NEW! Keynotes Announced!
Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address: A Surgeon's Fight for Health
Justice Ala Stanford, MD 
Thomas J. Nasca Lecture Speaker: The Science of Compassion in Medicine
Stephen W. Trzeciak, MD, MPH 
Read more about these dynamic speakers on the conference website.
Online Registration Closes January 29
NEW! Community Engagement Volunteer Opportunity: ACGME Paving the Path to Medicine
The ACGME is pleased to partner with Meharry Medical College in a community-centered event on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. Participants can gain first-hand experience participating in a pathway program they can replicate at their own institutions for a lasting impact on the future of the physician workforce.
In “ACGME Paving the Path to Medicine: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nashville, Tennessee,” local college students from communities underrepresented in medicine will learn about careers in medicine, meet with faculty members, and participate in activities.
Submit interest in participating by January 31. The ACGME will review interest and confirm involvement with participants. Completing the interest form does not guarantee participation.
Find Program Director and Faculty Member Positions on the #ACGME2025 Job Board
Recruiters, institutions, and programs can reach thousands of graduate medical education (GME) community job seekers before and during the conference!
Email questions to conferencejobboard@acgme.org.
NEW! Medical School Portal 2024 Data Release
The ACGME is pleased to announce the release of reports for medical school graduates who completed their first year of residency in June 2024. Data are available to medical schools through the ACGME’s Medical School Portal.
The portal was designed to provide feedback about the experience and performance of each medical school’s graduates to support the school’s continuous quality improvement efforts.
The secure portal includes outcomes of individual graduates and cohorts of graduates. By providing this information to the schools, the ACGME is helping to facilitate evidence‐informed, learner‐centric discussions about improving each phase of medical education. These data can serve as a resource for program improvement in undergraduate medical education, which would, in turn, benefit graduate medical education programs, and ultimately, the patients.
Existing users should receive an email with more information.
Email medschoolportal@acgme.org with any questions or to set up a new account.
THURSDAY! Clinician Educator Journal Club
The ACGME's Clinician Educator Journal Club is a monthly online meeting on the third Thursday of each month gathering together current and future clinician educators, authors, and ACGME staff members to discuss journal articles and timely topics in medical education. Participants should read the article ahead of time and come with questions.
Next Session: Thursday, January 16, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Central
Article: Twelve Tips to Virtually Operationalize Co-Creation of Educational Design
Speakers: Raghdah Al-Bualy, MHA, MHPE and Karen D. Könings, PhD
Join the Clinician Educator Journal Club
Once registered, add acgme@theonlinexpo.com as an allowed email to receive monthly updates and journal club meeting reminders; skipping this step may result in missing important information. Note: This address does not receive emails.
Send registration questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
NEXT WEEK! MUA/P Interest Group
The ACGME hosts a monthly virtual interest group session for GME community members involved in addressing the needs of MUA/Ps, which are places or communities with groups of people who have unmet health or health care needs. These one-hour Zoom calls will take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. Central and are open to the entire GME community.
Next Session: Tuesday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m. Central
Topic: Partnerships in Underserved GME: Consortium Models
Submit Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Blackout Dates
The window for submitting CLER Visit Blackout Dates is open through January 26, 2025. Block off dates for the period below. Sponsoring Institutions can submit up to four blackout weeks during this period. Current Window
- January 1-26: Submit requests for April-June 2025
Enter dates in ADS here. Review more information and common questions/answers regarding CLER Visit Blackout Dates here. Future Windows for Entering Blackout Dates
- April 1-26: Submit requests for July-September 2025
- July 1-26: Submit requests for October-December 2025
- October 1-26: Submit requests for January-March 2026
Email questions to CLER@acgme.org.
2026 ACGME Awards
The ACGME is accepting nominations for the 2026 ACGME Awards, which showcase the extraordinary contributions, diversity, and strengths of the GME community. Applications for the awards are available in the Awards section of the website. Nominations are due March 12, 2025.
Resident/Fellow and Faculty Surveys
The reporting period for the ACGME’s annual Resident/Fellow and Faculty Surveys opens February 10, 2025, and will run for eight weeks, ending April 4, 2025. The ACGME anticipates sending survey reports in early May. The ACGME will send Sponsoring Institution and program leadership survey alerts at the beginning and throughout the administration period. Program leaders are still charged with alerting their survey takers regarding participation, using the existing mechanisms in ADS, during the survey administration period. Programs should review and, if necessary, update their Resident/Fellow and Faculty Rosters in ADS before the surveys open to ensure accurate scheduling of participants.
NEW! Nuclear Medicine Program Directors Sought for Interviews
The Review Committee will soon begin work on the 10-year major revision of the Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Nuclear Medicine. To inform this revision, activities planned include a literature review; one-on-one interviews with members of key stakeholder groups; development and administration of a survey on key issues relevant to nuclear medicine education; and a stakeholder summit to be held in 2025.
As this work begins, the ACGME seeks 10 current nuclear medicine program directors to participate in one-on-one, one-hour interviews to provide their perspectives on the future of nuclear medicine residency education.
Interested program directors should complete this form.
Email questions to AST@acgme.org.
Provide Input: Upcoming Revisions to Neurological Surgery Requirements
The Writing Group for Neurological Surgery will begin development of the revised Program Requirements this year. To inform this effort, the Writing Group seeks stakeholder input.
Access a background document and survey link to provide input in the Shaping GME table on the Review and Comment page.
Responses are due January 27, 2025.
NST Recognition Office Hours
Director, Sponsoring Institutions Katharina Wang will host office hours January 31 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central.
The office hours provide an informal opportunity for GME community members to ask questions about the recognition of Sponsoring Institutions with NST programs for physicians with J-1 visas.
Use this link to participate. Registration for this event is not required.
Email questions to kwang@acgme.org.
NEW! Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week
Prescribing Change: The Dire Need to Address Climate and Health in Graduate Medical EducationMatthew G. Tuck, MD, MEd, FACP; Colleen Y. Colbert, PhD; Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, MPA; Thomas Cooney, MD, MACP, FRCP
This Editorial, written by the editors of the JGME Climate and Graduate Medical Educationsupplement, gives an overview of the publication. The Editorial Board hopes this supplement provides an entrée to available resources, curricula, faculty development, and assessment methods to incorporate climate health into GME.
Understanding ACGME Standards for Simulation: A Document Analysis of Institutional and Program Requirements
Alexis E. Scott; Krystle K. Campbell, DHA, MS, CHSE; Jeanne Carey, MEd, RN, CHSE-A; Larissa Velez, MD; Aditee Ambardekar, MD; Daniel J. Scott, MD
ACGME Requirements for simulation activities vary, yet overlapping content to improve Sponsoring Institution planning is undefined. A document analysis of 24 set ACGME Institutional, Common, and Specialty-Specific Program Requirements found 120 simulation requirements, of which 70 were mandatory.
NEW! Self-Empowerment Workshop for Coordinators
This online workshop will help coordinators grow their skills to empower themselves in GME, including detailed, 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. The workshop will run February 3-11, 2025. Participation for all days is required to complete the workshop. A live, virtual session will be held February 6 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central. Space is limited.
Email questions to virtualevents@acgme.org.
Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents
The Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents is designed to provide a transitional experience into the role of chief resident. The program introduces leadership concepts to enhance individual effectiveness in a leadership role. The program is three full days and is open to chief residents from all medical and surgical specialties. Nine sessions will be offered in Chicago in 2025:
- March 24-26
- April 7-9
- April 13-15
- April 16-18
- April 28-30
- May 5-7
- May 8-10
- May 19-21
- May 28-30
Email questions to Bethanie Alden, MPA.
Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment
This course helps participants build effective assessment programs for their residency or fellowship. Topics include assessment methods, feedback, direct observation, Clinical Competency Committees, and more. The spring course will be offered in Chicago, Illinois, in a six-day session March 30-April 4, 2025. Registration closes March 3, 2025.
Email questions to facultydevelopment@acgme.org.
Career Opportunities
The ACGME seeks dedicated individuals to join the organization in roles such as Senior Vice President, Institutional and Program Accreditation; CLER Program Field Representative; and more! Learn about these and other openings that support the ACGME Mission to improve health care and population health by assessing and enhancing the quality of resident and fellow physicians' education through advancements in accreditation and education by visiting our Career Center.