Newsroom and Blog Updates on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

ACGME Equity Matters Symposium Commemorates Completion of Pilot Learning Communities

The ACGME convened the members of the first ACGME Equity MattersTM Learning Communities last week in Chicago to celebrate the completion of their engagement cycle and share projects developed from the initiative.

December 2022

Journal Notes: A Recap of JGME’s Experience at the AAMC

The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) is thrilled to have a presence in-person once again at national and international conferences.

December 2022
JGME editors and staff at the AAMC meeting in November 2022

October 31, 2022

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information on a special event highlighting the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare recipients, the Milestones reporting window, and more.

October 2022

October 24, 2022

This week's e-Communication includes information on a new ACGME Equity Matters toolkit, an invitation to participate in an event honoring the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare recipients, and more.

October 2022

Dreamers in Medicine: A Special Presentation of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare Winners

Residents, program directors, coordinators, and designated institutional officials are invited to hear and discuss provocative and inspiring stories of diversity, equity, inclusion, activism, and social justice from winners of the prestigious Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare.

October 2022

July 11, 2022

This edition of the e-Communication features a request for feedback from the obstetrics and gynecology GME community, Journal of Graduate Medical Education articles of the week, information on the DEI Officers Forum and more. 

July 2022

A Message from Dr. Thomas J. Nasca

On the eve of the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, Dr. Nasca calls on the medical community to "frame this environment of violence as a major public health crisis," and to "work together across health care and with other institutions in our communities to address violence in our society."

ACGME Equity Matters Spotlight: Author Dr. Linda Rae Murray

A Q and A with Dr. Linda Rae Murray, an ACGME Equity Matters author presenting The History of Race in Medicine: From Enlightenment to Flexner.

May 2022
Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPGH

Behind the Poster: An Interview with Nancy DeSousa, PhD, MPH

 Dr. Nancy DeSousa and colleagues developed a longitudinal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) curriculum for pediatrics residents to understand the residents’ experience of microaggressions as part of ongoing efforts to improve the sense of inclusion within the Pediatrics Department. They presented their work in the Poster Hall at the 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, held virtually March 30-April 1, 2022.

May 2022

#ACGME2022 Session Summary: Disabusing Disability and Redefining Race – Intersectionality in GME

The 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference concluded with a fascinating, inspiring, and at times surprising Closing Plenary by Dr. OluwaferanmiOkanlami.

April 2022