2022 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Michael Aylward is the program director for the internal medicine-pediatrics program at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis.

Q and A with 2026 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Amber Whited-Watson, DO, the program director for family medicine at The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio.

2023 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Sherry Bucholz is a residency program coordinator in radiology at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.

The 2022 ACGME Annual Educational Conference will be a fully virtual experience for the second year in a row, including pre-conferences. While the conference will offer content in live, semi-live, and on-demand formats, the pre-conferences are almost entirely live, which presents a unique and exciting opportunity to connect and learn. 

The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series looks at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority.

2021 Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Sharon M. Ashley is the senior residency program coordinator for emergency medicine at Emory University.

Networking opportunities abound each day of the conference. Here’s a quick snapshot of some of what’s planned.

Read about what to see and do outside of educational sessions and activities at the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference in San Diego, California.

A Q and A with 2025 ACGME John C. Gienapp Awardee Lawrence M. Opas, MD.

Q and A with 2026 ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Julie A. Venci, MD.