On behalf of the ACGME, we welcome those of you coming to the Annual Educational Conference from outside the US, and especially those of you attending for the first time. Below are some brief thoughts to help you navigate the conference and the program.

Each year, the Annual Educational Conference is the venue for great community gathering, information and idea sharing, networking, inspiration, and more. It’s also where we celebrate the ACGME – and now ACGME International – awardees.

Featured in this e-Communication is information on the new preventive medicine specialties, resident member nominations for a variety of Review Committees, registration for a institutional coordinator workshop, and more.

This week's e-Communication includes additional ACGME Equity Matters modules now available in Learn at ACGME; new solicitations for resident members for selected Review Committees; a request for feedback to inform a major revision of the Institutional Requirements, and more.

The “Fostering Meaning and Connections through Storytelling and Written Reflection” session at the 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference discussed the concept and benefits of narrative medicine. 

This week's e-Communication includes the Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Annual Educational Conference, a survey to assist the Milestones program with quality assurance, ACGME Case Log System updates for some specialties and subspecialties, and more.

Learn more about the ACGME's newest award, the Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Award for residents and fellows.

Opportunities to find or elevate your Meaning in Medicine are also available outside of sessions at #ACGME2024, including in the Exhibit Hall.

Part of the ongoing ACGME Answers series, this post aims to clarify confusion regarding the ACGME's requirements for leaves of absence.