Back to Bedside

An insider’s look at the ACGME’s Back to Bedside funding opportunity

Read Part 1 of a two-part series about the ACGME’s Back to Bedside program—a resident/fellow-led initiative designed to foster joy and meaning in work— in Residency Program Alert, a publication by HCPro. The article begins on Page 6 of the PDF.

February 2019

ACGME Seeks Proposals for Second Cycle of Back to Bedside

The Back to Bedside initiative is designed to empower medical residents and fellows to generate innovative strategies that will allow them to engage on a deeper level with what is at the heart of medicine: their patients.

October 2018

NEJM Resident360 Discussion Focuses on Physician Wellness

Dink Jardine, MD, chair of the ACGME's Back to Bedside Advisory Work Group, recently participated in a discussion on NEJM Resident360 about physician well-being and wellness focusing on the resident and fellow experience.

May 2018

Combating Burnout Through Advocacy: A Resident’s ACGME Journey

Family medicine resident Amana Pannu, MD writes in-House magazine about her involvement as an ACGME Review Committee member and member of the Council of Review Committee Residents.

May 2018

Medical Faculty Need to Foster Resilience in Students (and in Themselves)

In a column in AAMCNews, Mona M. Abaza, MD encourages faculty members in academic medicine to model and support self care for students.

March 2018

University of Buffalo IM Residents Awarded ACGME Grant to Focus on Direct Patient Care 

The Residency Program Insider writes about one of the 30 Back to Bedside grant recipients, who are developing resident- and fellow-led projects to restore meaning in medicine.

March 2018

ACGME Announces Funding Recipients for Resident-led Back to Bedside Initiative

Thirty proposals were selected for their ability to enhance the resident/fellow-patient connection, and foster joy and meaning in work. A total of $130,000 at different funding levels will be awarded, renewable up to two years.

October 2017

Residents Invited to Share Ideas to Improve Patient Interactions in ACGME Competition

The American Psychiatric Association's Psychiatric News features an article on Back to Bedside.

July 2017

ACGME Competitive Funding Opportunity for Medical Residents

Medical Training Magazine writes about the ACGME's new Back to Bedside initiative and grant opportunity for residents and fellows.

May 2017