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ACGME Recognizes Graduate Medical Education Community with Annual Awards, including John C. Gienapp Distinguished Service Award
Twenty-five individuals and two institutions were honored at the 2018 Annual Educational Conference. Timothy C. Flynn, MD, FACS, received the John C. Gienapp Distinguished Service Award. This is the first time in six years the award has been given.

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.
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.
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.
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.
ACGME Presents Seven Awards at 2017 Annual Educational Conference
Twenty-five individuals and three institutions were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the graduate medical education community.

Immigration Policy
ACGME CEO Dr. Nasca addresses the Executive Order on immigration with the graduate medical education community.
ACGME Sees Largest Annual Increase of Accredited Programs
HCPro writes about the three percent rise in the number of ACGME-accredited programs, the largest annual increase following a decade of growth.
ACGME Releases Latest Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians
The newly organized and expanded 2015-2016 Data Resource Book shows the largest number of newly-accredited ACGME programs in over a decade, driving an increase in future US physicians who will serve the nation's health care needs.
The ACGME Releases Executive Summary of 2016 National Report of Findings from CLER Visits
The ACGME has released the first in a series of Issue Briefs relating to the recently released CLER National Report of Findings 2016.