Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Heather McPhillips, MD, MPH of the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital
The University of Washington (UW) and Seattle Children’s Hospital’s pediatric residency program in Seattle, Washington is one of four honorees receiving the ACGME’s Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award in 2022. Program director (through February 2022) and Associate Dean of Curriculum Dr. Heather McPhillips answered the ACGME’s questions about the outstanding measures this program has taken to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Sachin Kedar, MBBS, MD, FAAN
2022 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Sachin Kedar is a professor of ophthalmology and neurology and the vice chair for education at the Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Kedar specializes in neuro-ophthalmology.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Ted Epperly, MD
2022 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Awardee Ted Epperly, MD is the designated institutional official at Full Circle Health in Boise, Idaho.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Joshua Broder, MD
2022 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Josh Broder is the program director for emergency medicine at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina.
Journal Notes: A Call for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Submissions Inspires a Growing Collection of Work at JGME
Since fall 2020, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) has posted an ongoing call for manuscript submissions on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and the response has already generated the beginnings of a collection that continues to grow.
March 14, 2022
This edition of the ACGME e-Communication includes details on the recently released ACGME Equity Matters self-directed learnimg modules, the ACGME Award nominations, and more.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Teresa Y. Smith, MD, MSEd of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, located in Brooklyn, New York, is one of four honorees receiving the ACGME’s Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award in 2022. Dr. Teresa Y. Smith is the institution’s designated institutional official and serves as Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Affiliations.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Heather L. Burrows, MD, PhD
2022 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Heather L. Burrows is the program director for pediatrics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP
2022 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Michael Aylward is the program director for the internal medicine-pediatrics program at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis.
March 7, 2022
This edition of the ACGME e-Communication includes information on the recently created ACGME Frequently Asked Questions page, web pages explaining how to apply for accreditation, ACGME Award nomination details and more.