Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with David Ray Velez, MD
2023 David C. Leach Awardee Dr. David Ray Velez is a PGY-5 resident in surgery at the University of North Dakota.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Karen J. Brasel, MD, MPH
2023 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. Karen Brasel is the program director for surgery, vice chair for education, and assistant dean for graduate medical education at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

#ACGME2023 Closing Plenary: A Look Forward
The ACGME is pleased to announce the 2023 Annual Educational Conference Closing Plenary, a conversation on the future of graduate medical education with Drs. Thomas J. Nasca and Debra Weinstein.

January 17, 2023
This week's e-Communication announces the Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address and Closing Plenary speakers for the 2023 Annual Educational Conference; includes information about Review and Comment, Milestones, CLER site visit blackout dates, and more.
#ACGME2023: Announcing the 2023 Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address
The ACGME is delighted to announce the 2023 Annual Educational Conference Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address speakers, Drs. Theodore Corbin and Selwyn Rogers, in a panel conversation entitled “Healing from Trauma: Impacts on the Health Care Community," moderated by ACGME Chief Accreditation and Recognition Officer Lynne M. Kirk, MD, MACP.

#ACGME2023: Join Us in Nashville!
After a full day of learning and collaboration at #ACGME2023, leave yourself some time to explore Nashville!

Pilar Ortega, MD, MGM Joins the ACGME as Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The ACGME has named Dr. Pilar Ortega as Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Ortega will support efforts to address harassment, discrimination, and other forms of mistreatment in the graduate medical education (GME) learning environment; improve retention and well-being for diverse resident and fellow physicians; and disseminate information on diversity, equity, and inclusion activities to the GME community.

Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME: Q and A with John Andazola, MD, FAAFP of the Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program and the New Mexico Primary Care Training Consortium
The next post in the Partnerships to Establish and Sustain Rural GME series looks at the Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program.

ACGME Answers: Program Requirement Updates
Part of the ongoing ACGME Answers series, this post aims to clarify confusion regarding updates to ACGME Program Requirements.

#ACGME2023 Networking Opportunities
Networking opportunities abound each day of the conference. Here’s a quick snapshot of some of what’s planned.
