Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence

Update on Common Program Requirements

The ACGME provides an update on the comprehensive review and revision of the Common Program Requirements.

Eric Holmboe, MD, Selected by NBME® for 2016 John P. Hu bbard Award

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Eric Holmboe, MD, board-certified internist and ACGME senior vice president, Milestones Development and Evaluation, has received the 2016 John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners®.

April 2016

Eric Holmboe, MD, Selected by NBME® for 2016 John P. Hubbard Award

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Eric Holmboe, MD, board-certified internist and ACGME senior vice president, Milestones Development and Evaluation, has received the 2016 John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners®.

April 2016

ACGME Presents Six Awards, Including New DeWitt C. Baldwin Jr. Award in Partnership with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation

The ACGME presented awards to 23 recipients at its Annual Educational Conference, including the inaugural DeWitt C. Baldwin Jr. Award presented in partnership with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

February 2016

AACOM Joins 20 Other Partners in ACGME’s Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments

This article from AACOM News announces the Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative, a partnership designed to promote improvements within the clinical learning environments of ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions.

February 2016

ACGME Continues to Develop Leadership Initiative

Becker's Hospital Review writes about the ACGME's new four-year initiative to improve teaching practices and patient care in systems where medical residents and fellows are educated.


February 2016

ACGME Commits Funding for Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments

This four-year initiative is designed to promote transformative improvement within the clinical learning environments of ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions in which resident and fellow physicians pursue their formal clinical training education.

February 2016

ACGME Rolls Out New Teaching Initiative

Becker's Hospital Review writes about the ACGME's new Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative.

January 2016

Common Program Requirements Revisions

The ACGME is embarking on a full review of its Common Program Requirements in two phases over the next 18 months.

Update on Two Multicenter Trials

The FIRST trial and the iCOMPARE trial will provide much-needed data on the effects of duty hour regulations.

December 2015