Juanita Braxton, PhD is the Administrative Manager for Surgical Education at University of California Davis Health in Sacramento, California. She is also a charter member of the ACGME’s Coordinator Advisory Group, which was formed in 2016 to serve as a consultative body to the ACGME administration concerning coordinator, GME, learning environment, and accreditation matters. Dr. Braxton presented PC005, Inspiring Minds – Cultivating Success, at the Coordinator Forum during the pre-conferences to the Annual Educational Conference Thursday, March 1.

Each year, the Annual Educational Conference is the venue for great community gathering, information and idea sharing, networking, inspiration, and more. It’s also where we celebrate the ACGME – and now ACGME International – awardees.

On behalf of the ACGME, we welcome those of you coming to the Annual Educational Conference from outside the US, and especially those of you attending for the first time. Below are some brief thoughts to help you navigate the conference and the program.

In an effort to emphasize the Engaging Each Other portion of the conference theme, the Educational Activities team, responsible for putting the conference together under the leadership of Timothy P. Brigham, MDiv, PhD, has added a few exciting new items to this year’s event.

Save the date for #ACGME2027, register for this week's Clinician Educator Journal Club, review and comment on new Milestones.

Submit a session proposal for #ACGME2027, take a survey about ACGME Cloud, and view specialty Review Committee updates.

Take the ACGME Cloud and ADS survey, view information about survey data and reports, and comment on the proposed Nutrition Requirements.

View the National Volunteer Week Letter to the Community, comment on proposed Nutrition Milestones, or apply to serve as an Annual Educational Conference session reviewer.

Register for a workshop or webinar, view ACGME Cloud launch updates, or submit a Review Commitee member nomination.