Residents and Fellows
New UME Foundational Competencies Website Shares Updates and Collects Community Feedback
A website has been set up to provide information and updates on the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Competencies initiative. The initiative aims to create a common set of foundational competencies for use in UME programs in the US and improve the transition to graduate medical education.
May 1, 2023
This edition of the e-Communication includes Review and Comment deadlines, nominations for Review Committee resident/fellow and public members, office hours to discuss Institutional Requirements on vacation and leaves of absences, and career opportunities with the ACGME.
Mercy First in the U.S. to Expand Family Medicine Residency Program to Focus on Obesity
The family medicine residency program at Mercy in St. Louis, Missouri was recently approved by the ACGME for an optional fourth year focusing on leading community efforts in public health care related to obesity and associated conditions.
April 10, 2023
This week's e-Communication has details on a designation questionnaire added for those seeking Rural Track Program (RTP) designation; information on how to view select sessions from the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference on demand; updated Milestones; and a link to the latest episode of the Hot Topics in MedEd podcast.
“Do More” – #ACGME2023 President’s Plenary Underscores the Conference Theme of Making a Difference
ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP called on nearly 4,000 members of the graduate medical education community not only to teach medicine to heal the body, but also to teach how medicine can heal society.
My Conference Experience: Q and A with Eli Khazoum, DO
Dr. Eli Khazoum is the rising Chief Resident for the internal medicine residency program at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois. He attended the 2023 ACGME Annual Educational Conference in part to support his transition into the Chief Resident role. As a resident and first-time Annual Educational Conference attendee, we asked him to share his impressions.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Manogjna Ruth Prasad, MD
2023 David C. Leach Awardee Dr. Manogjna Prasad is a resident physician specializing in internal medicine at New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical Centre (SMMC).
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Evelyn Obregon, MD
2023 David C. Leach Awardee Evelyn Obregon, MD is a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center. At the time of nomination, Dr. Obregon was a resident in pediatrics at the University of Florida.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Christina Baxter Vernace, DO
Christina Baxter Vernace, DO, Angelina Bernier, MD, Mary Catherine Hart, Lindsay Thompson, MD, and Keiaria Williams of University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital are recognized with the 2023 David C. Leach Award.
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