This week's e-Communication includes information on the Resident/Fellow and Faculty Surveys, updated Milestones that go into effect July 1, 2021, Review and Comment for program requirements, the Annual Educational Conference, and more.

For the first time since 2012, the ACGME today presented the John C. Gienapp Distinguished Service Award to Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS. The award is named for Dr. John Gienapp, who was the ACGME’s Executive Director for 19 years. Dr. Gienapp made several important contributions to GME and ACGME accreditation, and when he retired this award was established in his honor to recognize those who, like himself, dedicated themselves to a career in graduate medical education and made outstanding contributions to residency education and ACGME activities in a variety of ways.

This special edition of the weekly e-Communication includes COVID-19 News including additional Frequently Asked Questions, information on the Sponsoring Institution Idea Exchange, Review and Recognition Committee News, and more.

Jessica Hans, MEd answered the ACGME’s questions on behalf of the team behind the poster, “Balance, Resident Wellness,” presented at the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

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

A conversation with ACGME Vice President, Sponsoring Institutions Paul Foster Johnson, MFA about the upcoming National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions Meeting, scheduled for September 7-8, 2022.

Sarah Meadows, EdD, FACEHP and Abraham Nussbaum, MD, MTS studied the effects of financial debt on resident burnout. and presented their work in the Poster Hall at the 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, which was held virtually March 30-April 1, 2022.