Thirty proposals were selected for their ability to enhance the resident/fellow-patient connection, and foster joy and meaning in work. A total of $130,000 at different funding levels will be awarded, renewable up to two years.

Laura Barbo, senior educational specialist on the Educational Activities team in the ACGME’s Department of Education and Organizational Development talks about her role in the Annual Educational Conference and shares her conference experience.

The ACGME created a new section of its website dedicated to information about ACGME activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Kimberly Brown, C-TAGME is the GME program coordinator for emergency medicine at Duke University Hospital.

2020 David C. Leach Awardee Daniel Leifer, MD is a dermatology resident at the University of Washington, and a board-certified pediatrician.

This special edition of the ACGME's weekly e-Communication includes information on a well-being webinar May 7, and Frequently Asked Questions.

2020 ACGME GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Awardee Taiwana Mearidy, MBA is the associate director, institutional coordinator at the Emory University School of Medicine.

2020 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Gabriella (Gabey) Gosman, MD is the chief medical officer for UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and the associate designated institutional official (DIO) for UPMC Medical Education. She has previously served as the residency program director for obstetrics and gynecology at UPMC Medical Education in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This special edition of the ACGME's weekly e-Communication includes Specialty Letters to the Community, a link to Frequently Asked Questions, and news from Milestones and the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.