With overdose as the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, it is imperative that the nation—including the entire medical community—take responsibility for its role in creating this epidemic and identify and enact strategies that can address it. This is Dr. Leana Wen’s position. The former Baltimore Health Commissioner and current president of Planned Parenthood spoke about the steps she and the City of Baltimore took to address opioid addiction in the community, and what role she sees physicians playing in solving this problem that is devastating the nation.

Susan Day, MD, senior vice president, medical affairs, ACGME International received the Marshall M. Parks Silver Medal from the Children’s Eye Foundation of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS).

An upcoming panel discussion and listening session, “Program Director Well-Being: Finding a Path Forward,” designed for program directors aims to create a space to share experiences and hear from peers on issues related to program director well-being.

ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP called on nearly 4,000 members of the graduate medical education community not only to teach medicine to heal the body, but also to teach how medicine can heal society.

Glocalization impacts the health care and health care education sectors in numerous ways, each with assorted benefits and challenges.

This week's e-Communication includes additional ACGME Equity Matters modules now available in Learn at ACGME; new solicitations for resident members for selected Review Committees; a request for feedback to inform a major revision of the Institutional Requirements, and more.

A summary of one of four Featured Plenaries presented at the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Physician Workforce Shortage: How States Are Responding.

A Q and A with three of the organizer-facilitators of the ACGME's upcoming Renewal 2024: A GME retreat fostering compassionate leadership and personal growth.