At its September 2024 annual meeting, the ACGME Board of Directors approved the following slate of officers. George E. Thibault, MD is the new Chair of the ACGME Board. Jessica L. Bienstock, MD, MPH is the Board’s new vice chair. Josepha A. Cheong, MD is the Board’s new treasurer.

This week's e-Communication includes information about the Call for Sessions for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; open nominations for public and resident/fellow Review Committee members; and open Review and Comment periods.

Though the 2022 Annual Educational Conference will be held in a virtual environment, consistent with the conference theme of Meaning in Medicine: Rebuilding Connections, engaging and valuable networking opportunities are planned to provide participants with ways to meet new colleagues and reconnect with longstanding friends.

Since fall 2020, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) has posted an ongoing call for manuscript submissions on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and the response has already generated the beginnings of a collection that continues to grow.

This week's e-Communication includes information on the ACGME's latest guidance regarding accreditation, Sponsoring Institution Emergency Category status, and COVID-10; the 2021 Annual Educational Conference; Review and Comment, participation opportunities in the Milestones 2.0 program, and more.

 Dr. Nancy DeSousa and colleagues developed a longitudinal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) curriculum for pediatrics residents to understand the residents’ experience of microaggressions as part of ongoing efforts to improve the sense of inclusion within the Pediatrics Department. They presented their work in the Poster Hall at the 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, held virtually March 30-April 1, 2022.

Another interview in a series featuring Sponsoring Institutions and programs providing rural graduate medical education (GME) experiences.

This week's e-Communication includes information a JGME call for articles on topics relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as information about the publication's COVID-19-related articles, Review and Comment deadlines, new Milestones drafts available for review, and more. 

In the first post for our new series, Journal Notes, read about how the staff and editors of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education adjusted their editorial plan to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic for the June 2020 issue.