Editor announced for Journal of Graduate Medical Education

CHICAGO, June 1, 2010 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is pleased to announce Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, FACP as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME), the first peer-reviewed journal focused on the education of medical residents and fellows and the settings in which it occurs.

ACGME seeking nominations of residents or resident teams for David C. Leach, MD, Award

CHICAGO, May 14, 2010 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is accepting nominations for the 2011 David C. Leach, MD, Award. The annual award is given each year to five residents or resident teams. The award recognizes resident or resident team achievement in improving residency programs by, for example, fostering innovation, increasing efficiency, improving communication and collaboration, or advancing humanism in patient care and relations among health care professionals.

ACGME seeking nominations for awards honoring program and institutional coordinator excellence

CHICAGO, May 10, 2010 –The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is accepting nominations for the 2011 GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award and GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award. The nomination deadline is July 1.

Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, director of Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, presents keynote address at 2010 ACGME Annual Educational Conference

CHICAGO, May 7, 2010 – In years to come, the public will demand a greater voice in how resident physicians are educated and physicians will focus even more on evidence-based medicine when treating patients with various health conditions, said Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, during the keynote speech she gave March 6 at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s 2010 Annual Educational Conference. The meeting took place March 4-7 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. About 1,600 program directors, program coordinators, designated institutional officials and others involved in graduate medical education attended the event.

ACGME accepting nominations for Courage to Teach and Courage to Lead awards

CHICAGO, May 7, 2010 –The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is accepting nominations for the 2010 Courage to Teach and Courage to Lead awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is July 1.

Ten posters chosen for oral presentation at 2010 ACGME Annual Educational Conference

CHICAGO, April 30, 2010 – Nearly 200 posters were submitted to the 2010 Marvin R. Dunn Poster Session, which was held March 5 during the 2010 ACGME Annual Educational Conference. The posters summarized projects focusing on innovations in transitions of care, teaching and assessing the general competencies, using the milestones to guide program improvement, and innovations in the learning environment. Of the 187 entries, 50 were chosen to be displayed during the poster session reception and 10 were chosen for oral presentation. The following posters were chosen for oral presentation:

ACGME announces Leadership Skills Training Program for Chief Residents

CHICAGO, March 23, 2010 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is proud to announce three experiential learning workshops for incoming (“rising”) chief residents. The three-day workshops will be held this spring and summer in Chicago, Illinois; Jacksonville, Florida; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Next accreditation system focus of CEO’s speech at 2010 ACGME Annual Educational Conference

CHICAGO, March 23, 2010 – The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is continuing its transition to a system of accreditation that encourages and recognizes innovation, improvement, and excellence, said Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, chief executive officer of the ACGME.

Larry Sulton, PhD, promoted to vice president of accreditation activities

CHICAGO, February 12, 2010 – Larry Sulton, PhD, has been appointed vice president of accreditation activities in the Department of Accreditation Committees at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

DeWitt C. Baldwin Jr., MD, named 2009 Gienapp Award recipient

CHICAGO, January 9, 2010 – DeWitt C. Baldwin Jr., MD, will be honored with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Gienapp Award for distinguished achievement in graduate medical education at the organization’s Annual Educational Conference in March 2010.

Resident duty hours and professionalism theme of second issue of JGME

CHICAGO, January 4, 2010 – The second issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education( JGME) has been released to the web and mailed to 10,000 qualified recipients, including program directors and designated institutional officials at accredited programs and institutions throughout the US, and members of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors and Review Committees.