Associate Program Director Kimberly Collins, MD of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida set out to see how simulating conversations about social determinants of health (as opposed to in-class learning or immersion-based training) affected a resident’s or fellow’s ability to broach and explore these complex, often sensitive, subjects with patients and their parents. Her results are recorded in her poster: Improving Resident Comfort with Discussing Social Determinants of Health through Simulation.

Training physicians in the science of compassion not only makes for more caring physicians, it improves their abilities as clinicians and may help prevent burnout, said Dominic O. Vachon, MDiv, PhD during his Baldwin Seminar Series presentation at the ACGME offices May 22, 2019.

As part of its commitment to staff and community well-being, the ACGME is partnering with Hope For The Day, a Chicago-based non-profit organization dedicated to mental health support and suicide prevention.

Kicking off Mental Health Awareness Month with a recap of #ACGME2026 sessions on well-being data and links to resources in Learn at ACGME.

A Q and A with Mark Swofford, PhD, FACHE, who serves as a public member of the ACGME Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery, and on the Council of Public Members.

A recap of ACGME Back to Bedside initiative sessions at #ACGME2026 and information on applying for the next cycle of funding.

During National Volunteer Month, we want to pause and recognize the hundreds of volunteers who help the ACGME meet its Mission.

Q and A with 2026 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Julie A. Venci, MD.

Dr. Mackenzie Moody shares her experience pursuing GME in medically underserved areas as part of our Pathways to Practice series.