A panel of institutional representatives and ACGME leaders discussed the successes and challenges of actively involving residents in patient safety improvement as part of the ACGME’s Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments (Pursuing Excellence) initiative. The panel convened at a sunset session at the 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

Learn how to submit an abstract proposal for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; view a Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program workshop recording; participate in the Review and Comment process for many specialties and subspecialties, and more. 

This week's e-Communication includes deadlines for Review and Comment, a new course available on managing a Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), calls for resident and fellows to sit on Review and Recognition Committees, and more.

These resources are designed to support and promote wellness in the clinical learning environment. They support the elements of Section VI of the Common Program Requirements, which emphasize psychological, emotional, and physical well-being.

2024 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. John Engstrom is the Betty Anker Fife Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, and program director of the adult neurology residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

This week's e-Communication announces the soon-to-come Program Emergency Categorization, open comments on the specialty-specific requirements for psychiatry subspecialties, a call for Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Evaluation Committee members, and more.

This week's e-Communication includes inforamtion on the new Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Advisory Group, revised Milestones, Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program blackout dates, and more.