Newsroom and Blog Updates on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
#ACGME2021 Summary: In His President's Plenary, Dr. Nasca Makes a Call to Action
ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Thomas J. Nasca addressed the virtual crowd of approximately 6,000 in his President’s Plenary, kicking off the ACGME Annual Educational Conference with a powerful call to action on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
Honoring Excellence: Emory University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Receives 2021 ACGME Diversity and Inclusion Award
Honoring Excellence: Morehouse School of Medicine receives 2021 ACGME Diversity and Inclusion Award
Morehouse School of Medicine is one of two inaugural recipients of the ACGME’s Diversity and Inclusion Award.
February 22, 2021
This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information on #ThankaResidentDay; the Annual Educational Conference; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Forum; ACGME Award nominations, and more.
ACGME statement on medical education racial discrimination allegations
February 15, 2021
This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information on #ThankaResidentDay; the Annual Educational Conference; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Forum; ACGME Award nominations, and more.
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer William A. McDade, MD, PhD Quoted in Story on Medical School Diversity
The Indianapolis Recorder considered the under representation of African American medical students leading to disparities in healthcare. Dr. McDade says medical schools must rethink "what constitutes merit."
Journal Notes: JGME Goes Open Access
Beginning in 2021 and going forward, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) will be a completely open-access journal.
Emory and Morehouse Recognized with Inaugural ACGME Diversity and Inclusion Award
A Message from Dr. Thomas J. Nasca
Dr. Nasca congratulates physicians for facing the pandemic with compassion, respect, knowledge, and little regard for personal safety. He says the medical community's moral and ethical framework can provide common ground for healing societal ills.