Register for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions Meeting taking place this week; read about changes to how Letters of Notification and Site Visit Announcement letters are distributed; and participate in the Review and Comment process.

This week's edition includes approaching deadlines for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting's Call for Submissions, the Annual Educational Conference's Calls for Sessions, and the Milestones Year-End Reporting Window.

This week's e-Communication includes information on the redesigned ACGME.org; the Call for Sessions for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; Review and Comment; and calls for nominations for Review Committees. 

An upcoming panel discussion and listening session, “Program Director Well-Being: Finding a Path Forward,” designed for program directors aims to create a space to share experiences and hear from peers on issues related to program director well-being.

The ACGME has released its 2021-2022 Data Resource Book, the most comprehensive and reliable resource of its kind, including data on the size, scope, and distribution of graduate medical education (GME) in the US.

The family medicine residency program at Mercy in St. Louis, Missouri was recently approved by the ACGME for an optional fourth year focusing on leading community efforts in public health care related to obesity and associated conditions.

A website has been set up to provide information and updates on the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Competencies initiative. The initiative aims to create a common set of foundational competencies for use in UME programs in the US and improve the transition to graduate medical education.

The proposed revisions to Section VI of its Common Program Requirements are open for public comment over the next 45 days. The Requirements provide uniform standards for all accredited US residency and fellowship programs.

As increasing rates of stress, depression, and fatigue fuel concern about physician well-being, the ACGME, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Mayo Clinic today launched an initiative to prevent physician and medical trainee suicides.

The ACGME is pleased to announce that Eric Holmboe, MD, board-certified internist and ACGME senior vice president, Milestones Development and Evaluation, has received the 2016 John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners®.