Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
University of Buffalo IM Residents Awarded ACGME Grant to Focus on Direct Patient Care
The Residency Program Insider writes about one of the 30 Back to Bedside grant recipients, who are developing resident- and fellow-led projects to restore meaning in medicine.
ACGME Launches Resources Webpage for Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being
The American Osteopathic Association's The DO blog writes about the new resources section of the ACGME website dedicated to physician well-being.
Osteopathic Pre-Conference 2018
We’re at the mid-way point in the five-year transition to a single GME accreditation system—and this is our third pre-conference for osteopathic residency and fellowship programs. A lot has happened in the last few years, and we’re proud of our expanding family—not just on the program side, but also on the accreditation and governance side.
A Special Welcome to the Annual Educational Conference to International GME Attendees!
On behalf of the ACGME, we welcome those of you coming to the Annual Educational Conference from outside the US, and especially those of you attending for the first time. Below are some brief thoughts to help you navigate the conference and the program.
Annual Educational Conference - What's New this Year?
In an effort to emphasize the Engaging Each Other portion of the conference theme, the Educational Activities team, responsible for putting the conference together under the leadership of Timothy P. Brigham, MDiv, PhD, has added a few exciting new items to this year’s event.
The History of the ACGME Conference
If you were working in GME back in the 80s, maybe you attended one of the ACGME’s early forerunners of the Annual Educational Conference.
New Tools and Resources to Support Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being Now Available
These resources are designed to support and promote wellness in the clinical learning environment. They support the elements of Section VI of the Common Program Requirements, which emphasize psychological, emotional, and physical well-being.
To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis
This article from the New England Journal of Medicine discusses the national Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience to combat the clinician burnout crisis, to which the ACGME belongs.
New ACGME Video Spotlights the Importance of Innovation in Health Care
The ACGME has created informational videos as part of a national commercial spot for CNN Headline News. The videos spotlight the organization's focus on improving resident education and confronting the changing health care landscape.
JGME Publishes Article Highlighting New ACGME Work Hour Standards
The Journal for Graduate Medical Education (JGME) published a new article around the examination and 2017 revisions of the Common Program Requirements.