For the first time since 2012, the ACGME today presented the John C. Gienapp Distinguished Service Award to Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS. The award is named for Dr. John Gienapp, who was the ACGME’s Executive Director for 19 years. Dr. Gienapp made several important contributions to GME and ACGME accreditation, and when he retired this award was established in his honor to recognize those who, like himself, dedicated themselves to a career in graduate medical education and made outstanding contributions to residency education and ACGME activities in a variety of ways.

Registration is open for the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; documents are updated for several specialties and subspecialties, and registration is now open for the Leadership Skills Training Programs for Chief Residents.

Participate in Review and Comment; learn more about the proposed ACGME Program Requirements for Combined Programs; and sign up to test the first modular component of the new Clinical Learning Environment Toolkit for Formative Assessment.

This week's announcements include actions taken at the October meeting of the ACGME Board of Directors; information on the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; an update to Accreditation Site Visit and Self-Study processes for programs; and more.

Hahnemann University Hospital (HUH) closed its first tier of GME programs July 29 and will close the second and final tier August 6. More than 95 percent of residents/fellows have found new positions and most not yet placed have received offers.