John Madara, MD wanted to find a way to improve incoming residents’ ability to identify and mitigate patient safety hazards, address these hazards through teamwork and collaboration, and report safety events using an online event reporting system. Dr. Madara, the chief fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, worked with others to create an interactive, competitive “escape room” themed environment to stimulate learning and teamwork. His poster, Patient Safety Escape!: Engaging Residents in Patient Safety Education and Event Reporting, reports on the activity and its effectiveness in teaching residents about patient safety and online reporting procedures.

Physician educators must explore ways to teach physicians to practice with excellence, compassion, and justice, Dr. Arno K. Kumagai argued at the most recent Baldwin Seminar, the first of the 2019-2020 season. His talk, Reflection, Dialogue and Different Ways of Knowing: Beyond the Competency Paradigm in Medical Education, took place June 26 at the ACGME offices in Chicago, and was livestreamed.

A panel of institutional representatives and ACGME leaders discussed the successes and challenges of actively involving residents in patient safety improvement as part of the ACGME’s Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments (Pursuing Excellence) initiative. The panel convened at a sunset session at the 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

Learn about the new Program Coordinator Handbook; the Requirements Archive; open positions on Review Committees; and more.

The ACGME has selected its next President and CEO; registration is open for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions and Clinical Learning Environments Meeting; and the Call for Abstracts for the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference is open. 

This week's e-Communication includes the names of the 2024-2025 Back to Bedside grant recipients; Review and Comment; Accreditation Data System (ADS) updates; and more.

Learn about Review and Comment deadlines; the Macy Catalyst Awards; resources for coordinators; and opportunities for residents and fellows to participate in the accreditation process as Review Committee members. 

Read a special announcement about the ACGME's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; about the ACGME's role in establishing a Advisory Commission on Alternate Licensing Models; and more.

Read about the Review and Comment for combined programs and other proposed requirements; improvements coming to Learn at ACGME; the National Health Equity Grand Rounds on May 30; and more.

Read about the Mental Health and Well-Being in Transitions materials available in Learn at ACGME; participate in Review and Comment; and review the criteria for the Calls for Sessions for the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.