NEXT WEEK! 2026 ACGME Awards
The ACGME is accepting nominations for the 2026 ACGME Awards, which showcase the extraordinary contributions, diversity, and strengths of the graduate medical education (GME) community. Applications for the awards are available in the Awards section of the website.
Nominations are due March 12, 2025.
NEW! Read the Revised Milestones Guidebook for Residents and Fellows
This guidebook was written and revised by residents and fellows for residents and fellows. It provides an overview of competency-based medical education (CBME), the Milestones, assessment, feedback, and practical tips for learners on these topics, as well as additional ACGME resources. Access all Milestones-related guidebooks on the Milestones Resources page of the ACGME website.
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 journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Next Session: Thursday, March 20, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Evolving the Systems-Based Practice Competency in Graduate Medical Education to Meet Patient Needs in the 21st-Century Health Care System Speakers: Jed D. Gonzalo, MD, MSc and James Reilly, MD, MS
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.
NEW! Nutritional Competencies for GME Webinar
Join the ACGME for an hour-long deep dive into proposed nutritional competencies for physicians.
Session: Monday, March 24, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Central
Article: Proposed Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician Trainees
Speakers: Jennifer R. Di Rocco, DO, MEd; David Eisenberg, MD; Joshua Mann, MD, MPH; Tiffany Murano, MD
This session is based on an article outlining the consensus process in developing these recommended competencies and will include the background of why they are important, how they relate to specific specialties, and real-life examples of how programs have incorporated these competencies into their curricula.
TWO WEEKS! 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.
Session: March 18 at 1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Place-Based Training in Rural and Underserved GME: How to Measure Where Residents Are Training
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.
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.
SAVE THE DATE! #ACGME2026
Thank you to everyone who joined the ACGME’s record-breaking Annual Educational Conference! Over three inspiring days, more than 5,000 participants gathered to collaborate, innovate, and reflect on the theme Meaning in Medicine. The 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference will take place February 19-21, 2026, at the San Diego Convention Center and the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.
Stay up to date with conference information by visiting the Annual Educational Conference pages on the ACGME website and reading the weekly e-Communication.
NEW! Call for Topics
Let the ACGME know which educational topic areas would be most meaningful to have covered at the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference! The Call for Topics closes on Monday, March 17, 2025. Email questions to acgmeconference@acgme.org.
ACGME Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Review open positions in GME. The Job Board will remain active through March 31, 2025.
Email questions to conferencejobboard@acgme.org.
Review and Comment: Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment, here:
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.
NEW! Institutional Updates
Correctional (Carceral) Medicine Fellowship Applications
Sponsoring Institutions interested in applying for accreditation of a correctional (carceral) medicine fellowship can access the application form and refer to the Program Requirements currently in effect on the Program Requirements and FAQs and Applications page of the Correctional (Carceral) Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Email questions to Director, Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang.
Non-Standard Training (NST) Office Hours
Katharina Wang, director of Sponsoring Institutions Projects, will host office hours March 26 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central, 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
The Institutional Review Committee will re-launch quarterly DIO Forum meetings on April 7 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central. These calls provide designated institutional officials with important updates regarding institutional accreditation and recognition. Zoom and invitation details are forthcoming; registration is not required.
Email questions to Accreditation and Recognition Administrator Philip Jackson.
NEW! Renewal 2025: A GME Retreat Fostering Compassionate Leadership and Personal Growth
Renewal 2025 is a three-day retreat offering a unique approach to professional development for the GME community, transcending conventional methods by focusing on deepening self-understanding and revitalizing personal awareness. Join GME colleagues in exploring the best ways to listen, live, and lead with integrity, fostering courage in one’s professional journey. Improve GME leadership skills by developing authentic, compassionate, and respectful leadership that creates alignment and shared purpose. Continuing medical education credit is available.
September 10-12, 2025
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Register Today!
NEW! Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
This online workshop will help 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, and effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations. The workshop will run March 24-April 1, 2025. Participation for all days is required to complete the workshop. A live, virtual session will be held March 27 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Space is limited.
Email questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
NEW! Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
This course helps participants build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship. Topics include assessment methods, feedback, direct observation, Clinical Competency Committees, and more. The next offering of this course is being held in a split format July 23-25 and October 15-17. Registration closes June 27.
Email questions to facultydevelopment@acgme.org.
UPDATED! 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, UAE)
- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (virtual)
- 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)
SPACE IS LIMITED! Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents
The Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents is designed to provide a transitional experience into the role of chief resident. The program introduces leadership concepts to enhance individual effectiveness in a leadership role. The program is three full days and is open to chief residents from all medical and surgical specialties. Nine sessions will be offered in Chicago in 2025:
- March 24-26
- 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.
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
A Qualitative Study of Residency Faculty Motivations, Skills, and Preparedness to Facilitate Racial Affinity Caucusing
Molly Ormsby, MA; Amanda Weidner, MPH; Sarah D. Hohl, PhD; Tiffany Hou, MSIS; Grace Shih, MD, MAS
Racial affinity caucusing is a tool designed to address and dismantle cultural and institutional racism. A racial affinity caucusing facilitator training program was developed and evaluated, and the authors found that successful facilitation requires comprehensive training that integrates anti-racism knowledge, emotional regulation, and practical facilitation skills.
Supervising Trainee Inter-Visit Care Using EHR Learning Analytics: Formative Training Tool or Threat to Well-Being?
Zachary Boggs, MD; Heather Frazier, MD; Rachel Kon, MD
Electronic health record (EHR) user data present anopportunity to help residency programs enhance individual learner education and experience. To support the well-being of residents and prepare them to safely manage patient care in an EHR-centric health care system, it is imperative for residency programs to establish data-driven, individualized, and formative feedback sessions on in-basket management with supportive, longitudinal mentors.
Hot Topics in MedEd Podcast
This popular episode from October 2024 is a must-listen for those interested in becoming peer reviewers.
Gail M. Sullivan, MD; Deborah Simpson, PhD; and Anthony R. Artino Jr., PhD discuss what new reviewers need to know to get started. As experienced reviewers, editors, and authors, they share stories from the field as well as numerous resources for peer reviewers of all experience levels.