NEW! Sign Up for Training
The ACGME is aiming to launch the ACGME Cloud platform this month, bringing new tools to enhance access to data and efficiency. The plan is to release ACGME Cloud | Analytics - Explore Public Data on March 31. This is the first in a series of Analytics products to be rolled out, providing a new way to access and analyze accreditation-related data. Training for this first release is now available.
What You Need to Do
- Register for a training session at which you will learn everything you need to know about ACGME Cloud | Analytics - Explore Public Data prior to its launch.
- Additionally, visit and bookmark ACGMEcloud.org for key updates and more details, including final confirmation of launch dates.
Note that the launch date is subject to change.
Questions? Email cloud@acgme.org.
NEW! ACGME Requirements Reformatting Update
As the ACGME announced in February, as part of its digital transformation efforts, all ACGME Requirements documents are being reformatted. The reformatted documents will be rolled out in phases through July 1, 2025. After that date, the ACGME will no longer use the roman numeral outline structure historically in place.
As a reminder, the content of the Requirements is not changing, just the formatting and numbering structure, and the ACGME is providing crosswalk documents mapping old reference numbers to new ones for each set of Requirements, and updating Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), applications, and related materials.
Timeline:
- February 10, 2025: Reformatted Common Program Requirements (Residency and Fellowship versions); Institutional Requirements; most specialty-/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements; and associated crosswalk documents posted on acgme.org – THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
- TODAY! March 24, 2025: Reformatted Common Program Requirements (One-Year Fellowship and Post-Doctoral Educational Program versions); remaining specialty-/subspecialty-specific Program Requirements; Recognition Requirements; and associated crosswalk and application documents posted on acgme.org
- NEXT! In conjunction with academic year rollover (June 30/July 1, 2025): Updated FAQ documents for reformatted Requirements; Selected Topics Across Requirements documents; and Faculty/Resident Survey Crosswalk documents posted on acgme.org
Access reformatted Requirements and associated crosswalk and application documents on the respective Common Program Requirements, Specialties, Osteopathic Recognition, Sponsoring Institution-Based Fellowships, Non-Standard Training Recognition, Combined Programs, and Institutional Applications and Requirements pages of the ACGME website.
Additionally, a modification was made to the curriculum organization and resident experiences section (4.11.) in the reformatted Requirements for Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, and Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine. The updated reformatted Program Requirements and their associated crosswalk documents have been updated and posted on the respective Specialties’ Program Requirements, FAQs, and Applications pages.
Email questions about the reformatting or timing of the rollout to ast@acgme.org.
NEW! Key Session Recordings from #ACGME2025 Now Available
Select recordings from the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference are now available in Learn at ACGME. Check back often as new recordings are added.
Videos include:
- ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Debra Weinstein’s first President’s Plenary outlining her vision for the ACGME and strategies to improve health care and population health;
- the inaugural Thomas J. Nasca Lecture with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak discussing “The Science of Compassion in Medicine”; and,
- Dr. Ala Stanford's Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address in which she shares her journey working to eliminate injustice in health care.
Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to view these videos.
NEW! Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/P) Interest Group
Next Session: April 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Resident Recruitment and Retention for Underserved GME: Resident Perspectives
These Zoom calls are 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. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month and is open to the entire GME community. Each session is recorded and is available in the MUA/P and GME Resource Center in Learn at ACGME.
Register for the April Session
NEW! Clinician Educator Journal Club
Next Session: Thursday, April 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Remediation Methods 2.0 for Professionalism and Interpersonal and Communication Skills Milestones: An Update
Speakers: Michael R. Ehmann, MD, MPH; Christine Sullivan, MD; and Daniel J. Egan, MD
The journal club meets online on the third Thursday of each month to discuss journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Once registered, add acgme@theonlinexpo.com as an allowed email to receive monthly updates and journal club meeting reminders; skipping this step may result in missing important information. Note: This address does not receive emails. Send registration questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
SUNDAY! Take a Survey About Milestones 2.0
The ACGME, in collaboration with Dr. Laura E. Hirshfield, PhD at University of Illinois Chicago, is soliciting the GME community’s perspectives and experiences regarding the implementation and use of Milestones 2.0 to inform the next iteration of the program.
Only aggregated summary results will be shared with the ACGME. By keeping the survey anonymous, the ACGME strongly encourages honest feedback to improve the Milestones framework to better serve the GME community and its learners. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete.
Submit answers by Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Direct questions to milestones@acgme.org or lhirshf@uic.edu.
ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members
The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Plastic Surgery
- Radiation Oncology
- Transitional Year
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 April 25, 2025. Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.
FILLING FAST! Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents
This three-day program provides a transitional experience into the role of chief resident. The program introduces concepts to enhance individual effectiveness in a leadership role. It is open to chief residents from all medical and surgical specialties.
2025 Sessions Chicago, Illinois
- April 7-9
- April 13-15
- April 16-18
- April 28-30
- May 5-7
- May 8-10
- May 19-21
- May 28-30
Email questions to Bethanie Alden, MPA.
SAVE THE DATE! Institutional Coordinator Workshop
Dates: April 24 to June 12, 2025 (no session week of May 12)
Details: Learn more. Limited to 50 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration: Opens Monday, March 31
Cost: $499 per participant
In this virtual workshop, participants will hear from Institutional Review Committee (IRC) members, ACGME staff members, and experienced institutional coordinators on the role of the institutional coordinator and the basics of ACGME accreditation. Email questions to irc@acgme.org.
Renewal 2025: A GME Retreat Fostering Compassionate Leadership and Personal Growth
Date: September 10-12, 2025
Place: Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Cost: $1,600 (covers meals, lodging, program; travel not included)
Deadline: August 6, 2025
This three-day retreat offers a unique approach to professional development for the GME community, transcending conventional methods by focusing on deepening self-understanding and revitalizing personal awareness. Continuing medical education credit is available.
Faculty Development Hub Courses
The ACGME collaborates with institutions and organizations in the US and abroad to offer scaled, tailored versions of its Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course. See below for open courses and visit the Faculty Development Hubs web page for more information.
- Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (in person; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (virtual; link goes to email)
- Mountain Area Health Education Center (in person; Asheville, North Carolina)
- Pacific Northwest Consortium (in person; Portland, Oregon)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (in person; Nashville, Tennessee)
Review and Comment: Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment, here:
NEXT WEEK! Comment Deadline: April 2, 2025
Vascular Surgery
Comment Deadline: May 1, 2025
Emergency Medicine
Note: Minor editorial corrections have been made to the proposed Requirements. These are identified through footnotes within the document.
A document outlining the proposed revisions to the Defined Key Index Procedure Minimums for Emergency Medicine is available for reference on the Documents and Resources page of the Emergency Medicine section of the website.
WEDNESDAY! Non-Standard Training (NST) Office Hours
Session: March 26 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Zoom Link: Click to Participate
Katharina Wang, director of Sponsoring Institutions Projects, will host office hours, providing an informal opportunity for GME community members to ask questions about the recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas. Registration for this event is not required.
Email questions to Katharina Wang.
DIO Forum
Session: April 7, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central
Zoom Link: Meeting ID 993 0792 6017 (ID is linked)
Passcode: 167197
The IRC will re-launch quarterly DIO Forum meetings. These calls provide designated institutional officials (DIOs) with important updates regarding institutional accreditation and recognition. Email questions to Accreditation and Recognition Administrator Philip Jackson.
Upcoming Major Revision of Program Requirements for Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine
The Review Committee invites comments related to specific requirements or topics that should be addressed as revisions are developed. In particular, the Review Committee invites comments related to what the subspecialty will look like in the future, and the competencies, resources, and personnel necessary to create physicians who will practice in this subspecialty.
Comments should be submitted by Friday, April 18, 2025.
Changes to the ACGME Common Program Requirements are not within the purview of the Review Committee and, therefore, comments related to Common Program Requirements, indicated by bold font in the Requirements document, should not be submitted and will not be considered.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Case Log Update
The abdominal hysterectomy procedural minimum is being raised from 15 to 20 to improve resident experience in this life-saving procedure. The ADS has been updated and the new minimum will be in effect for the 2025 graduates.
However, the new procedural minimums will not be enforced until review of the 2026 graduate data to give programs time to acclimate. The minimum of 15 will continue to be enforced during the grace period. Any challenges should be addressed in the Major Changes and Other Updates section during the next ADS Annual Update.
Email questions to Executive Director Laura Huth.
Tracked Code Correction in Ophthalmology
CPT code 66250 was previously tracking incorrectly to the Cornea minimum category. It should be tracked to the Glaucoma – Tube Shunts and Trabeculectomy minimum category. This has been corrected in the Accreditation Data System (ADS); CPT code 66250 will now track toward the minimum category Glaucoma – Tube Shunts and Trabeculectomy.
Programs do not need to manually re-enter or correct cases that were previously logged using CPT code 66250; these have been automatically recategorized to track to the minimum category of Glaucoma – Tube Shunts and Trabeculectomy.
Email questions to Executive Director Laura Huth.
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
Evaluation of Residency Applicant Preferences for Continuing Virtual Interviews: A National Database Analysis
Nicholas R. Lenze, MD, MPH; William J. Benjamin, MPH; Angela P. Mihalic, MD; Louito Edje, MD, MHPE, FAAFP; Lauren A. Bohm, MD; Marc C. Thorne, MD, MPH; Robbi A. Kupfer, MD; Michael J. Brenner, MD
In this study of 20, 547 residency applicants across the US, individuals who identified as female or underrepresented in medicine were more likely to favor continuation of virtual interviews. The authors also found that overall, most applicants prefer continuation of virtual interviews.
Residents Vote! A Framework and Toolkit to Improve Resident Voting Rates
Nikhil Goyal, MD; Taher T. Vohra, MD; Samuel Champagne, MHCM
The authors implemented an institution-wide, multi-step framework to improve residents’ and fellows’ voter registration and participation in local and national elections. From this work, the authors developed an online open-source toolkit to allow other institutions to replicate this effort.