Dr. Hamstra was a recipient of the seventh annual John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize, which recognizes the importance of scholarly publication to advance the field of medical professionalism.

The ACGME's Back to Bedside initiative seeks innovative ideas to increase time residents and fellows spend with patients and reduce physician burnout.

Proposals must be submitted by Friday, June 16, 2017, to be considered. Applicants whose sessions are selected will be notified by e-mail the week of July 24, 2017. The 2018 ACGME Annual Educational Conference that will be held March 1-4, 2018.

In a recent radio interview with ReachMD, Dr. Timothy P. Brigham, ACGME chief of staff and senior vice president, Education, explores the topic of physician well-being, including ways to address burnout.

This week's email includes the Annual Educational Conference Calls for Abstracts and Exhibits as well as opportunities to post on the conference's Job Board; registration for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting; registration for the webinar on the Improving Assessment Using Direct Observation; and more.

This week's e-Communication includes information about the Early Bird pricing deadline for the Annual Educational Conference, upcoming opportunities to speak with ACGME staff members about Recognition of Non-Standard Training Programs for physicians with J-1 visas, and more.

This edition of the e-Communication includes Review and Comment deadlines, nominations for Review Committee resident/fellow and public members, office hours to discuss Institutional Requirements on vacation and leaves of absences, and career opportunities with the ACGME.

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes details on the Annual Educational Conference, the latest CLER National Report of Findings, and more.

This week's e-Communication announces the soon-to-come Program Emergency Categorization, open comments on the specialty-specific requirements for psychiatry subspecialties, a call for Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Evaluation Committee members, and more.

This week's email features resources for Sponsoring Insitutions during the Annual Update; information about an in-person Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course; and more.