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#ACGME2020 Registration is Open! What’s New? What’s Updated? What Do You Need to Know before Registering?
Registration is officially open for #ACGME2020 – the 2020 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, taking place in San Diego, California February 27-29. Learn what's new, what's different, and why you definitely don't want to miss it!
ACGME Names First Chief Information Officer
Bruce Metz will lead the ACGME's information technology strategy and activities. He will begin his position in January 2020.
National Survey Focuses on Workplace Mistreatment Among Residents
Results from a new national survey published on the New England Journal of Medicine website* ahead of print reveal that half of US general surgery residents, especially women, experience workplace mistreatment at least a few times per year.
$29 million bond could pave way for family medicine residencies at Pullman Regional Hospital
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, writes about the proposed development of a family medicine residency program in a critical access hospital, which will seek ACGME accreditation. Chief Accreditation Officer Lynne Kirk, MD, is quoted.
Q&A: The ACGME board’s first DO chair-elect talks about evolving residency
AOA Past President and ACGME Chair-Elect Karen Nichols, DO, shares with The DO how the ACGME has shaped residency training in recent years.
The National Academy of Medicine says healthcare must make transformative changes to address burnout
FierceHealthcare analyzes the latest report from the National Academy of Medicine on the issue of clinician burnout. The ACGME was one of the study's sponsors.
Conversations with Leadership: Lynne M. Kirk, MD, MACP
Dr. Lynne Kirk joined the ACGME staff in September 2019, following a 30-year career in internal medicine and geriatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. We recently asked Dr. Kirk to outline her goals as the ACGME’s first Chief Accreditation Officer.
ACGME Approves Board of Director Officers and Elects Chair-Elect
Jeffrey P. Gold, MD continues as Chair of the ACGME Board, Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, CS was newly elected as Chair-Elect, and Steven I. Goldstein will continue as Treasurer.
2019 Milestones National Report Now Available
The fourth edition of the report presents national Milestones data in aggregate form for the latest academic year (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019) for 36 specialties and 100 subspecialties.
Physician Burnout Eases, but Much Work Remains to be Done
HealthLeaders Media published an analysis of the recently reported decline in physician burnout between 2014-2019.