Newsroom and Blog updates on Medically Underserved Areas

July 31, 2023

This week's e-Communication includes numerous deadlines for nominations for Review Committees; Review and Comment; a continuing education survey; and information on upcoming Health Equity Grand Rounds.

July 2023

July 24, 2023

Learn about the next Health Equity Grand Rounds, access the ACGME's new Improving Assessment Using Direct Observation Toolkit, and check out upcoming deadlines for nominations for Review and Recognition Commitee Members.

July 2023

June 12, 2023

This week's email includes: the deadline for the 2024 Annual Educational Conference Call for Sessions; the registration for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting; a variety of offices hours and new calls for Review and Recognition Committee resident/fellow members.

June 2023

April 24, 2023

This edition of the weekly e-Communication includes information on rural data enhancement (RDE) project office hours; the deadline for CLER visit blackout dates; the Call for Submissions for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting; and Review and Comment.

April 2023

Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME: Q and A with Rhonda Edison, DO and Ms. Trinity Turner of Community Health of Central Washington

The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series looks at the Central Washington family medicine residency program's rural participating site located in Ellensburg, Washington.

April 2023

Behind the Poster: An Interview with Emily M. Hawes, PharmD

In the poster “Bolstering the Rural Physician Workforce in Underserved Communities: Are Rural Residency Planning and Development Programs Finding the Sweet Spot?” Emily M. Hawes, PharmD and her team used data about existing rural residency programs to identify potential sites for future programs. Dr. Hawes answered our questions on behalf of her team.

March 2023

Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME: Q and A with Ryan Spencer, MD, MS, FACOG of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority

The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series looks at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority.

January 2023

Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME: Q and A with Melissa Brunsvold, MD of the University of Minnesota Medical School

The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series looks at the University of Minnesota General Surgery Rural Track.

December 2022

November 21, 2022

This week's e-Communication includes information on the new Program Emergency Categorization process now available; nominations for the CLER Evaluation Committee, Annual Educational Conference updates and more.

November 2022