NEW! Welcome, Dr. Weinstein!
Debra Weinstein, MD, assumed the role of ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2025.
Read the Announcement in the ACGME Newsroom
Online Registration Closes January 29
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!
Learn More and View Current Job Listings
Email questions to conferencejobboard@acgme.org.
NEW! Milestones Year-End Reporting Closes Friday, January 10
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.
NEW! Submit 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.
NEW! 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.
NEW! 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
NEW! 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.
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.
NEW! Non-Standard Training 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! 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.
Radiology Supervision Definitions and Guidelines
The Review Committee for Radiology has posted two new documents about supervision on the Documents and Resources page of the Radiology section of the website.
- “Supervision Definitions Applied in Radiology” provides clarification regarding the ACGME supervision categories as they apply to the unique learning environment in radiology and the Review Committee’s expectations in the radiology learning environment.
- “Guidelines for Daytime Remote Supervision” provides acceptable ways remote work (teleradiology) can be used in the radiology learning environment.
Email questions to Associate Executive Director Jenny Campbell.
NEW! Climate Change and Graduate Medical Education
JGME published a supplemental issue in December 2024. Articles address topics including access to curriculum, faculty development, assessments, and other resources on climate change and GME.
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 Education Coordinator Toni Gray.
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.