlight Health report named Wilmington, North Carolina, the city with the highest abuse opioid abuse rate in the US. In response, Joseph Pino, MD, MHA, and members of the community sought to safely reduce the number of opioids prescribed, increase adherence to best practices in opioid prescribing, and reduce emergency department visits due to opioid overdose. His poster, presented at the 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, reports the outcome of these multiple initiatives.

A Q and A with 2024 ACGME Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award winner Graceann Endicott.

A Q and A with 2025 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, FACS.

2020 David C. Leach Awardee Dr. Andrew Vivas is currently an assistant attending and adult and pediatric spinal deformity fellow at Columbia University, and was formerly a neurological surgery resident at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

This week's e-Communication includes information on the ACGME's position on the Annual Educational Conference, a webinar on assessing residents and fellows, Review and Comment, participation opportunities in the Milestones 2.0 program, and more.

A Q and A with Dr. Cassandra Fritz of the internal medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis, which is being recognized with a 2025 ACGME Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

The ACGME invites the GME community to the 2023 Annual Educational Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, February 23-25, 2023.