With planning and enrollment underway for the SECOND trial, the ACGME decided to interview principal investigators Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS and Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH to get more background and information about the study and how to participate.

The ACGME's Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course in Chicago, as well as a growing number of regional courses based on it, teach practical and effective applications of multiple assessment methods and tools; guidance for creating effective assessment programs; and techniques to most effectively use the Milestones and Entrustable Professional Activities for professional development.

Dr. Lynne Kirk joined the ACGME staff in September 2019, following a 30-year career in internal medicine and geriatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. We recently asked Dr. Kirk to outline her goals as the ACGME’s first Chief Accreditation Officer.

Dr. Lee Francis' recent Baldwin Seminar, Training the Next Generation at Community Health Centers: Does the Apple Fall Far from the Tree?, discussed how educating residents in community health settings offers an exceptional opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of social determinants of health.

Read about actions taken at the February 2024 ACGME Board of Directors Meeting; learn about the ACGME Annual Educational Conference; register for courses and workshops; and participate in Review and Comment.

This week's e-Communication includes the call for nominations for the 2025 ACGME Awards; information on two free webinars about faculty development toolkits; a call for public members for the Review Committee for Dermatology, and more.

Learn about an award received by the ACGME in partnership with the Docs With Disabilities Initiative; register for a webinar about women with disabilities in medicine; comment on the Draft Foundational Comptencies for Undergraduate Medical Education; and more.

Friday is the last day to register online for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; residents and fellows can apply for funding as part of the ACGME's Back to Bedside initiative and more.

This week's e-Communication features information about Review and Comment, the ACGME Awards nomination process for 2024, and access to the Holistic Recruitment Toolkit.

This week's e-Communication includes information about the ACGME Awards, Review and Comment, a new event about program director well-being, and the date for the 2023 National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting.