NEW! Attend a Featured Plenary
From professionalism and well-being to artificial intelligence (AI) innovations and reflections on a decade of single accreditation, these sessions offer timely insights for the graduate medical education (GME) community:
- SES001: Professionalism Lapses in Graduate Medical Learners: Myths, Realities, and Remedies
- SES002: Developing a Sustainable Approach to Well-Being: Lessons from an Award-Winning Program
- SES003: Harnessing AI Agents in the GME Office: Innovations and Future Directions
- SES004: Serving the Public and GME Community: A Decade of Single Accreditation
- SUNSET001: Sunset Session – Common Program Requirements Major Revision: Work Hours Focus
Learn more about the Featured Plenaries
Early Bird Registration Ends Thursday!
More than 3,500 members of the GME community have already registered! Register by Thursday, December 18 to secure the Early Bird rate.
Email registration questions to registration@acgme.org.
Post Open Positions on the #ACGME2026 Job Board
The Annual Educational Conference Job Board gives recruiters, institutions, and programs the opportunity to reach thousands of GME community job seekers before and through the conference!
Attendees can also meet with in-person recruiters and get career resources in a dedicated area of the Exhibit Hall.
View Current Job Opportunities
Learn More About the Annual Educational Conference Job Board
Email Annual Educational Conference Job Board questions to conferencejobboard@acgme.org.
Proposed Program Requirements
The following Program Requirements and accompanying Impact Statements are posted for review and comment, here:
COMMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2026
Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology
COMMENT DEADLINE: JANUARY 2, 2026
Dermatology
Radiation Oncology
NEW! Program Site Visit Update
As part of its commitment to program improvement, the ACGME conducts site visits annually for about one to two percent of programs with a Continued Accreditation status through a random sampling process. These site visits are in addition to other types of site visits the ACGME may conduct. The site visits help assess program compliance with the Common and specialty- or subspecialty-specific Program Requirements in support of the ACGME's Mission.
Programs selected for 2026 site visits were notified of their future site visit target date on December 11, 2025. The site visit target date is an approximate date when the site visit may be scheduled. Field Activities will contact programs to initiate scheduling of the site visit.
Email questions to accreditation@acgme.org.
NEW! Milestones Mid-Year Reporting
The reporting window closes Friday, January 9, 2026. Milestones assessments can be submitted via the Accreditation Data System (ADS) at any point during the reporting window. FAQs can be found on the ACGME website.
Email technical questions to ADS@acgme.org.
Email content questions to milestones@acgme.org.
TONIGHT! ACGME LINC
Topic: Well-Being: Helping You and Your Program Thrive!
Date and Time: December 15, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Central
Who: Applicable to all roles in GME
ACGME LINC [Listening, Information, News, Collaboration] provides an opportunity for the GME community to interact with and hear from ACGME representatives, and to receive updates and information on ACGME activities.
Miss a previous session? View the recordings. (Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to access the recordings.)
UPCOMING SESSIONS - SAVE THE DATES!
January 26
March 16
April 20
Registration is first come, first served. Email questions to outreach@acgme.org.
Register for this ACGME LINC Session
TOMORROW! Rural and Underserved GME Interest Group
Date and Time: December 16, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Family Medicine GME in Rural and Urban Underserved Areas
These Zoom calls (previously the Medically Underserved Areas Interest Group) take place on the third Tuesday of each month and are open to the entire GME community. Each session is recorded and is available in the Rural and Underserved GME Resource Centerin Learn at ACGME. (Note: A free Learn at ACGME account is required to access the recordings.)
Register for the December Interest Group
THURSDAY! Clinician Educator Journal Club
Next Session: December 18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Excellent vs Excessive: Helping Trainees Balance Performance and Perfectionism
Speaker(s): Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH and Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd
This group meets online on the third Thursday of each month to discuss journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Continuing medical education (CME) is now available for attending these meetings. View CME information.
Missed a session? View on-demand recordings of past meetings.
Send registration questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
Register for the December Journal Club
ACGME Seeks Appeals Panel Members
The ACGME is seeking physicians to serve on standing Appeals Panels for the following specialties:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Child Neurology
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
APPLICANT CRITERIA
- Must be certified by the relevant American Board of Medical Specialties member board or American Osteopathic Association certifying board.
- Must be able to devote sufficient time to the Appeals Panel work.
- Should have at least three years' experience as a program director, department chair, associate/assistant program director, and/or core faculty member.
- Applicants not currently serving in one of these roles may be considered if they held one of these positions within the last three years.
- Applicants’ programs must have a status of Continued Accreditation.
Apply by January 9, 2026.
Email Senior Administrator, Governance, Appeals, Policies, and Procedures Lisa Davis for more information.
COMING SOON! Chief Resident Leadership Training Program
This program prepares physicians for the role of chief resident. It enhances self-awareness and understanding of personal leadership attributes; develops knowledge and appreciation of group and interpersonal dynamics; and teaches skills critical to success and satisfaction as a clinician and leader.
The program will be offered throughout the spring and summer at the ACGME office in Chicago, Illinois:
- April 13-15, 2026
- April 26-28, 2026
- April 29-May 1, 2026
- May 11-13, 2026
- May 18-20, 2026
- May 21-23, 2026
- June 10-12, 2026
- June 15-17, 2026
- June 18-20, 2026
- July 14-16, 2026
- July 27-29, 2026
- August 24-26, 2026
- August 27-29, 2026
No additional sessions will be added for 2026. Registration will be announced in the e-Communication and on the ACGME website.
NEW! Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
Session: January 12-20, 2026
Details: This is a seven-day online workshop with one interactive, live session on January 15 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Participants must begin Day 1 on January 12.
Learn practical strategies for acting as a leader in the coordinator role, successful networking, overcoming challenges to professionalism, promoting achievements, and effectively navigating complex interpersonal situations.
Continuing Education Credit
This activity has been approved for continuing education credit by the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME). Participants who complete the course in its entirety are eligible to receive 10 education credits in the content area of professional development.
This free workshop is repeated monthly.
Email questions to learn@acgme.org.
Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment Spring 2026 Offerings
Sessions: March 1-6; March 29-April 3, 2026
Details: Space is limited; interested individuals should register soon.
Participants learn how to build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship, with topics including assessment methods, direct observation, feedback, Clinical Competency Committees, and more. New for 2026 will be a session on AI in assessment.
Email questions about the course to facultydevelopment@acgme.org.
Email registration or payment questions to registration@acgme.org.
Faculty Development Hubs
The ACGME collaborates with institutions and organizations in the US and abroad to offer scaled, tailored versions of its Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course. See below for open courses and visit the Faculty Development Hubs web page for more information.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (in person; Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (in person; Nutley, New Jersey)
Mountain Area Health Education Center (in person; Asheville, North Carolina)
Southeast Hub (in person; Greenville, South Carolina)
Washington University (in person; St. Louis, Missouri)
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) Articles of the Week
Trends in MedEdPORTAL Faculty Development Resources for Clinician Educators
Amna Anees, MD, FACP; Craig Noronha, MD; Aashish Didwania, MD; Karen Friedman, MD, MS
This study reviews MedEdPORTAL to identify trends in faculty development publications, highlighting current gaps and areas of scholarship potential for educators. The authors found that the most represented domains were teaching and learning; and assessment, evaluation, and feedback. The fewest faculty development resources were available for scholarly activity.
Transactional Competence, Reliability, and Trustworthiness: Essential Attributes of Successful Faculty and Residents
Donna A. Caniano, MD, FACS, FAAP; Gabriel M. Daniels, MD; Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP
In this ACGME News and Views article, the authors argue that transactional competence—the consistent ability to fulfill commitments and responsibilities—is a fundamental attribute for both faculty members and residents in GME and fosters effective teamwork and professional performance. The authors also emphasize that reliability and trustworthiness are critical to building productive educational relationships and ensuring high-quality education and training outcomes.
JGME Seeks Visual Media Resident Editorial Board Members
Candidates should email their CV and a brief letter of interest, which includes the statement that their program director supports participation, to jgme@acgme.org.
Visit the JGME Announcements page for more information.