Start planning to attend #ACGME2026; participate in Review and Comment on the Common Program Requirements (interim revision); participate in the Clinician Educator Journal Club, and more.

Learn about the reformatted ACGME Requirements; browse job listings on the ACGME Annual Educational Conference Job Board;  visit the ACGME Cloud pre-launch hub; and register for a course or workshop.

Participate in offices hours about accreditation site visits; particpate in the DIO Forum; and nominate residents and/or fellows to participate on a Review or Recognition Committee.

Submit a poster presentation during the Call for Abstracts for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; complete a survey to inform revisions of the Institutional Requirements; join the MUA/P Interest Group.

Meet the #ACGME2025 keynote speakers; sign up to participate in a pathway event in Nashville, Tennessee; apply for the 2026 ACGME Awards.

Juanita Braxton, PhD is the Administrative Manager for Surgical Education at University of California Davis Health in Sacramento, California. She is also a charter member of the ACGME’s Coordinator Advisory Group, which was formed in 2016 to serve as a consultative body to the ACGME administration concerning coordinator, GME, learning environment, and accreditation matters. Dr. Braxton presented PC005, Inspiring Minds – Cultivating Success, at the Coordinator Forum during the pre-conferences to the Annual Educational Conference Thursday, March 1.

On behalf of the ACGME, we welcome those of you coming to the Annual Educational Conference from outside the US, and especially those of you attending for the first time. Below are some brief thoughts to help you navigate the conference and the program.

Each year, the Annual Educational Conference is the venue for great community gathering, information and idea sharing, networking, inspiration, and more. It’s also where we celebrate the ACGME – and now ACGME International – awardees.