Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Shyam Sundaresh, MD
A Q and A with Shyam Sundaresh, MD, one of two recipients of the 2025-2027 Jeremiah A. Barondess Fellowship in the Clinical Transaction, which the ACGME presents jointly with the New York Academy of Medicine.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, FACS
A Q and A with 2025 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Marcie Feinman, MD, MEHP, FACS.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Kaitlin Snapp, MD
A Q and A with 2025 ACGME David C. Leach Awardee Kaitlin Snapp, MD.

Explore the ACGME Cloud Pre-Launch Information Hub
In December 2024, the ACGME announced the upcoming launch of its ACGME Cloud platform in 2025. As part of this exciting development, the ACGME has now unveiled a pre-launch information hub at www.ACGMECloud.org.

February 10, 2025
Learn about the reformatted ACGME Requirements; browse job listings on the ACGME Annual Educational Conference Job Board; visit the ACGME Cloud pre-launch hub; and register for a course or workshop.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Taji Yazdany, MD
A Q and A with 2025 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Taji Yazdani, MD.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Lawrence M. Opas, MD
A Q and A with 2025 ACGME John C. Gienapp Awardee Lawrence M. Opas, MD.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Maggie Baker, C-TAGME
A Q and A with 2025 ACGME Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Maggie Baker, C-TAGME.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Mikael Guzman Karlsson, MD, PhD
A Q and A with 2025 ACGME David C. Leach Awardee Mikael Guzman Karlsson, MD, PhD.

Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models Releases its First Set of Recommendations
The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models has released its first set of recommendations to guide and advise state medical boards, state legislators, policymakers and others, as they develop and implement laws specific to the licensing of physicians who have already trained and practiced medicine outside the United States or Canada.
