Programs

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This first post in a new series focuses on resources provided by the ACGME on its website and distance learning platform for residents and fellows.

August 2024

ACGME Releases 2022-2023 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians

The ACGME is proud to announce the release of the latest edition of its Data Resource Book. This comprehensive resource providing the graduate medical education (GME) community with the latest GME data covers the period from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.

October 2023

Dr. Eric Holmboe Joins the Academic Medicine Podcast to Discuss New Article He Co-Authored

ACGME Chief Research, Milestone Development, and Evaluation Officer Dr. Eric Holmboe joined the Academic Medicine Podcast to discuss a new article he co-authored titled "The Urgency of Now: Rethinking and Improving Assessment Practices in Medical Education Programs," produced as part of the 2022 Macy Foundation Conference on ensuring fairness in medical education assessment.

October 2023

ACGME Presents New Proceedings Paper Detailing Three-Day Summit Focused on Nutrition in Medical Education

The ACGME is pleased to present findings and resources from the Summit on Medical Education in Nutrition in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and the Association of American Medical Colleges.

October 2023

Medpage Today: How to (Legally) Diversify the Healthcare Workforce

The ACGME is mentioned in a Medpage Today article discussing organizations which have reaffirmed their commitment to diversifying the healthcare workforce in light of the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.

August 2023

New UME Foundational Competencies Website Shares Updates and Collects Community Feedback

A website has been set up to provide information and updates on the Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Competencies initiative. The initiative aims to create a common set of foundational competencies for use in UME programs in the US and improve the transition to graduate medical education.

May 2023

Mercy First in the U.S. to Expand Family Medicine Residency Program to Focus on Obesity

The family medicine residency program at Mercy in St. Louis, Missouri was recently approved by the ACGME for an optional fourth year focusing on leading community efforts in public health care related to obesity and associated conditions.

April 2023

ACGME Answers: Establishing New Sponsoring Institutions and Accredited Programs

What does it take to begin a new accredited institution or program? This blog tries to clarify the accreditation process for new institutions and programs with a general timeline and helpful links.

April 2023

Programs May Now Request Emergency Categorization

The ACGME has developed a process to allow accredited programs to request Program Emergency Categorization when planned resident/fellow experiences are disrupted due to a local epidemic/pandemic surge.

November 2022

August 22, 2022

This week's edition includes information about the Annual Educational Conference Call for Abstracts, the Shaping GME process for general surgery, registration for the National Learning Community of Sponsoring Institutions Meeting, and more.

August 2022