REGISTER TODAY! #ACGME2026
Registration for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference is officially open with more than 2,000 attendees already registered! Secure your spot at the ACGME’s signature learning event, which includes curated educational content, activities, networking opportunities, and more!
The hotel room block is filling up quickly. Attendees should secure their rooms as soon as possible.
Email registration questions to registration@acgme.org.
#ACGME2026 Job Board
The Annual Educational Conference Job Board is open, giving recruiters, institutions, and programs the opportunity to post positions and reach thousands of graduate medical education (GME) community job seekers before and through the conference! Additionally, the conference will host in-person recruiters and offer career resources for attendees in a dedicated area of the Exhibit Hall.
Learn More About the Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Email Annual Educational Conference Job Board questions to conferencejobboard@acgme.org.
NEW! Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment, here:
COMMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2026
Dermatology
Radiation Oncology
NEW! ACGME Common Program Requirements Major Revision Second Stakeholder Survey
The projected three-year major revision of the ACGME Common Program Requirements is underway. The Common Program Requirements Major Revision Task Force is committed to a transparent, comprehensive process that reflects the broad perspectives of the GME community. To that end, the Task Force is pursuing extensive data gathering and stakeholder engagement, including multiple stakeholder surveys.
Stakeholder Survey 2 – (Open now through December 11) This survey invites feedback on: work hours; dedicated time; faculty ratio; quality and safety; well-being; categorization; artificial intelligence; and nutrition. Note: This survey seeks input from a wide variety of roles on issues relevant to resident education; future surveys will offer similar opportunities to provide input on issues relevant to fellow education.
The results of this survey and an update on the major revision process will be shared at interactive sessions during the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Stay tuned for other opportunities to provide input, and for information about public review and comment as the draft requirements are developed. This revision process is an opportunity to revisit these foundational requirements with fresh perspectives. Details and updates will be shared via the e-Communication, on the ACGME website, and on the ACGME’s social media accounts. The ACGME thanks the community for its participation in this important process.
Email questions to Manager, Accreditation Standards and Special Projects Amy Fenton.
NEW! Non-Standard Training (NST) Office Hours
Session: December 2 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Details: Register Here
Director of Sponsoring Institutions Projects Katharina Wang will host office hours to provide GME community members with an informal opportunity to ask questions about the recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas.
TUESDAY! MUA Interest Group
Date and Time: November 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Psychiatry GME in Rural and Underserved Areas
These Zoom calls take place on the third Tuesday of each month and are open to the entire GME community. Each session is recorded and is available in the Rural and Underserved GME Resource Center in Learn at ACGME. (Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to access the recordings.)
Register for November Interest Group
THURSDAY! Clinician Educator Journal Club
Next Session: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: A Qualitative Study of Workplace Gossip in the Residency Learning Environment
Speaker(s): Michael Chaikof, MD, FRCSC, MS-HPEd
This group meets online on the third Thursday of each month to discuss journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions. Continuing medical education (CME) is now available for attending these meetings. View CME information.
Missed a session? View on-demand recordings of past meetings.
Send registration questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
Register for the November Journal Club
ACGME LINC
Topic: Well-Being: Helping You and Your Program Thrive!
Date and Time: December 15, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central
Who: Applicable to all roles in GME
ACGME LINC [Listening, Information, News, Collaboration] provides an opportunity for the GME community to interact with and hear from ACGME representatives, and to receive updates and information on ACGME activities. Miss a previous session? View the recordings. (Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to access the recordings.)
UPCOMING SESSIONS - SAVE THE DATES!
January 26
March 16
April 20
Registration is first come, first served. Email questions to outreach@acgme.org.
Register for this ACGME Link Session
ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members
The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Child Neurology
- Colon and Rectal
- Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
APPLICANT CRITERIA
- Must be certified by the relevant American Board of Medical Specialties member board or American Osteopathic Association certifying board.
- Must be able to devote sufficient time to the Appeals Panel work.
- Should have at least three years' experience as a program director, department chair, associate/assistant program director, and/or core faculty member.
- Applicants not currently serving in one of these roles may be considered if they held one of these positions within the last three years.
- Applicants’ programs must have a status of Continued Accreditation.
Apply by January 9, 2026.
Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies, and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.
Seeking Program Directors for Interviews
The Review Committee for Psychiatry will soon begin work on the 10-year major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Psychiatry. To inform the next set of Program Requirements, the ACGME seeks current psychiatry program directors who are interested in participating in a one-on-one, one-hour interview, to provide their perspectives on the future of psychiatry residency education. The ACGME also seeks current psychiatry program directors to participate in a Stakeholder Summit in Chicago on June 8-9, 2026.
Participate in Interviews and/or Stakeholder Summit
NEW! Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
Session: December 1-9, 2025
Details: This is a seven-day online workshop with one interactive, live session on December 4 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Participants must begin Day 1 on December 1.
Learn practical strategies for acting as a leader in the coordinator role, successful networking, overcoming challenges to professionalism, promoting achievements, and effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations. Continuing Education Credit This activity has been approved for continuing education credit by the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME). Participants who complete the course in its entirety are eligible to receive 10 education credits in the content area of professional development. This free workshop is repeated monthly.
Email questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
COURSES ADDED! Faculty Development Hubs
The ACGME collaborates with institutions and organizations in the US and abroad to offer scaled, tailored versions of its Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course. See below for open courses and visit the Faculty Development Hubs web page for more information.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (in person; Abu Dhabi, UAE)
NEW! Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (in person; Nutley, New Jersey)
NEW! Mountain Area Health Education Center (in person; Asheville, North Carolina)
Southeast Hub (in person; Greenville, South Carolina)
Washington University (in person; St. Louis, Missouri)
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
Scoping Review of Simulation-Based Training for Social Determinants of Health Within Residency Programs
Nathan Tunell, MS; Sehr Khan, MD; Ashley Pavlic, MD, MA; Taylor Sonnenberg, MD, MSGH
This scoping literature review found that the most common simulation methods or teaching social determinants of health were patient-based scenarios and scenario-based learning, such as poverty simulations. It also found that financial instability was the most frequently addressed topic.
Tracks and Pathways in Graduate Medical Education: Toward a Shared Mental Model
Teela Crecelius, MD, MBA; Neal Biddick, MD; Daniel N. Ricotta, MD; Ryan E. Nelson, MD
This Perspectives article offers a framework for how to integrate and elevate both tracks and pathways for the mutual benefit of residents and program leadership.