Q and A with 2026 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Aimee K. Zaas, MD, MHS.

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Mary E. Klingensmith, MD will assume the role of Chief Accreditation Officer effective August 31. In her new role, Dr. Klingensmith will lead activities related to the Review and Recognition Committees for graduate medical education.

Results recently published from a national survey of more than 6,000 graduate medical education (GME) program and institutional coordinators, led by members of the ACGME Well-Being team and published in Academic Medicine, reveal concerning levels of depression, anxiety, and burnout—underscoring the urgent need for greater support and recognition of these essential professionals.

Jessica Koran-Scholl, PhD and colleagues presented their work on the impact an obesity bias awareness workshop has on how physicians understand this phenomenon in the Poster Hall at the 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, which was held virtually March 30-April 1, 2022.

2022 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS is a professor of surgery and the associate dean for GME at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Cooper University Healthcare in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. Joshi is also the editor-in-chief of the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE®). 

A summary of the Featured Plenary, "Harnessing AI Agents in the GME Office: Innovations and Future Directors," from #ACGME2026.

A summary of the Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address from the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, delivered by Amy Edmondson, PhD.

A Q and A with #ACGME2025 poster presenter Dr. Andrew Tran, on "Bridging the AI Gap in Health Care: An Innovative Approach to Educating Medical Professionals on Generative AI."