ACGME Manager, Employee Communications Emily Vasiliou wrote about her experience attending the ACGME's annual Awards Retreat for recipients of the Courage to Lead and Courage to Teach Awards for the first time in 10 years.

Lauren Wojnarowski, MA is the ACGME's Associate Director, Educational Projects, working in the Education Department's Educational Activities team. She is one of the planners of the Annual Educational Conference, and her team's role is to handle collection of educational content and logistics (besides AV) to produce the conference each year. We asked her to share some more about her role and what the conference experience is like for her behind the scenes.

If you’re joining us in Orlando next week, here’s a quick list of tips and information to know before you arrive! See you soon!

Register for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; participate in a survey about the Common Program Requirements; read this week's Journal of Graduate Medical Education's Articles of the Week.

Participate in offices hours about accreditation site visits; particpate in the DIO Forum; and nominate residents and/or fellows to participate on a Review or Recognition Committee.

Submit a poster presentation during the Call for Abstracts for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; complete a survey to inform revisions of the Institutional Requirements; join the MUA/P Interest Group.

Review the Program Requirements approved at the most recent meeting of the ACGME Board of Directors; register to participate in Accreditation Site Visit office hours; and sign up to participate in October's ACGME LINC program.

Submit a performance for Arts and Humanities in Medicine at #ACGME2026; access the new patient safety toolkit in Learn at ACGME; and learn about the ACGME's upcoming nutrition task force. 

Register for the 2026 Annual Educational Conference; take a survey to inform the upcoming Common Program Requirements revision; participate in a course or workshop; and more.