Correction: Links for Approved Requirement Revisions
A technical glitch in last week's e-Communication caused the links in the Board of Directors section to reroute to the wrong page. We regret the error.
An email with the correction was sent Tuesday, October 8, and the links were corrected in the online version of the e-Communication on the ACGME website.
Comment on Draft Preliminary Recommendations from the Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models
The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models, co-chaired by the ACGME, Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), and Intealth, has released draft preliminary recommendations for public comment, aimed at guiding state medical boards and policymakers in developing new licensing pathways for internationally trained physicians.
The recommendations, which focus on eligibility requirements, are available for feedback until December 6, 2024, with final guidance expected in early 2025.
Learn more and share comments by visiting the FSMB website.
NEW! Networking Highlight: The ACGME Hub
The Annual Educational Conference will bring together graduate medical education (GME) professionals for valuable networking opportunities, allowing each attendee to make new and lasting connections while getting the most out of their time at the conference.
At the ACGME Hub, attendees are invited to network and meet with ACGME staff members from various departments, divisions, and initiatives throughout the conference. Drop-by consultations will be offered daily in the Exhibit Hall!
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OPEN TO ALL! Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Recruiters, institutions, and programs have the opportunity to post open positions and reach thousands of GME community job seekers before and during the conference!
Learn More and View Current Job Listings
Email questions to exhibitor@acgme.org.
NEW! 2024 National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environment Meeting
More than 300 designated institutional officials, institutional coordinators, and other members of the GME community attended the ACGME’s third National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environments meeting, Building Connections, Leading Change, at the ACGME Conference Center and online October 8 and 9, 2024. Read a brief recap of the meeting in the ACGME Newsroom.
Save the Date
2025 National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions
and Clinical Learning Environments meeting
October 9-10, 2025
TUESDAY! MUA/P Interest Group
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.
Next Session: Tuesday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Starting a GME Program in Rural and/or Underserved Areas
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.
THURSDAY! 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.
Next Session: Thursday, October 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Gender Differences in Work-Based Assessment Scores and Narrative Comments After Direct Observation
Speakers: Janae K. Heath, MD, MS; Jessica Dine, MD, MS; Jennifer Kogan, MD
FRIDAY! Apply for the CLE Quadruple Aim Initiative Pilot
The CLER Program is seeking up to 10 teams from clinical learning environments (CLEs) of ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions to participate in the pilot cycle of a new improvement network, the CLE Quadruple Aim Initiative. This initiative aims to enhance GME integration into CLE efforts to optimize patient care and advance the Quadruple Aim of simultaneously improving patient outcomes, enhancing patient experience, improving health care practitioner well-being, and reducing cost of care.
Selected teams will learn from one another by participating in joint learning sessions while engaging in a 15-month clinical quality improvement project of strategic priority to their clinical site. The application deadline is October 18, 2024.
Learn More About the Pilot (PDF)
Learn About the CLER Program, Read the Full Announcement, and Apply
NEXT WEEK! CLER Blackout Dates Due by October 26
The window for submitting Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) visit blackout weeks is now open through October 26, 2024, for blocking off dates in the period highlighted below. Sponsoring Institutions can submit up to four blackout weeks during this period.
Upcoming Windows for Entering Blackout Weeks
- October 1-26: Submit requests for January-March 2025
- January 1-26: Submit requests for April-June 2025
- April 1-26: Submit requests for July-September 2025
- July 1-26: Submit requests for October-December 2025
To enter blackout dates in ADS, click here. Review more information and common questions/answers regarding CLER blackout weeks here.
Email questions to CLER@acgme.org.
NEW! Participate in the Upcoming Revision of Program Requirements for Medical Genetics and Genomics
The Review Committee for Medical Genetics and Genomics will soon begin work on the 10-year major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Medical Genetics and Genomics. To inform this next set of Program Requirements, a series of activities designed to gather relevant information is planned, including a literature review; a series of one-on-one interviews with members of key stakeholder groups; development and administration of a survey on key issues relevant to medical genetics and genomics education; and a stakeholder summit to be held in 2025.
As this work begins, the ACGME seeks 10 current Medical Genetics and Genomics program directors who are interested in participating in a one-on-one, one-hour interview to provide their perspective on the future of medical genetics and genomics residency education. Interested program directors should complete this form.
Email questions to AST@acgme.org.
Non-Standard Training (NST) Updates
Office Hours
Director, Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang and Vice President, Sponsoring Institutions Paul Foster Johnson will host office hours to answer questions about recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas.
No registration is required. Office hours will take place October 30 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central.
Site Visit Reassignment Dates
The IRC has approved a plan to reassign approximate site visit dates for Initial Recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs beginning in October 2025. The reassignment of dates will provide additional time for Sponsoring Institutions to develop NST programs while the IRC prepares further guidance in advance of implementing the site visit process. Each Sponsoring Institution with an Initial Recognition status will soon receive notification of its reassigned site visit date in ADS.
Email any questions to Director, Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang.
ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members
The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:
- Dermatology
- Neurological Surgery
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- 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 October 31, 2024. Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.
Review Committee for Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Office Hours
Program leaders can meet with the ACGME Review Committee executive director and chair during the 2024 combined meeting of the Society of University Otolaryngologists and Head & Neck Surgeons, Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology Program Directors Organization.
Appointments will be held on a first-come, first-served basis at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix on November 22, 2024.
Email Accreditation Administrator Deanna Eallonardo with questions or to schedule an appointment.
Permanent Complement Request Guidelines
The Review Committee for Surgery now requires all programs to complete the Institutional Operative Experience form with an application for a permanent complement increase.
Programs interested in having a permanent complement request reviewed at the January 2025 Review Committee meeting should send the completed form via email to Associate Executive Director Kelsey Sill, MHA by Monday, December 16.
Additional information about requests for changes in complement are available on the Documents and Resources tab of the Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Review and Comment: 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: November 22, 2024
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Review and Comment: Proposed Requirements Revisions
The following Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment here:
Comment Deadline: November 20, 2024
Ophthalmology
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
- Monday, November 4: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Central
Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
This course is designed to help participants build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship and will provide a roadmap for developing an assessment system to assist participants in implementing changes within their own institution. 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 programs of assessment. Topics include assessment methods, feedback, direct observation, clinical competency committees, and more.
The spring 2025 course will be offered in Chicago, Illinois, in a six-day session. Registration will close March 3, 2025.
Email questions to facultydevelopment@acgme.org.
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.
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (in person; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
- Karolinska Institute Stockholm (in person; Stockholm, Sweden)
- Oman Medical Specialty Board (in person; Muscat; Oman - email at link for details)
ACGME Seeks Public Members
The following Committees seek their 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! Institutional
Details: Additional information is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Elisa Crouse
Deadline: October 20, 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.
NEXT WEEK! Institutional
Details: Additional information is available on the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website.
Contact: Elisa Crouse
Deadline: October 20, 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
Transitional Year
Details: Additional information, including the nomination form, is available upon request.
Contact: Deneen McCall
Deadline: November 15, 2024
NEXT WEEK! ACGME Seeks 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 October 20, 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.
NEW! JGME Annual Call for New Ideas Submissions 2024
The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) seeks novel GME interventions or assessments that have been implemented at least once and appear successful in preliminary evaluations. The submission deadline is Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
Learn More and Submit a New Idea
NEW! Articles of the Week
Streamlining Communication: “Resident Huddle” on General Medicine Wards at a Veterans Affairs Hospital
Liat Litwin, MD; Brian McGarry, MD; Bryn McGhee, MD; Kyle Kent, MD; Scott Warner, MD; Shona Hunsaker, MD; Andrea Smeraglio, MD
This article shares how a weekly huddle between hospital leaders and residents strengthened communication and equipped learners with operational health systems knowledge to enhance patient care outcomes, while fostering a greater sense of engagement with their work environment.
Housing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Residency Development
Adam J. Zolotor, MD, DrPH; Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH; Emily M. Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP; M. Justin Byron, PhD; Randall Longenecker, MD; Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH
The ongoing expansion of rural residency programs is essential to addressing the physician shortage in the rural US, but a substantial barrier for such programs is finding sufficient housing for residents. This article offers strategic approaches to securing resident housing in rural programs.
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.