Program Directors

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with 2020 ACGME Awardee Preston Howard Blomquist, MD

2020 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Preston Howard Blomquist, MD is a professor and vice chair for education, as well as a residency program director for ophthalmology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern).

February 2020
Preston Howard Blomquist, MD

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with 2020 ACGME Awardee Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS

2020 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS is the residency program director for child neurology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

February 2020
Donald L. Gilbert, MD, MS

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with 2020 ACGME Awardee Fiona Gallahue, MD, FACEP

2020 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Fiona Gallahue, MD, FACEP is the emergency medicine program director at the University of Washington.

February 2020
Fiona Gallahue, MD, FACEP

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with 2020 ACGME Awardee Lisa Willett, MD, MACM

Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Lisa Willett, MD, MACM, is the internal medicine residency program director and vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

February 2020
Lisa Willett, MD, MACM

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with 2020 ACGME Awardee Edwin L. Zalneraitis, MD

2020 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Edwin L. Zalneraitis, MD is the pediatric residency program director at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

February 2020
Edwin L. Zalneraitis, MD

Now Accepting Nominations for 2021 ACGME Awards

The ACGME just announced the call for nominations for the 2021 ACGME Awards cycle. Learn more about the Awards program and how to nominate an exemplary colleague!

February 2020

2020 ACGME Award Recipients Announced

The ACGME is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s awards, who will be honored during the 2020 Annual Educational Conference February 27-29, 2020.

January 2020

#ACGME2020 Registration is Open! What’s New? What’s Updated? What Do You Need to Know before Registering?

Registration is officially open for #ACGME2020 – the 2020 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, taking place in San Diego, California February 27-29. Learn what's new, what's different, and why you definitely don't want to miss it!

November 2019

Conversations with Leadership: Linda B. Andrews, MD

Linda B. Andrews, MD joined the ACGME leadership team in February 2019 as the new Senior Vice President, Field Activities. We chatted with Dr. Andrews to learn more about her background and her vision for Field Activities at the ACGME.

August 2019

A Skill Worth Learning: Assessment in Graduate Medical Education

The ACGME's Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course in Chicago, as well as a growing number of regional courses based on it, teach practical and effective applications of multiple assessment methods and tools; guidance for creating effective assessment programs; and techniques to most effectively use the Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities for professional development.

July 2019
The weeklong Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course meets at the ACGME offices in Chicago, and includes practical and effective applications of multiple assessment methods and tools; guidance for creating effective assessment programs; and techniques to most effectively use the Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities for professional development.