August 19, 2024

NEW! The ACGME Announces Next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The ACGME is pleased to announce the appointment of Debra Weinstein, MD as its next President and CEO. Dr. Weinstein will assume the role January 1, 2025.

She is currently Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, and Chief Academic Officer for Michigan Medicine.

Read more about Dr. Weinstein in the ACGME Newsroom .

NOW OPEN! #ACGME2025 Call for Abstracts

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT TODAY!
The ACGME invites proposals for abstracts for the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference. All accepted abstracts will be presented on site as posters at the conference, taking place February 20-22, 2025, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Members of the graduate medical education (GME) community are encouraged to use this opportunity to share their innovations and research with their peers.

Learn More and Submit an Abstract Proposal

Proposals are due by Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Central.

Email questions to  abstracts@acgme.org .

NEW! ACGME Well-Being Podcast Series Focuses on Transitions

The ACGME has released six new podcast episodes about mental health and well-being during the transitional periods residents and fellows face. These episodes supplement the  Mental Health and Well-Being during Transitions resources released earlier this year.

Listen to these, and all ACGME Well-Being Podcast episodes, on Spotify , Apple , and other podcast platforms.

Transitions Series Topics:

• Facing Shame: Dr. Will Bynum on Transition Challenges in Graduate Medical Education
• Better Together: Drs. Tyra Fainstad and Adrienne Mann on Physician Coaching and Transition Challenges
• Under the Microscope: Dr. Jim Naples on Overcoming Surgical Yips and Transition Challenges
• Challenges Related to the Transition from Medical School to Residency: Two Resident Perspectives
• Navigating Transitions: Dr. Jon Courand on Resident Well-Being and the Transition to Residency Risk Index

The ACGME Well-Being Podcast addresses a variety of strategies for enhancing well-being among members of the GME community. Hosted by ACGME Vice President, Well-Being Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, the series explores mental health and well-being from the perspectives of key stakeholders and well-being experts.

NEW! 2024 National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environments Meeting

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO AUGUST 29! REGISTER NOW FOR THE BEST PRICE!
Designated institutional officials (DIOs), institutional coordinators, and C-suite members are invited to register for this important meeting.

When: October 8-9, 2024
Where: Chicago, Illinois (DIOs) and online (others)

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about the proposed 2025 Institutional Requirements firsthand!

This year’s meeting will also showcase innovations, foster collaboration, and support the vision of the ACGME’s Sponsoring Institution 2025 initiative. The Institutional Review Committee and ACGME staff members will provide context and details concerning the major revision of Institutional Requirements and other coming changes. Sessions led by ACGME leaders will provide a thorough exploration of new and ongoing initiatives and programs across ACGME departments, and address challenges and successes in transformational leadership of GME and clinical learning environments. Invited speakers will highlight successful innovations that advance GME and clinical learning environment integration.

NEW! Clinician Educator Journal Club

The ACGME's Clinician Educator Journal Club is a monthly online meeting on the third Thursday of each month gathering together current and future clinician educators, authors, and ACGME staff members to discuss the latest journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.

SEPTEMBER INFORMATION SESSION
Article: Navigating the Rapids: How Government Funds Flow to GME
When: Thursday, September 19, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Speakers: Mary Jo Wagner, MD, FACEP; Harold A. Frazier II, MD, MD, FACS, Accreditation Field Representative, ACGME
Moderator: Laura Edgar, EdD, CAE, Senior Vice President, Competencies, Milestones, and Faculty Development, ACGME

Register Today 

TUESDAY! MUA/P Interest Group: August

The ACGME hosts a monthly virtual interest group session for GME community members involved in addressing the needs of MUA/Ps, which are places or communities with groups of people who have unmet health or health care needs.

RESIDENT HOUSING FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED GME 
Tuesday, August 20 at 1:00 p.m. Central
Complete this form to RSVP 

These one-hour Zoom calls will take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Central and are open to the entire GME community. During these sessions, participants will provide information about efforts in GME and MUA/P, solve for common challenges, and share helpful resources. GME institution and program leaders will connect with peers and ACGME representatives in breakout groups.

ONE MONTH LEFT! Apply for the Macy Catalyst Awards

The ACGME and Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation have a partnership  to present the Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education. For this cycle, selected projects will receive up to $100,000 over 18 months. Successful proposals will design, implement, and evaluate innovative strategies to equip learners with tools, skills, and approaches to help them thrive in the clinical learning environment.

 View a webinar recording about the awards featuring Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP and ACGME Chief Accreditation Officer Lynne M. Kirk, MD, MACP.

The application portal is open, and all applications are due by Friday, September 20.

NEW! Clarification for Nuclear Medicine

Following the interim revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Nuclear Medicine that went into effect on July 1, 2024, there are now fewer required radioiodine therapies for benign and malignant thyroid disorders, and a higher required number of parenteral therapies.

The minimum total number of therapies (parenteral plus radioiodine) remains the same at 35. The changes were made to align the standards with revisions in the American Board of Nuclear Medicine's requirements to sit for the board exam and allow more flexibility for programs to meet the standards.

The Nuclear Medicine Minimum report, available as a Specialty-Specific Report under the Case Logs tab in the Accreditation Data System (ADS), will soon be updated to reflect the changes in minimum required procedure numbers.

ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members

The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:

• Dermatology
• Preventive Medicine
• Vascular Surgery

APPLICANT CRITERIA

• Must be certified by the relevant American Board of Medical Specialties member board or American Osteopathic Association certifying board.
• Must be able to devote sufficient time to the Appeals Panel work.
• Should have at least three years' experience as a program director, department chair, associate/assistant program director, and/or core faculty member.
• Applicants not currently serving in one of these roles may be considered if they held one of these positions within the last three years.
• Applicants’ programs must have a status of Continued Accreditation.

Apply by September 30, 2024. Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.

ACGME Seeks Institutional Review Committee (IRC) Members

The IRC seeks four new members. Candidates must be current or previous DIOs who may be nominated by individuals, organizations, or themselves. The new members' term will begin July 1, 2025, and end June 30, 2031. Nominations must be received by September 30, 2024.

Additional information, including the nomination form, is available on the  Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.

Email questions to Executive Director  Elisa Crouse .

ACGME Seeks Public Members

The following Committees seek its next public member for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2025. Public members share the perspective of the public, foster public accountability, enrich the work of the Committee through outside expertise, and create transparency. While nominees cannot be physicians, other health care practitioners are permitted if they are not employed by an organization with ACGME-accredited or -recognized residency or fellowship programs.

NEXT WEEK! OSTEOPATHIC RECOGNITION
Details: Additional information is available on the Osteopathic Recognition page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Tiffany Moss
Deadline: August 26, 2024

INSTITUTIONAL
Details: Additional information is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Elisa Crouse
Deadline: September 30, 2024

ACGME Seeks Resident/Fellow Members

The following Review Committees seek nominations for their next resident member position. Nominees must be enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program at the time of the appointment and may not serve more than one year beyond completion of that residency or fellowship. The Review Committees will forward their selections to the ACGME Board of Directors for approval. Terms begin July 1, 2025, and end June 30, 2027.

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available on the Documents and Resources  page of the Orthopaedic Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Jennifer Luna
Deadline: September 1, 2024

SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Aimee Morales
Deadline: September 2, 2024

THORACIC SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Thoracic Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Aimee Morales
Deadline: September 2, 2024

DERMATOLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Dermatology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Sandra Benitez
Deadline: September 23, 2024

INSTITUTIONAL
Details: Additional information is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Elisa Crouse
Deadline: September 30, 2024

NEUROLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Neurology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Deneen McCall
Deadline: September 30, 2024

EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Emergency Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Bianca Andino
Deadline: November 1, 2024

NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week

Resident-as-Teacher: Can It Be Done With an E-Learning Module?
Bani M. Ratan, MD, EdD; Sherita J. Love, PhD, MEd; Anna E. Rueda, MD; Glenn C. Bridges, MEd; Wesley A. Mayer, MD; Mark J. Harbott, MD, MHA; Teri L. Turner, MD, MPH, MEd
The increasing use of e-learning has changed the ability to adequately prepare residents for their teaching roles. This study, which included 21 accredited residency programs and 277 PGY-1 residents across all specialties, developed and evaluated an interactive e-learning module aimed at enhancing teaching skills. The authors found that an e-learning approach can effectively provide teaching skills to a broad audience of medical residents.

Utilizing the Safety Huddle to Empower Residents as Safety Stewards (USHERSS)
Elizabeth Peek, DO, CPPS, LSSBB; Jennifer Sanchez, MS, CPHQ; Jaimie Weber, MD, CLSSBB; Cuc Mai, MD, FACP; Laura Haubner, MD; Maya Balakrishnan, MD, FACP, CSSBB
By the end of their educational program, residents must know which patient safety events to report, how to report these events, and how to participate in interprofessional patient safety activities. In this New Ideas article, a 12-month quality improvement initiative was shown to increase recognition and reporting of safety events by learners and faculty physicians from a baseline average of five events filed per month to an average of 30 per month.

Securing the Basics: Longitudinal Tracking and Accounting for Trainees in a Multi-Affiliate Site Graduate Medical Education Program
Mark Harbott, MD, MHA; Adrian Correa, MHA; Caroline Hubbard, MBA; Kendra Crowder, MBA; Nital P. Appelbaum, PhD
This New Ideas article describes a new reporting system at Baylor College of Medicine that used interdisciplinary collaboration to solve the costly problem of receiving urgent requests from affiliate hospitals to either pay back or rectify accounting errors. This system reduced the amount of time it took to identify potential overbilling issues from approximately 50 hours to just a few hours, and the amount reportedly owed by 90 percent.

UPDATED! Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment

This course is designed to help participants build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship. Sessions are highly interactive and use multiple learning approaches, including simulation practice, peer consultations, and application exercises to provide participants with methods and tools for effective assessment. The course also provides a roadmap for developing an assessment system to assist participants in implementing changes within their own institution.

To give participants maximum opportunity to participate, absorb, and apply course content, the fall/winter course is offered over two, three-day sessions:

• Session One: September 11-13, 2024
• Session Two: December 4-6, 2024

Participants register once and attend both sessions.

Learn More and Register

 Email questions to Director, Faculty Development and Special Projects Kate Hatlak .

Faculty Development Hub Courses

In addition to offering the Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course in Chicago, the ACGME collaborates with institutions and organizations in the US and abroad to offer scaled, tailored versions of the course. See below for open courses and visit the ACGME Faculty Development web page for more information.

• Pacific Northwest Consortium (in person; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington)
• Yale School of Medicine (hybrid; New Haven, Connecticut)
• Mountain Area Health Education Center (in person; Asheville, North Carolina)
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center (in person; Nashville, Tennessee)
• Karolinska Institute Stockholm (in person; Stockholm, Sweden)
• Oman Medical Specialty Board (in person; Muscat; Oman - email at link for details)

Career Opportunities

The ACGME is always interested in finding talented, dedicated individuals to join the organization and support its mission to improve health care and population health by assessing and enhancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians' education through advancements in accreditation and education.

View Open Positions