Newsroom and Blog Updates on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Action as Antidote: Resisting the Seductive Somnolence of Racism Denial

Dr. Camara Jones delivered a powerful and motivating Closing Plenary to conclude the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.

February 2021
Dr. Camara Jones will deliver the Closing Plenary for the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference

‘It’s Ours to Do’: Fairness, Equity, and the Moral Determinants of Health

Dr. Donald Berwick delivered a powerful and stirring call to action in his 2021 Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address on Friday, February 26.

February 2021
Dr. Donald Berwick will deliver the Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address at the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference

#ACGME2021 Summary: In His President's Plenary, Dr. Nasca Makes a Call to Action

ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Thomas J. Nasca addressed the virtual crowd of approximately 6,000 in his President’s Plenary, kicking off the ACGME Annual Educational Conference with a powerful call to action on Thursday, February 25, 2021.

February 2021
ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP

Honoring Excellence: Emory University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Receives 2021 ACGME Diversity and Inclusion Award

Emory University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine is one of two inaugural recipients of the ACGME’s Diversity and Inclusion Award.
February 2021

February 22, 2021

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information on #ThankaResidentDay; the Annual Educational Conference; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Forum; ACGME Award nominations, and more.

February 2021

ACGME statement on medical education racial discrimination allegations

The ACGME has become aware of several serious allegations of racial bias and discrimination in medical education. The ACGME has called upon the graduate medical education (GME) community to eliminate racism, implicit bias, and other forms of discrimination from GME, as well as from the greater society, via several statements and through the work of its Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
February 2021

February 15, 2021

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information on #ThankaResidentDay; the Annual Educational Conference; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Forum; ACGME Award nominations, and more.

February 2021

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer William A. McDade, MD, PhD Quoted in Story on Medical School Diversity

The Indianapolis Recorder considered the under representation of African American medical students leading to disparities in healthcare. Dr. McDade says medical schools must rethink "what constitutes merit."

February 2021

Journal Notes: JGME Goes Open Access

Beginning in 2021 and going forward, the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) will be a completely open-access journal.

February 2021
JGME Editor-in-Chief Dr. Gail Sullivan