FRIDAY! Subspecialty Proposal
As part of the ongoing effort to encourage participation of the GME community and the public in the process of reviewing potential new specialties or subspecialties for accreditation, the ACGME offers a 45-day comment period to the community of interest regarding proposed new specialties and subspecialties. The subspecialty below is currently under consideration. Review the proposal and access the public comment form.
COMMENT DEADLINE: AUGUST 2, 2024
Transplant Nephrology (Internal Medicine)
NEXT WEEK! Shaping GME: Major Program Requirements Revision for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Writing Group for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation will begin development of the new Program Requirements later this summer. To inform this effort, the group seeks stakeholder input, in the form of a survey, in several key areas before beginning that work. A background document and the link to the survey can be found in the Shaping GME table on the Review and Comment page.
The deadline for responding to this survey is August 9, 2024.
NEW! Macy Catalyst Awards Webinar Recording Available
Visit the Macy Foundation website to 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.
Earlier this month, the ACGME and Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation announced a partnership to present the Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education. For the third cycle of the Catalyst Awards, 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.
The application portal is open, and all applications are due by Friday, September 20.
MUA/P Interest Group: August
The ACGME hosts a monthly virtual interest group session for graduate medical education (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.
Clinician Educator Journal Club: August
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.
Article: Promising Practices in US Sponsoring Institutions to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Graduate Medical Education
When: Thursday, August 15, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Speakers: Jed D. Gonzalo, MD, MSc; Stephany Sánchez, MD
Moderator: Laura Edgar, EdD, CAE, ACGME Senior Vice President, Competencies, Milestones, and Faculty Development
Register to Join the Discussion
Hear directly from authors on critical topics in medical education and participate in lively discussions that bring out nuances and enhance understanding of content. This resource is offered at no cost to the GME community. New topics, articles, and speakers will be offered each session. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Coordinator Resources
A web page dedicated to coordinators, centralizing essential resources in one location, is now available on the ACGME website. Access the new Program Coordinator Handbook, Coordinator Timelines, information about the Coordinator Advisory Group, and links to a variety of tools designed to enhance coordinators' effectiveness and deepen their understanding of GME.
Also find links to the Program Coordinator Handbook Companion: Paving Your Path to Success (a learning path in Learn at ACGME based on the Program Coordinator Handbook), AWARE well-being resources, ACGME educational opportunities for coordinators, Milestones information, and more.
TOMORROW! Institutional Update Reminders, Resources, and Office Hours
The ACGME emailed designated institutional officials and institutional coordinators April 24 with key information about the ADS Annual Update. Resources to assist in the update are available in the ADS Help Center. Office hours to discuss the changes and answer questions will be held using this link from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Central on Tuesday, July 30.
Email questions to sponsoringinstitutions@acgme.org.
Give Feedback on Use of the Milestones
After 10 years of Milestones, the ACGME is in the process of a major program evaluation that includes surveys and interviews. The outcomes of this work will set the direction for changes to Milestones 3.0. A large multi-disciplinary program evaluation advisory committee is committed to publishing the results and a final report of the recommendations. The ACGME is seeking program directors, associate program directors, or clinical competency committee members for residency programs to participate in structured interviews regarding the Milestones program. The results of the interviews will be instrumental in development of the national survey that will go to all program directors in early 2025.
The team particularly needs participants from the following specialties:
- Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Nuclear Medicine
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
- Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Plastic Surgery
- Preventive Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
Selected participants will be asked to sign a study consent form and select their booking time. If you or a colleague would like to participate, fill out this form or email milestones@acgme.org.
**Fellowship interviews will occur in 2025.
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.
Institutional Staff Members to Offer Office Hours
Director, Sponsoring Institutions Katharina Wang and Vice President, Sponsoring Institutions Paul Foster Johnson will host office hours to answer questions about recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with Non-Standard Training (NST) programs for physicians with J-1 visas. No registration is required.
August 14, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Click Here to Participate
Email questions to Director, Sponsoring Institutions Katharina Wang.
THURSDAY! Direct Observation Toolkit Workshop
Explore the ACGME’s Improving Assessment Using Direct Observation Toolkit with ACGME experts and toolkit authors. The toolkit, available at no cost through Learn at ACGME, offers faculty development curricula for institutions that can be adapted to local needs and provides individual faculty members with techniques that will help them become better educators.
Register now for a free workshop and improve the frequency and quality of your direct observation of learners with patients. Participants can earn up to 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
WORKSHOP SESSION DATES AND TIMES
- Thursday, August 1: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Central
- Monday, November 4: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Central
NEW! Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
This online workshop will help both seasoned and new coordinators grow their skills to empower themselves in GME, including detailed, practical strategies for:
- acting as a leader in the coordinator role
- successful networking
- overcoming challenges to professionalism
- promoting achievements
- effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations
The workshop will run August 19-27, 2024. Space is limited.
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.
Email questions to Faculty Development Program Manager Chandra Hill.
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.
- Southeast Hub (in person, Greenville, South Carolina)
- Stanford University School of Medicine (virtual)
- 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)
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
Chronicling the Transition to Competency-Based Medical Education in a Small Subspeciality Program
Taryn A. Simon, BA; Sawayra Owais, MSc, PhD; Dante Duarte, MD, MSc, PhD; Anita Acai, PhD
Few studies have evaluated the progress of the transition to competency-based medical education (CBME) in GME; those that do exist focus primarily on resident experiences in larger specialties. This qualitative study examines fellow and faculty member experiences in a geriatric psychiatry program, and explores how a smaller subspecialty program transitions to a CBME framework.
Transparency in Plastic Surgery Program Accreditation
Jeffrey B. Friedrich, MD, MC, FACS; Paul S. Cederna, MD; Chris Fox, PhD; David H. Song, MD, MBA
This ACGME News and Views article describes how the Review Committee for Plastic Surgery reviews programs for accreditation. The authors provide an overview of how the Review Committee gathers information, analyzes data, and takes action.
Acting Professionally: Applying Medical Improv to Build Adaptive Communication Skills and Empathy to Address Interphysician Conflict
Caitlin Schrepel, MD; Elizabeth Dorn, MD, DTM&H; Ashley E. Amick, MD, MSCR
As part of the June issue’s New Ideas article collection, this pilot study aimed to determine if a medical improv curriculum could increase residents’ perceived skills in empathy and professional adaptive communication to prevent and resolve inter-physician conflict.
ACGME Seeks Public Member
The following Committee seeks 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.
OSTEOPATHIC RECOGNITION
Details: Additional information is available on the Osteopathic Recognition page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Tiffany Moss
Deadline: August 26, 2024
THIS WEEK! 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.
WEDNESDAY! PATHOLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Pathology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Rebecca Fessler
Deadline: July 31, 2024
WEDNESDAY! PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Preventive Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Rebecca Fessler
Deadline: July 31, 2024
FRIDAY! UROLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Urology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Shellie Bardgett
Deadline: August 2, 2024
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
DERMTATOLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Dermatology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Sandra Benitez
Deadline: September 23, 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
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.