Q and A with 2026 ACGME Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Awardee Dr. Michael Kochis, a surgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Dr. Eli Khazoum is the rising Chief Resident for the internal medicine residency program at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois. He attended the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference in part to support his transition into the Chief Resident role. As a resident and first-time Annual Educational Conference attendee, we asked him to share his impressions.

The ACGME, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) are requesting your input on a second draft of the Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education.

Former ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP has received the 2025 Special Recognition Award, presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), for his nearly two decades leading the ACGME and advancing graduate medical education.

Dr. Debra F. Weinstein sends a Letter to the Community during National Volunteer Week honoring and thanking the more than 800 volunteers who dedicate their time, energy, and expertise to the ACGME.

In December 2024, the ACGME announced the upcoming launch of its ACGME Cloud platform in 2025. As part of this exciting development, the ACGME has now unveiled a pre-launch information hub at www.ACGMECloud.org. 

Dink Jardine, MD, chair of the ACGME's Back to Bedside Advisory Work Group, recently participated in a discussion on NEJM Resident360 about physician well-being and wellness focusing on the resident and fellow experience.