Letters to the Community
ACGME Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ACGME President and CEO tells the graduate medical education community which ACGME activities are being suspended to allow the GME community to focus on patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit this section for updated guidance and information.
A Message from ACGME President and CEODr. Thomas J. Nasca
Dr. Nasca updates the graduate medical education committee on topics related to physician well-being, streamlining our data collection processes, and the upcoming Resident and Faculty Surveys.
Well-Being and Work Hour Requirements
ACGME President and CEO Dr. Nasca emphasizes the need for a focus on well-being in GME and provides an update on the 80-hour clinical work hours requirement.
Update on Common Program Requirements
Dr. Nasca highlights details and implementation for a major revision to the Common Program Requirements and a new version of the Common Program Requirements for fellowships, both effective July 1, 2019.
Update on Physician Well-Being
ACGME CEO Dr. Nasca explores recent statistics on resident deaths reported in Academic Medicine and offers strategies and interventions for programs to follow in supporting learner and faculty member well-being year round.
Update on Immigration Policy
ACGME CEO Dr. Nasca provides an expanded response to the executive order on immigration as it affects the graduate medical education community. Check back here for more updates on this issue.
Immigration Policy
ACGME CEO Dr. Nasca addresses the Executive Order on immigration with the graduate medical education community.
Physician Well-Being
The ACGME provides an update on recent efforts related to the Physician Well-Being initiative.
Update on Common Program Requirements
The ACGME provides an update on the comprehensive review and revision of the Common Program Requirements.
Common Program Requirements Revisions
The ACGME is embarking on a full review of its Common Program Requirements in two phases over the next 18 months.