This award recognizes program directors who have fostered innovation and improvement in their residency programs and served as exemplary role models for residents.

This award honors residents and fellows who have actively implemented strategies that lead to measurable improvements in patient safety within their Sponsoring Institution or residency/fellowship program. These individuals demonstrate a commitment to advancing patient safety through innovative solutions and initiatives, resulting in tangible outcomes that enhance the overall quality of care.

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.

Twenty-five individuals and two institutions were honored at the 2018 Annual Educational Conference. Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS, received the John C. Gienapp Distinguished Service Award. This is the first time in six years the award has been given.

2023 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Bret Stevens, MBA, C-TAGME is the institutional coordinator for McLaren Health Care and the associate designated institutional official (DIO) for McLaren Oakland and McLaren St. Luke’s hospitals.

A Q and A with #ACGME2025 poster presenter Liza Marie Garcia, BSW, on her team's "Emotional Intelligence Workshop as a Preventative Approach to Reduce Resident Burnout."

A Q and A with 2024 Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Award winner Elaine M. Griffeth, MD.

2022 GME Institutional Coordinator Award Venice VanHuse, MPA, works as an institutional coordinator at Northwell Health/Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra.  

Publication builds on meetings of GME leaders from across ACGME-I-accredited Sponsoring Institutions, using their direct input to inform the document.