The ACGME looks forward to welcoming international attendees to the ACGME 2023 Annual Educational Conference.

After a full day of learning and collaboration at #ACGME2023, leave yourself some time to explore Nashville!

Networking opportunities abound each day of the conference. Here’s a quick snapshot of some of what’s planned.

The 2023 Annual Educational Conference includes several events and activities for connecting with colleagues in a relaxing and engaging atmosphere.

Dr. Eli Khazoum is the rising Chief Resident for the internal medicine residency program at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois. He attended the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference in part to support his transition into the Chief Resident role. As a resident and first-time Annual Educational Conference attendee, we asked him to share his impressions.

In the poster “Bolstering the Rural Physician Workforce in Underserved Communities: Are Rural Residency Planning and Development Programs Finding the Sweet Spot?” Emily M. Hawes, PharmD and her team used data about existing rural residency programs to identify potential sites for future programs. Dr. Hawes answered our questions on behalf of her team.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Awardee Dr. Susan Kirk is the designated institutional official and associate dean for graduate medical education at the University of Virginia.

2023 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Leslie Caulder, MSML, C-TAGME, is the director, education and training programs, in the GME office at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Deborah Chute is the program director for pathology at Cleveland Clinic.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Timothy R. Long is a program director for anesthesiology and vice chair for education at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.