NEW! #ACGME2026 Hotel Information Available
The Hotel Room Block page includes important booking information and information on the official conference hotels. Booking links will be included in the registration confirmation emails. Conference registration will open in November. Email questions to registration@acgme.org.
NEW! Analytics Explorer Is Live!
Analytics Explorer is now live in ACGME Cloud | Analytics. This powerful new module gives program and institutional leaders access to an interactive view of survey data—moving beyond static tables and annual reports. With Analytics Explorer, users can:
- See the big picture: Easily spot trends and patterns in all your Resident/Fellow and Faculty Survey data.
- Build their own dashboard: Create and save custom views of the data that matter most, starting with ACGME Surveys.
- Drill down into the details: Filter and focus on exactly what’s needed for their Sponsoring Institution or program.
Learn more on the Information Hub. Sign up for role-based training on the Training page.
Email questions to Cloud@acgme.org.
NEW SESSION! ACGME LINC
Topic: The Most Common Program Citations and How to Respond
Date and Time: October 20, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central
Who: Most applicable to those in charge of programs; all roles in GME are invited to attend.
This month's topic was generated from participant feedback during last month's ACGME LINC session! ACGME LINC [Listening, Information, News, Collaboration] is a new opportunity for the GME community to interact with the ACGME, hear from ACGME representatives, and receive updates and information on ACGME activities. Registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For those unable to attend the live session, a recording will be posted in Learn at ACGME and shared via a future e-Communication.
Email questions to outreach@acgme.org.
NEW! 2025 Milestones National Report
The 2025 Milestones National Report is now available on ACGME Cloud | Analytics – Explore Public Data, within the Explore Milestones module.
This tenth edition of the Milestones National Report presents national Milestones data in aggregate form for the latest academic year (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025). The ACGME produces this report for every academic year so program leaders can compare national-level data in their specialties and subspecialties directly to their own program data. Now provided in ACGME Cloud | Analytics, this year’s report includes a filter that allows users to apply a condition across the entire dashboard. It provides a quick and easy way to filter the information displayed in other visualizations within the report.
Visit the Milestones section of the ACGME website for additional online resources and tools, including the Milestones Guidebook, Milestones FAQs, and the Milestones Guidebook for Residents and Fellows.
TODAY! Common Program Requirements Major Revision First 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 1 – (Closes Tonight)
This survey invites feedback on: scholarly activity; other learners and health care personnel; readiness for autonomous practice; burden reduction/barriers to accreditation; and general feedback. 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.
Common Program Requirement Survey 1
Stakeholder Survey 2 – (Opens early November)
A second survey will address additional topics, including: work hours; competency-based medical education and time-variable training; faculty ratio; dedicated time; and well-being.
The results of these surveys 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.
Clinician Educator Journal Club
Date and Time: October 16, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Creating a welcoming environment in GME for introverted and extroverted learners
Speakers: Caren M. Stalburg, MD, MA; Beth Bierer, PhD; and Deborah Simpson, PhD
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 October Journal Club
Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/P) Interest Group
Date and Time: October 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 MUA/P and GME Resource Center in Learn at ACGME.
FRIDAY! Stakeholder Survey for Nuclear Medicine Requirements Revision
The Nuclear Medicine Writing Group solicits stakeholder input to inform Program Requirements revision in several key areas. Feedback is requested from those involved in nuclear medicine programs, as well as the following specialties/subspecialties:
- endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism
- interventional cardiology
- medical oncology
- neurology
- radiation oncology
- urology
Responses are due October 10, 2025.
Colon and Rectal Surgery Case Minimums Logging Update
The Review Committee for Colon and Rectal Surgery would like to inform the community that procedural log minimums have been updated and posted to the Documents and Resources page of the Colon and Rectal Surgery section of the ACGME website.
The Accreditation Data System (ADS) was updated September 22, 2025, and the new minimums will be in effect retroactively to July 1, 2025 (for the current academic year 2025-2026, beginning August 1, 2025). Cases entered in between July 1, 2025 and September 22, 2025 will automatically be mapped according to the new system. The mapping delay in ADS was done to ensure that programs were able to archive procedural logs from the 2024-2025 academic year.
While it is not anticipated that programs will have difficulty meeting the new minimums, any challenges should be addressed in the Major Changes and Other Updates section of the ADS Annual Update.
Contact Kristen Ward Hirsch with questions.
Orthopaedic Surgery Requirements Major Revision
The Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery will soon begin work on the 10-year major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Orthopaedic Surgery. To inform this next set of Program Requirements, a series of activities designed to gather relevant information is planned.
To begin, the ACGME seeks current orthopaedic surgery program directors who are interested in participating in a one-on-one, one-hour interview or the Stakeholder Summit, scheduled to take place in-person in Chicago on March 13, 2026, to provide their perspective on the future of orthopaedic surgery residency education.
Interested program directors should complete this form.
Email questions to AST@acgme.org.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Case Log Update
Effective July 1, 2025, the requirement for residents to identify a Somatic Dysfunction (body region) when logging a patient encounter in the ACGME Case Log System was discontinued.
A patient encounter now only requires a treatment technique to be selected for it to count toward meeting established patient encounter minimums, as outlined in the Program Requirements.
Additional information can be found in the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Announcement available on the Documents and Resources page of the Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine section of the ACGME website, along with an updated version of the Case Log Instructions for Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.
Programs should share this information with their residents. Residents whose patient encounter minimum counts have dropped from the previous academic year are encouraged to review the Case Detail report to ensure all patient encounters were logged with a treatment technique, as appropriate.
Email questions to Executive Director Tiffany Moss.
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Office Hours
Meet with the ACGME Review Committee Executive Director and Chair during the 2025 combined meeting of the Society of University Otolaryngologists Head & Neck Surgeons, Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology Program Directors Organization.
Appointments will be held on a first-come, first served basis at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on November 7-8, 2025.
Email Deanna Eallonardo with questions or to schedule an appointment.
ACGME Seeks Resident/Fellow Member
The following Review Committee seeks nominations for its next resident member, for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2026.
Nuclear Medicine
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Nuclear Medicine section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Bianca Andino
Deadline: November 1, 2025
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)
Southeast Hub (in person; Greenville, South Carolina)
University of California, Los Angeles (in person; Los Angeles, California)
Washington University (in person; St. Louis, Missouri)
Yale University (hybrid; New Haven, Connecticut)
NEW! Update to Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) e-Table of Contents
Beginning with the upcoming October issue, the bi-monthly JGME e-Table of Contents will now be sent from jgme@acgme.org instead of ACGMECommunications@acgme.org.
This change underscores JGME's editorial independence and makes it easier for readers to identify that the email is coming from the journal.
To ensure seamless delivery:
- whitelist/approve all @acgme.org emails.
- whitelist/approve the following IP range, which is generated by the ACGME’s email management system: IP range: 141.193.208.0/23 (141.193.208.[0-255] AND 141.193.209.[0-255]). Domains are associated with the IP selected from the pool at the time of sending. Those domains should all end with n-email.net (Example: 141.193.208.190 is dv8-190.n-email.net.).
This information can be forwarded to institutional IT staff for implementation.
Email questions to jgme@acgme.org.
NEXT WEEK! JGME Annual Call for New Ideas 2026
JGME is seeking novel GME interventions or assessments that have been implemented at least once and appear successful in preliminary evaluations. Read Criteria and Submit New Ideas The submission deadline is next Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
NEW! JGME Articles of the Week
Perceptions of an Inter-Residency Narrative Medicine Curriculum
Molly Zeme, BA; Renee Zhang, BS/BM; Sara Buckelew, MD, MPH; Anoushka Sinha, MD, MS
Narrative medicine is a discipline that equips clinicians with essential skills, such as close reading, observation, and reflective practice. Despite these advantages, many programs lack skilled facilitators to implement narrative medicine locally. This Brief Report highlights a hybrid virtual/in-person inter-residency narrative medicine curriculum.
Program Effects as a Source of Construct-Irrelevant Variance in ACGME Milestone Ratings
Stanley J. Hamstra, PhD; Kenji Yamazaki, PhD
Assessment of physician competence during GME is of paramount importance to ensure graduates are prepared to provide safe patient care in the unsupervised environment. This Perspectives article explores how a deeper understanding of construct-irrelevant variance, such as program effects, can help to apportion variation in Milestones ratings to variations in individual learner competence, thus enhancing the validity of the data.