This edition of the e-Communication includes approaching deadlines for nominations, courses, and workshops; information about the Back to Bedside program; Review and Comment, and more.

Dr. Ashraf Mohamed El Ghul, is the designated institutional official (DIO) and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His institution’s and program’s experience with ACGME International brought him to the 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference and we asked him to share his experience.

2022 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Hemali Shah, C-TAGME, PACE works as the administrative director of graduate medical education for the department of surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The ACGME welcomes the publication of the two iCOMPARE papers in the New England Journal of Medicine. 

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Karen Brasel is the program director for surgery, vice chair for education, and assistant dean for graduate medical education at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

Learn about the newly approved Program Requirements for Combined Programs; plan to attend the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; and participate in office hours about Non-Standard Training programs. 

On the heels of the ACGME's Second Symposium on Physician Well-Being, JGME released its December 2016 issue featuring the latest research and commentary on well-being in residency, developing emotional intelligence, and more.

This week's e-Communication includes details on how to join the ACGME Equity Matters Learning Community; information on the 2024 Annual Educational Conference; how to participate in shaping Program Requirements for certain specialties and subspecialties; and more.

Observe Suicide Prevention Month by reviewing the ACGME's resources for Sponsoring Institutions and programs that want to improve well-being of their communities; read the #ACGME2025 Program Guide; and register for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environments meeting in October.