A Q and A with 2025 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Berdale Colorado, DO, MPH.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Adriana K. Malone is the program director of the hematology-oncology fellowship program and Senior Associate Dean for GME at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

The ACGME is honored to recognize the 2026 recipients of the ACGME Awards! The ACGME Awards recognize notable individuals, programs, and organizations for their outstanding work and contributions to graduate medical education.

This inaugural day aims to unite national and institutional leaders, policymakers, patients, communities, and health workers across professions. It is sponsored by the National Academy of Medicine Collaborative, co-chaired by President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Thomas Nasca.

2021 David C. Leach Awardee Thomas R. Greenwood, DO is the project lead for the family medicine department at Central Washington Family Medicine.

Register for the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference before the price increases; nominate an institution for the Thomas J. Nasca Professionalism Award; access the Language Equity in Health Care Toolkit, and more.

Register for the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; apply for the 2026 ACGME Awards; learn about career opportunities at the ACGME; and more.

2021 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Ann Schwartz, MD is the director of residency education in psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine.