COMING SOON! Call for Abstracts Will Open August 21
All accepted abstracts will be presented as posters at the 2024 Annual Educational Conference, taking place March 7-9, 2024 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. Members of the graduate medical education (GME) community are encouraged to share their innovations and research with their peers.
Learn More about Submitting an Abstract
Submit a proposal by Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Central.
Questions?
Call for Abstracts: abstracts@acgme.org .
NEW! ADS Annual Update Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Updated
In response to inquiries from programs regarding the diversity, equity, and inclusion questions in the ADS Annual Update and the US Supreme Court's decisions in Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard College and the University of North Carolina, the ACGME has drafted three FAQs that have been included under the "Common Program Requirements Questions" heading in the 2023-2024 ADS Annual Update FAQs document available in the ADS Help Center.
NEW! Now Available: Agenda At-a-Glance!
Registration for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions meeting is open through September 18, 2023, but space is limited for in-person attendees. Review the Agenda At-a-Glance and register today to secure a space at this important meeting of national GME leaders!
Designed specifically for designated institutional officials (DIOs) and other institutional leaders, the meeting will convene in Chicago and online.
The meeting will provide unique opportunities for shared learning, networking, and peer support; foster community building among Sponsoring Institutions; and allow Sponsoring Institutions to collaborate, share successful practices to strengthen clinical learning environments, and solve challenges.
MUA/P Interest Group Sessions
The ACGME will hold sessions for GME community members involved in addressing the needs of MUA/Ps (places or communities in which groups of people have unmet health or health care needs).
The aim of these interest group sessions is for the community to learn about efforts in GME and MUA/P, to solve for common challenges, and to share helpful knowledge and resources.
The first session, “Lessons Learned: Building a Sustainable Program with an Underserved Area/Population," will be held Tuesday, August 22 at 3:00 p.m. Central.
Additional call dates are: Tuesdays, September 26; October 24; and November 28 at 3:00 p.m. Central.
RSVP for the series by completing this registration form .
NEW! Review and Comment
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statement are posted for review and comment here :
NEW! COMMENT DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Neuromuscular Medicine
COMMENT DEADLINE: AUGUST 23, 2023
Pediatrics
COMMENT DEADLINE: AUGUST 24, 2023
Correctional (Carceral) Medicine
COMMENT DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Chemical Pathology
Cytopathology
Forensic Pathology
Hematopathology
Medical Microbiology
Neuropathology
Pediatric Pathology
Selective Pathology
COMMENT DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Addiction Psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry
Shaping GME | Call for Comments
Every 10 years, Review Committees are required to review their specialty Program Requirements to determine necessary revisions. The ACGME Board of Directors has approved a new process for all such major revisions going forward.
The process convened specialty-specific writing groups, who, along with members of the specialty community and leaders from other specialties and related fields, rigorously and creatively considered what the specialty will look like in the future (recognizing that the future is marked with significant uncertainty). Out of this process, the Writing Group will draft and propose revisions to the Program Requirements that will prepare the learners for current practice and generations to come.
The following writing groups request feedback. The scenario-based planning summary of themes and insights is posted for review and comment here. Submit comments using the electronic review and comment form.
COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY
Deadline: August 30, 2023
VASCULAR SURGERY
Deadline: August 23, 2023
NEW! Review Committee for Ophthalmology Chair to Present at #AAO2023
Dr. Laura Green, chair of the Review Committee for Ophthalmology, will present a session at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 4, 2023, from 3:45-5:00 p.m. Pacific about the upcoming major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Ophthalmology. Dr. Green will provide updates and facilitate an interactive discussion about the ophthalmologist of the future.
Session Details
Title: Shaping GME: The Future of Ophthalmology
Session Code: SPE03
Speaker: Dr. Laura Green, Chair of the ACGME Review Committee for Ophthalmology
Learn more and register for the AAO meeting
Meet with the Neurological Surgery Executive Director in Washington, DC
Neurological surgery program leaders can meet with the ACGME Review Committee Executive Director during the 2023 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
Appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis and take place September 11, 2023 at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC from 12:20-1:50 p.m. Eastern.
Email Accreditation Administrator Randie Salerno with questions or to schedule an appointment.
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
The Influence of Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislation on Graduate Medical Education
Rishub K. Das, BA; Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA; Brian C. Drolet, MD
More than 400 state bills that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender diverse identities (LGBTQIA+) are active or have passed in the 2023 US legislative session. In response to the evolving sociopolitical landscape, this article describes the influence of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation on GME and offers solutions for GME leaders to support their learners and advocate for change.
Roe v. Wade, Dobbs, and the Future of Graduate Medical Education
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD; Gabriella G. Gosman, MD; Dineo Khabele, MD; Beth S. Brinkmann, JD
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade signifies an important shift in GME, as the education and training of obstetrics and gynecology residents and fellows is now legally restricted in some states. This article summarizes a session held at the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference to discuss the issues around this court decision and its impact.
Fall 2023 Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment Course Returns to In-Person Format
The ACGME will offer its longstanding Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course in person in the ACGME office in Chicago, Illinois, October 8-13, 2023.
This course is intended to help participants design and make improvements in their own assessment programs and strive toward achieving the goals of competency-based medical education.
Learn more and register for the fall 2023 course.
ACGME Seeks Institutional Review Committee Members
The Institutional Review Committee is seeking five DIO members for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2024. Additional information is available on the Documents and Resources page linked from the Institutional Review Committee page of the ACGME website. The deadline for submissions is September 8, 2023.
Email questions to irc@acgme.org.
ACGME Seeks Public Member
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.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY – HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Jennifer Luna
Deadline: August 25, 2023
ACGME Seeks Resident/Fellow Members
The following Review and Recognition 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/Recognition Committee will forward its selection to the ACGME Board of Directors for approval. Terms begin July 1, 2024 and end June 30, 2026.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY – HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Jennifer Luna
Deadline: August 25, 2023
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
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
ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Allergy and Immunology section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Deneen McCall
Deadline: September 30, 2023
PSYCHIATRY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Psychiatry section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Deneen McCall
Deadline: September 30, 2023
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Details: The resident member must have a minimum of one year of residency education remaining after July 1, 2024. Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Nuclear Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Bianca Andino
Deadline: October 13, 2023
Career Opportunities
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.