DEADLINE FRIDAY! 2024 Annual Educational Conference Call for Sessions
This is the final week to submit a session proposal for the 2024 ACGME Annual Educational Conference and share best practices and innovations with the graduate medical education community!
Proposals for conference concurrent sessions, and the Coordinator Forum 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
Coordinator Forum Full-Day Course
Submit a proposal by THIS FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Central.
Questions?
Annual Educational Conference: acgmeconference@acgme.org.
Coordinator Forum: coordinatorforum@acgme.org.
NEW! 2023 National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions Meeting Registration Now Open
The meeting will provide unique opportunities for shared learning and peer support; foster community building among Sponsoring Institutions; and present a venue in which Sponsoring Institutions can collaborate, share successful practices to strengthen clinical learning environments, and solve challenges.
For more information and to register, visit the meeting web page.
TOMORROW! RDE Project Office Hours
The ACGME is pursuing a rural data enhancement 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 Accreditation Data System (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
NEXT WEEK! Report Year-End Milestones
The Milestones reporting window closes Friday, June 23, 2023. Milestones assessments can be submitted through the ADS.
Email technical questions to ADS@acgme.org.
Email content questions to milestones@acgme.org.
Access Milestones Resources, including FAQs.
NEW! Complex Family Planning Case Log Update
Two updates to the ACGME Case Log System for complex family planning: fellows can now “batch enter” CPT code 59821; fellows can discontinue use of the “Inpatient” checkbox as it will be removed this summer.
The "Case Log Instructions: Complex Family Planning" document has been updated under Documents and Resources in the Obstetrics and Gynecology section of the ACGME website. Program directors and coordinators are advised to review the document, particularly the revised description of a complex induced abortion by dilation and curettage, which was expanded to include inpatients.
Email questions to Executive Director Kathleen Quinn-Leering.
NEW! Update on Proposed Revisions to Program Requirements for Pediatrics
A major revision of the Program Requirements for Pediatrics is currently underway. In accordance with ACGME policy, the proposed revisions were posted for Review and Comment in February, and the comment period closed April 5, 2023.
In response to a significant number of comments received, including several concerns about the proposed revisions, the Review Committee for Pediatrics has decided to conduct a more comprehensive and detailed review of the proposed revisions and comments and issue a second public comment period expected for late summer. Due to this extension, the proposed requirements are now anticipated to go into effect July 1, 2025.
Specific timing and details will be shared through the e-Communication.
Email questions to pediatrics@acgme.org.
THIS WEEK! Institutional Accreditation and Recognition Office Hours
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
TODAY (June 12) at 3:00 p.m. Central
Meeting ID: 982 0862 5971
Passcode: 633978
Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m. Central
Meeting ID: 982 0862 5971
Passcode: 633978
Institutional Requirements Related to Vacation and Leaves of Absence
This Thursday, 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.
Clarification on Program Requirements for Internal Medicine
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
- The requirements related to full-time equivalent (FTE) support for program director, associate program director, core faculty members, and program coordinator that went into effect on July 1, 2022 are subject to citation July 1, 2023.
Internal medicine fellowship programs
- The FTE requirements for program director and program coordinator that went into effect on July 1, 2022 are subject to citation beginning July 1, 2023. These requirements did not change in any way as part of the revisions proposed in early 2023.
- The FTE requirements for core faculty members and associate program directors that went into effect on July 1, 2022 will not be subject to citation beginning July 1, 2023. In response to concerns raised by the internal medicine community after these requirements were approved, the Review Committee proposed reductions to core faculty requirements in revisions posted for public comment in early 2023. Based on the comments, the committee made additional modifications to the requirements. The final version of each set of subspecialty Program Requirements will be reviewed by the Board of Directors this fall. If approved, the FTE requirements for core faculty members and associate program director will not be subject to citation until July 1, 2025.
THURSDAY! Executive Director and Chair, Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery to Hold Office Hours in Utah
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 this Thursday, 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.
ACGME Seeks Osteopathic Recognition Committee Member
The Osteopathic Recognition Committee is seeking one new physician member. Candidates must be a Director of Osteopathic Education in a program with Osteopathic Recognition.Nominations are due August 1, 2023. The Recognition Committee will forward its selections to the ACGME Board of Directors for approval. The new member’s term will begin July 1, 2024 and end June 30, 2030.
For additional information, including the nomination criteria and process, email& Brandon Beard.
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.
UPDATED! SURGERY
Details: Additional information is available under Documents and Resources in the Surgery section of the ACGME website.
Contact: Kelsey Sill
Deadline: July 31, 2023
ACGME Seeks Transitional Year Review Committee Members
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, 2030.
For details or to receive the nomination form, email Senior Accreditation Administrator Aimee Morales.
NEW! 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.
NEW! OSTEOPATHIC NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE
Details: The resident member must be in an osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine program on July 1, 2024, and have a minimum of one year remaining in the program. Additional information, including the nomination criteria and process, is available upon request.
Contact: Brandon Beard
Deadline: August 1, 2023
NEW! OSTEOPATHIC RECONGITION
Details:The resident member must have a minimum of one year of residency or fellowship education remaining on July 1, 2024. The resident must also be in a designated osteopathic position in a program with Osteopathic Recognition. Additional information, including the nomination criteria and process, is available upon request.
Contact: Brandon Beard
Deadline: August 1, 2023
NEW! 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
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
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
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
Improving Narrative Feedback for Resident-Led Academic Rounds: The Effects of Assessment Form Design Changes
Sara Courtis, MD; Christen Rachul, PhD; Sarah Fotti, MD;
Wil Fleisher, MD
Despite evidence that medical learners benefit more from narrative feedback than from numerical scores, increasing the quality of this feedback remains a challenge. This study explores how a simple formatting change—moving the comment section from the bottom of residents’ oral assessment forms to the top—would affect the frequency and specificity of narrative feedback.
Caring for Each Other: A Resident-Led Peer Debriefing Skills Workshop
< em>Grace S. Lee, MD; Samantha E. Dizon, MD; Colby D. Feeney, MD; Yu-Lin Amy Lee, MD; Megan Jordan, MD; Anthony N. Galanos, MD; Jane V. Trinh, MD
A survey of pediatric residents found that while 90 percent experienced a patient death, 40 percent did not feel prepared to deal with it. This study aimed to measure resident comfort in participation in peer debriefs after such critical incidents by implementing of a resident-led peer debriefing skills workshop.
Review and Comment
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment here:
Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Nephrology
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetric Anesthesiology
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.