Newsroom and Blog Updates on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Special e-Communication - May 11, 2020
This special edition of the weekly e-Communication includes the announcement of the new ACGME Diversity and Inclusion Awards, a new policy statement, Coalition for Physician Accountability report, and new Frequently Asked Questions.
#ACGME2020 Day 1 Recap
Bonnie Mason, MD Joins the ACGME as Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion
Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD has joined the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) as Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion.
#ACGME2020 Plenaries Preview: Sessions 001-004
Four major plenaries after Friday morning’s address by ACGME President and CEO Thomas J. Nasca, MD will be presented by outstanding national leaders, and will discuss critical issues at the forefront of the GME discussion right now.
Session Summary: NIDDK Initiatives to Eliminate Health Disparities and Train a Diverse Workforce
Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, MBA, MMSc, MACP, the director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), presented NIDDK Initiatives to Eliminate Health Disparities and Train a Diverse Workforce as one of the Annual Educational Conference’s three featured sessions on Friday, March 8.
Physician Practice Roundup - ACGME Names First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
FierceHealthcare, an independent media outlet dedicated to health care industry news and analysis, included a brief about the ACGME's new Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer William A. McDade, MD, PhD in its "Physician Practice Roundup."
ACGME Names First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
William A. McDade, MD, PhD has joined the ACGME as its Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. He will lead diversity and inclusion activities focusing on national initiatives to include underrepresented groups in the medical education continuum.
#ACGME2019 Day 2 Round-Up
On this first full day of the ACGME Annual Educational Conference, attendees were encouraged to “reignite the fire” of passion that drives them to work in graduate medical education, and to rediscover their meaning in medicine.
NAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being Holds Public Meeting
The ACGME participated in the third meeting of the National Academy of Medicine's (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, which gave the public an opportunity to engage with experts on diversity, inclusion, and loneliness.