The CRCR advises the ACGME Board of Directors about graduate medical education, accreditation, and resident/fellow issues. Council meetings have focused on parental leave during residency/fellowship, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, ACGME strategic planning, resident/fellow well-being and mental health awareness, preparedness for independent practice, and feedback on resident/fellow work hour restrictions. The CRCR also created and developed the Back to Bedside initiative, which funds resident/fellow-led projects that foster meaning and joy in work by creating deeper connection with patients.

The CRCR includes the current resident members of the ACGME Board and the Review and Recognition Committees, as well as one public director appointed by the ACGME Board. The Chair is a voting member of the ACGME Board, and the Vice Chair assists with CRCR leadership. The CRCR accomplishes its work through standing and ad hoc committees.

Read about the CRCR’s recent work in the Annual Report

Access articles written by CRCR members showcasing recent work of the Council here

Email ombuds@acgme.org for more information about the CRCR.

Read about the Review and Recognition Committees and member selection process

View the CRCR Meeting Calendar

Review Committee Members

ACGME RC Members listed below are active between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Breanne Jaqua, DO, MPH
CRCR Chair
Shanice Robinson, MD
CRCR Vice Chair/Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abdul-Kareem Ahmed, MD, SM
Neurological Surgery
Erik M. Anderson, MD, MS
Institutional
Katharine E. Caldwell, MD, MSCI
Surgery
Leah Chisholm, MD
Urology
Leah Colucci, MD
Emergency Medicine
Maggie A. Curran, MD
Family Medicine
Gabriel M. Daniels, MD
CRCR Chair-elect
Tara Dhawan, MD
Anesthesiology
Natalie K. Domeisen, MD
Transitional Year
May Elbanna, MD
Radiation Oncology
Omar H. Elsayed-Ali, MD
Allergy and Immunology
Michael A. Finkel, DO, MPH
Medical Genetics and Genomics
Patricia Graese, MD
Neurology
Samuel Hager, DO
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Catherine E.T Hutchison, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Candise R. Johnson, MD
Radiology
Allison Knewitz, MD
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Andrea Leyton-Mange, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Andrew Linkugel, MD
Plastic Surgery
Alejandra Maiz, MD
Ophthalmology
Allison Miller, MD
Dermatology
Jonathan Nahmias, MD
Psychiatry
Christie Richardson, DO
Osteopathic Recognition
Haneen Salah, MD
Pathology
Stephanie M. Strohbeen, MD
Internal Medicine
Andrew Sullivan, DO, MS
Preventive Medicine
Peter F. Temsah, MD
Nuclear Medicine
Andrea Tou, MD
Pediatrics
Akshitha Vijayakumar, MD
Thoracic Surgery
Jesse Wright, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Back to Bedside

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Back to Bedside is an ACGME resident-led initiative supporting transformative projects that enhance meaning in medicine by engaging on a deeper level with patients.

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