Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Letter to the GME Community from Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, President and Chief Executive Officer of the ACGME: Why Workforce Diversity Matters to Health Care and Graduate Medical Education
Letter to the Community from ACGME President & CEO Dr. Thomas J. Nasca discussing accreditation implications of an upcoming Supreme Court decision and reinforcing the ACGME's commitment to its Mission, including support of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within graduate medical educaiton.
May 8, 2023
This week's e-Communication includes information on the upcoming Call for Sessions for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; Review and Comment; office hours to discuss the rural data enhancement project; and more.
March 27, 2023
This week's e-Communication includes details about an extention on the Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award; a virtual well-being event for program directors on April 11, and more.
March 21, 2023
This week's e-Communication includes the deadline extension for the Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award, requirements available for Review and Comment, public member openings on Review Committees and more.
Behind the Poster: An Interview with Dr. Jose E. Colón Cortés
Dr. Jose E. Colón Cortés answered the ACGME’s questions on behalf of the team behind the poster, “Physician Comfort on Evaluating Patients with Disabilities in a Hospital in the Southern Region of Puerto Rico: A Quality Improvement Project,” presented at the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Becky Blankenburg, MD, MPH and Pat Poitevien, MD, MSc of the APPD
The Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), based in McLean, Virginia, is recognized with the 2023 Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Dr. Becky Blankenburg is APPD past president and chair of the Confronting Racism Action Team, and Dr. Pat Poitevien is the APPD’s current president.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Laura Hanyok, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, based in Baltimore, Maryland, is recognized with the 2023 Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Dr. Laura Hanyok is Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, a member of the Sponsoring Institution’s GME Office, and a member of the team whose initiative is being recognized with the award.
February 20, 2023
This week's e-Communication includes information on this week's Annual Educational Conference, the ACGME Award nominations for 2024, the latest episode of "Hot Topics in MedEd" and more.
February 13, 2023
This week's e-Communication features information about Review and Comment, the ACGME Awards nomination process for 2024, and access to the Holistic Recruitment Toolkit.
Inaugural National Health Equity Grand Rounds Addresses Root Causes of Health Inequity
February 7 marked the inaugural session of the National Health Equity Grand Rounds. The event, titled “History of Racism in US Health Care: Root Causes of Today’s Hierarchy and Systems of Power,” is the first of four events scheduled for 2023.
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