The ACGME seeks presentations, workshops, and posters for the second National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting. The Call for Submissions deadline is Friday, June 9, 2023.
The meeting, to be held in Chicago and remotely September 19-20, 2023, provides opportunities to share and connect with other institutional graduate medical education (GME) leaders, with a focus on:
Submissions should address the areas listed above.
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The Milestones reporting window closes Friday, June 23, 2023. Milestones assessments can be submitted through the Accreditation Data System (ADS).
Email technical questions to ADS@acgme.org.
Email content questions to milestones@acgme.org.
Access Milestones Resources, including FAQs.
The ACGME is pursuing an RDE project to improve the accuracy, reliability, and accessibility of GME location data. As part of this project, health systems and consortia will be removed as types of participating sites from the ADS. If an ACGME-accredited program lists a health system or consortium as a participating site, ACGME staff members will contact the Sponsoring Institution's designated institutional official and institutional coordinator(s) with options.
June 13, 2023
3:00-4:00 p.m. Central
Meeting ID: 976 7735 9370 (ID is linked)
Passcode: 771130
Dial In (Audio Only): 833.548.0276 US toll free
Submit a session proposal for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference and share best practices and innovations with the GME community! Proposals for conference concurrent sessions, the Coordinator Forum Full-Day Course, and the Osteopathic Recognition Full-Day Course will be considered.
Accepted sessions will be presented in person at the conference in Orlando, Florida March 7-9, 2024.
Click on the applicable link below for more information and a downloadable submission checklist:
Annual Educational Conference Concurrent Sessions
or
Coordinator Forum Full-Day Course
Submit a proposal by Friday, June 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Central.
or
Osteopathic Recognition Full-Day Course
Submit a proposal by Monday, June 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Central.
Questions?
Annual Educational Conference: acgmeconference@acgme.org.
Coordinator Forum: coordinatorforum@acgme.org.
Osteopathic Recognition Full-Day Course: SingleGME@acgme.org.
The Review Committee for Internal Medicine is clarifying when requirements related to dedicated time and support for program administration will be enforceable.
Internal medicine residency programs
Internal medicine fellowship programs
Vice President, Sponsoring Institutions Paul Foster Johnson will host office hours to provide an informal opportunity to ask questions about:
Recognition of Sponsoring Institutions
with Non-Standard Training Programs
for Physicians with J-1 Visas
June 12 at 3:00 p.m. Central
Meeting ID: 982 0862 5971
Passcode: 633978
June 22 at 10:00 a.m. Central
Meeting ID: 982 0862 5971
Passcode: 633978
Institutional Requirements Related to
Vacation and Leaves of Absence
June 15 at 12:00 p.m. Central
Meeting ID: 968 3940 9265
Passcode: 889009
No advance registration or RSVP is required. Email questions to irc@acgme.org.
The Review Committee developed an overview of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored R25 Mentored Research Pathway for Residents. The overview can be found under Documents and Resources in the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Direct questions to Review Committee staff members, whose contact information is available on the specialty's Overview page.
Orthopaedic surgery program leaders can meet with the ACGME Review Committee Executive Director and Review Committee Chair during the 2023 American Orthopaedic Association Annual Leadership Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis and take place June 15, 2023 at the Grand America Hotel from 6:15-9:00 p.m. Central.
Email Randie Salerno with questions or to schedule an appointment.
The following Review Committee seeks its next public member for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2024. Public members share the perspective of the public, foster public accountability, enrich the work of the Review Committee through outside expertise, and create transparency. While nominees cannot be physicians, other health care professionals are permitted if they are not employed by an organization with ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship programs.
SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available upon request.
Contact: Kelsey Sill
Deadline: July 31, 2023
The Transitional Year Review Committee is looking for two new physician members. Candidates must be certified in anesthesiology or surgery through an American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association member board.
Nominations are due by July 1, 2023. The Review Committee will forward its selections to the ACGME Board of Directors for approval. Terms begin July 1, 2024 and end June 30, 2026.
For details or to receive the nomination form, email Senior Accreditation Administrator Aimee Morales.
The following Review Committees seek nominations for their next resident member positions. Nominees must be enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program at the time of the appointment and may not serve more than one year beyond completion of that residency or fellowship. The Review Committee will forward its selection to the ACGME Board of Directors for approval. Terms begin July 1, 2024 and end June 30, 2026.
NEW! FAMILY MEDICINE
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Family Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Sandra Benitez
Deadline: September 1, 2023
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Details: The resident member must have a minimum of one year of residency education remaining after July 1, 2025. Additional information and the nomination form are available upon request.
Contact: Aimee Morales
Deadline: July 1, 2023
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Details: The resident member must have a minimum of one year of residency education remaining after July 1, 2025. Additional information and the nomination form are available upon request.
Contact: Aimee Morales
Deadline: July 1, 2023
TRANSITIONAL YEAR
Details: The resident member must have a minimum of one year of residency education remaining after July 1, 2025. Additional information and the nomination form are available upon request.
Contact: Aimee Morales
Deadline: July 1, 2023
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Ophthalmology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Shellie Bardgett
Deadline: July 28, 2023
PLASTIC SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Plastic Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Kelsey Sill
Deadline: July 31, 2023
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Obstetrics and Gynecology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Shellie Bardgett
Deadline: September 1, 2023
ENTRUST: A Serious Game-Based Virtual Patient Platform to Assess Entrustable Professional Activities in Graduate Medical Education
Dana T. Lin, MD, FACS; Edward F. Melcer, PhD; Oleksandra Keehl, MS; et al.
As entrustable professional activities are implemented in GME, there is a need for tools to efficiently and objectively evaluate clinical competence. This initial study demonstrates feasibility and early validity evidence of a game-based, virtual patient case creation and simulation platform to assess residents' decision-making competence.
An Early Evaluation of Remote Site Visits for ACGME Program Applications
Lee S. Segal, MD; Andrea Chow, MA; William W. Robertson, MD, MBA; David M. Drvaric, MD; Margaret H. Mulligan, PhD; Serge Martinez, MD, JD
This study demonstrates that most program personnel and accreditation field representatives were confident that remote site visits conducted for program applications provided fair and thorough assessments of their proposed residency or fellowship program.
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment here:
COMMENT DEADLINE: JUNE 28, 2023
Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Nephrology
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetric Anesthesiology
The ACGME is always interested in finding talented, dedicated individuals to join the organization and support its mission to improve health care and population health by assessing and enhancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians' education through advancements in accreditation and education.