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Programs May Now Request Emergency Categorization
The ACGME has developed a process to allow accredited programs to request Program Emergency Categorization when planned resident/fellow experiences are disrupted due to a local epidemic/pandemic surge.
New ACGME Equity Matters Equity Practice Toolkit Provides Tools to Strengthen Cultures of Equity
The ACGME is excited to announce the new Equity Practice Toolkit, supported in part by a Josiah Macy Jr National Foundation President's Grant. It can be found in the ACGME’s online learning portal, Learn at ACGME, along with the ACGME Equity Matters CME Learning Path and Video Library.

Dreamers in Medicine: A Special Presentation of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare Winners
Residents, program directors, coordinators, and designated institutional officials are invited to hear and discuss provocative and inspiring stories of diversity, equity, inclusion, activism, and social justice from winners of the prestigious Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare.

Register for Final Discussion Forum on Revising Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education
The final discussion forum to help create a common set of foundational competencies for use in undergraduate medical education programs in the US will be held December 6.
ACGME Approves New Board of Director Officers
At its September 2022 annual meeting, the ACGME Board of Directors approved new officers: Claudia J. Wyatt-Johnson, MA, George E. Thibault, MD, H. Roger Hadley, MD.

ACGME Releases 2021-2022 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians
The ACGME has released its 2021-2022 Data Resource Book, the most comprehensive and reliable resource of its kind, including data on the size, scope, and distribution of graduate medical education (GME) in the US.

National Academy of Medicine Publishes National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being and Calls for Collective Movement to Address Burnout Crisis
Recognizing that the function of the US health system is at stake due to dangerously mounting health care system pressures, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)’s National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being calls for immediate action to safeguard this precious national resource dedicated to protecting the nation’s health.

ACGME Announces 2023 Award Winners and New Patient Safety Award
The ACGME is proud to announce its 2023 Award recipients, recognizing the strength, innovation, and commitment to the graduate medical education (GME) community these recipients have displayed.

New Clinician Educator Milestones Provide Pathways for Professional Development and Framework for Assessment
The first-ever Clinician Educator Milestones are now available, designed to support development and improvement of teaching and learning skills across the continuum of medical education.

New Joint Initiative Launches to Create Common Set of Foundational Competencies
The ACGME, Association of American Medical Colleges, and American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine are launching an initiative to create a common set of foundational competencies for use in undergraduate medical education programs in the US.