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.

2020 David C. Leach Awardee Dr. Andrew Vivas is currently an assistant attending and adult and pediatric spinal deformity fellow at Columbia University, and was formerly a neurological surgery resident at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

2022 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Heather L. Burrows is the program director for pediatrics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

It's just a month until the 2020 ACGME Annual Educational Conference - learn more about the new Mentor-Mentee Program that will give attendees a unique opportunity to build and grow connections!

2022 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Skyler Kiddy, MS, works as the program coordinator for the pediatrics program at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma. 

The #ACGME2025 Program Guide is now available; review and comment on the Institutional Requirements; a new obstetrics and gynecology pilot; a new resource for overcoming barriers to mental health care; and more.

Submit a proposal to present at #ACGME2026; participate in Review and Comment; nominate a resident or fellow to serve on a Review or Recognition Committee; and more.

This week's e-Communication includes the names of the 2024-2025 Back to Bedside grant recipients; Review and Comment; Accreditation Data System (ADS) updates; and more.

Submit a proposal to present at #ACGME2026; learn more about ACGME Cloud; apply to participate on an Appeals Panel; and more.

Learn about the ACGME Cloud | Analytics – Analytics Explorer tool; participate in ACGME LINC; answer a survey about the major revision of the Common Program Requirements; and more.