Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
New Tools and Resources to Support Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being Now Available
These resources are designed to support and promote wellness in the clinical learning environment. They support the elements of Section VI of the Common Program Requirements, which emphasize psychological, emotional, and physical well-being.
To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis
This article from the New England Journal of Medicine discusses the national Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience to combat the clinician burnout crisis, to which the ACGME belongs.
New ACGME Video Spotlights the Importance of Innovation in Health Care
The ACGME has created informational videos as part of a national commercial spot for CNN Headline News. The videos spotlight the organization's focus on improving resident education and confronting the changing health care landscape.
JGME Publishes Article Highlighting New ACGME Work Hour Standards
The Journal for Graduate Medical Education (JGME) published a new article around the examination and 2017 revisions of the Common Program Requirements.
ACGME Announces Funding Recipients for Resident-led Back to Bedside Initiative
Thirty proposals were selected for their ability to enhance the resident/fellow-patient connection, and foster joy and meaning in work. A total of $130,000 at different funding levels will be awarded, renewable up to two years.
ACGME Releases 2016-2017 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians
The ACGME released its 2016-2017 Data Resource Book, which includes data on the size, scope, and distribution of graduate medical education in the US. Data shows residents in ACGME pipeline programs increased 20 percent over the last 10 years.
Suicides of Young Physicians Raise Alarm about Burnout among Trainees
This Psychiatric News article outlines how the American Psychiatric Association, the ACGME, and others can work to create nurturing environments for medical students and trainees.
ACGME Chooses Pathway Leaders for Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments Initiative
Nine Pathway Leaders will form a Patient Safety Collaborative focused on creating and testing a framework for residents and fellows to engage with their learning environments in promoting a culture of safety.
Protecting Interns and Other Physicians from Depression and Suicide
This article from Stat News discusses how the medical education community is working to prevent physician burnout and suicide.
ACGME CLER Program Places New Focus on Physician Well-Being
This article in HCPro discusses updates to the CLER Pathways to Excellence document released in May 2017.