This is one in a series of project profiles of the ACGME’s Back to Bedside initiative, which empowers residents and fellows to develop innovations that foster meaning and joy in work and engage their patients on a deeper level.

2020 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Awardee Karen Broquet, MD, MHPE is the associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official (DIO) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

This is one in a series of project profiles of the ACGME’s Back to Bedside initiative, which empowers residents and fellows to develop innovations that foster meaning and joy in work and engage their patients on a deeper level.

The Annual Educational Conference not only facilitates great collegiality and networking, but also allows you to connect with ACGME leaders and staff members, to get detailed answers to your questions or simply to put a face with an email address.

View information on the #ACGME2027 Call for Abstracts, take the Common Program Requirements Fellowship Stakeholder Survey, or sign up for an upcoming workshop.

Read the announcement about ACGME Cloud Accreditation, submit a photo for the Arts and Humanities in Medicine photography contest, or sign up for Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment.

Read about the Board of Directors updates from September meeting and networking opportunity update for the 2027 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

Comment on the proposed Common Program Requirements major revision, submit an abstract proposal for #ACGME2027, or sign up for the next ACGME LINC session.

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information on #ThankaResidentDay; the Annual Educational Conference; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Forum; ACGME Award nominations, and more.

View Accreditation Data System announcements, comment on the Transplant Nephrology Milestones, or see the 2027 Annual Educational Conference session schedule.