A Q and A with 2025 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, FACS.

The ACGME is excited to bring the Mentor/Mentee Program back to the Annual Educational Conference!

We’re at the mid-way point in the five-year transition to a single GME accreditation system—and this is our third pre-conference for osteopathic residency and fellowship programs. A lot has happened in the last few years, and we’re proud of our expanding family—not just on the program side, but also on the accreditation and governance side.

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.

The creation of ACGME Global Services demonstrates the two-pronged approach in fulfilling the ACGME Mission across borders, separating accreditation (ACGME-I) from advisory services (Global Services) to protect against any actual or apparent conflicts of interest.

2020 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Robyn Blair, MD is the program director for pediatrics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Children's Hospital.

A Q and A with Jessica Lichter, MD, one of two recipients of the 2025-2027 Jeremiah A. Barondess Fellowship in the Clinical Transaction, which the ACGME presents jointly with the New York Academy of Medicine.

JGME's Clinician Educator Career Development Rip Out Series is available in installments under "Rip Out Collections" on the journal’s website.

This is one in a series of project profiles of the ACGME’s Back to Bedside initiative, which empowers residents and fellows to develop innovations that foster meaning and joy in work and engage their patients on a deeper level.