Join the fun in this year’s #ACGME2019 Exhibit Hall with our Discover the Doc daily scavenger hunt. Follow the clues to find the fictional doctor Funko Pop! dolls hidden among the booths daily! To kick things off, two dolls will be hidden for discovery at this evening’s Welcoming/Poster Reception and Exhibitor Kick-Off. Here are your clues!

This week's e-Communication includes opportunities for residents and fellows to join Review Committees; information on being interviewed about the Milestones; a call for Appeals Panel members; and more.

The ACGME Annual Educational Conference Call for Abstracts is now open; Clinical Learning Environment Toolkit for Formative Assessment pilot participants are announced; and New specialties are added for Review and Comment.

Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia will close inpatient and ancillary services by July 30, 2020. Eighteen residents will be displaced and the ACGME has opened ADS to aid with resident transfers. 

The AOA and ACGME are providing this statement of joint principles to help clarify for residents/fellows and programs the issues related to board certification that have arisen through the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ACGME issued a statement April 5, 2020 regarding its expectations within the clinical learning environment amidst the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). This statement is updated to include a link to resources on optimizing PPE.

The Coalition for Physician Accountability, of which the ACGME is a member, released a report and recommendations on learner transitions from medical school into residency programs in 2020.

The ACGME has updated its Procedures for Alleged Egregious Events to address how it will rapidly respond to alleged non-compliance with the four prevailing COVID-19 priority requirements, including the addition of a public sanction.