Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Leslie Chang, MD

A Q and A with 2024 Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Awardee Leslie Chang, MD.

January 2024

The ACGME and the Docs with Disabilities Initiative Partner for Disability Hub Sponsored by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award

The ACGME, in partnership with the Docs with Disabilities Initiative (DWDI), is a recipient of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education for their project, Multimedia Resource Hub for Disability Inclusion in Graduate Medical Education.

January 2024

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Kristen Estrada, C-TAGME

A Q and A with 2024 ACGME Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Kristen Estrada, C-TAGME.

January 2024

Request for Input on First Draft of the Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education

The ACGME, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) are requesting your input on a first draft of the foundational competencies for undergraduate medical education.

January 2024

January 22, 2024

Read the announcement about President and CEO Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP's upcoming transition; view the Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week; learn how to nominate a colleague for the 2025 ACGME Awards, and more.

January 2024

ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP Announces Transition

ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP announced today that he intends to step down from his current role on January 1, 2025, to establish the ACGME Center for Professionalism and the Future of Medicine.

January 2024

January 16, 2024

This week's e-Communication includes the call for nominations for the 2025 ACGME Awards; information on two free webinars about faculty development toolkits; a call for public members for the Review Committee for Dermatology, and more.

January 2024

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with John W. Engstrom, MD

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).

January 2024

Article in Academic Medicine Co-Authored by ACGME Staff Highlights the Importance of Precision Education

The authors propose practical approaches for funding a national initiative in PE as well as potential models for advancing the field of PE. Lessons learned from successes by others illustrate the promise of these recommendations.

January 2024

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Yvette Calderon, MD, MS and Melissa Barton, MD of the American Board of Emergency Medicine

A Q and A with representatives from the American Board of Emergency Medicine, which is recognized with the 2024 ACGME Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

January 2024