With overdose as the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, it is imperative that the nation—including the entire medical community—take responsibility for its role in creating this epidemic and identify and enact strategies that can address it. This is Dr. Leana Wen’s position. The former Baltimore Health Commissioner and current president of Planned Parenthood spoke about the steps she and the City of Baltimore took to address opioid addiction in the community, and what role she sees physicians playing in solving this problem that is devastating the nation.

In one of the final sessions at the 2018 Annual Educational Conference on Sunday, March 4, a panel of ACGME executives, deans, a patient safety expert, and a resident spoke to the crowd about how medicine is changing and graduate medical education may need to evolve to serve patients well into the 21^st century.

An overview of the recently updated Faculty Development Toolkit for improving assessment using direct observation, available in Learn at ACGME.

Along with the August 2020 issue, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education is excited to introduce the sixth episode of the JGME Podcast, Hot Topics in MedEd.

Register to attend the 2025 Annual Educational Conference; browse the Annual Educational Conference Job Board; nominate a colleague for the 2026 ACGME Awards; and participate in a webinar about the Physician Data Initiative.

Q and A with 2026 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Carol Sundberg.

Q and A with 2026 GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Tery Noseworthy, C-TAGME.

A preview of the ACGME Hub in the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference Exhibit Hall.