Since the publication of this article, the ACGME has created a section of its website dedicated to the ACGME’s response to this pandemic crisis. Visit this section for the most up-to-date guidance on ACGME activities during this time.

2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Awardee Dr. Susan Kirk is the designated institutional official and associate dean for graduate medical education at the University of Virginia.

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.

Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS is associate professor and residency program director and director of neurointerventional surgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Christina Baxter Vernace, DO, Angelina Bernier, MD, Mary Catherine Hart, Lindsay Thompson, MD, and Keiaria Williams of University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital are recognized with the 2023 David C. Leach Award.

ACGME Manager, Employee Communications Emily Vasiliou wrote about her experience attending the ACGME's annual Awards Retreat for recipients of the Courage to Lead and Courage to Teach Awards for the first time in 10 years.

2022 David C. Leach Awardee Nupur Sharma, MD, is a PGY-4 resident in pathology at Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University. 

This week's e-Communication includes information on the Annual Educational Conference Calls for Sessions, information on direct supervision using telecommunications technology, and Review and Comment opportunities. 

A Q and A with 2025 ACGME GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Joanne Maier.