Leadership
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer William A. McDade, MD, PhD Appears on Black Men in White Coats Podcast with Dr. Dale
Dr. McDade joined Dr. Dale Okorodudu to discuss how he got into medicine growing up in Chicago, being the only African American in his class in medical school, his work on sickle cell disease, the work being done at ACGME, playing basketball with President Barack Obama, and much more.
My Conference Experience: Q and A with ACGME Board Chair Dr. Karen Nichols
Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F is the current Chair of the ACGME Board of Directors, having assumed this role in September 2020. We asked Dr. Nichols to talk about her professional experience, her role, and her experience with the ACGME’s first-ever virtual Annual Educational Conference.
ACGME President and CEO Dr. Thomas J. Nasca Appears on Rural Health Matters to Discuss COVID-19 and GME
Dr. Nasca joined UNMC and UNO Chancellor Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold on RFD-TV’s Rural Health Matters to discuss the pandemic’s effects on rural America, graduate medical education, physician well-being, the current state of the US health care system, and more.
CEO Summit on Clinician Well-Being Report Published
The report, Documenting a Day of Discussion: Ahead of the Crest of the Wave Creating the National Agenda for Systemic Change for Enhanced Clinician Well-Being, is now available for review in Learn at ACGME.
#ACGME2021 Session Summary: Moving Urgently toward Competency-Based Assessment in GME
In the 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference session, “Moving Urgently Toward Competency-Based Assessment in GME,” presenters from the ABMS and ACGME discussed that “the ultimate outcome for graduate medical education is the Quadruple Aim: better outcomes; improved clinician experience; lower costs; improved patient experience.”
#ACGME2021 Session Summary: Improving Well-Being of Residents, Fellows, and Faculty and Staff Members—Lessons from a Pandemic
Drs. Lyuba Konopasek, Stuart Slavin, and Timothy Brigham walked participants through the ACGME-developed guidebook, “Well-Being in the Time of COVID-19,” and explored how the ideas within it could be implemented in graduate medical education in their 2021 ACGME Annual Educational Conference session.
#ACGME2021 Session Summary: Reversing DEI Trends in Medical Education
On Friday, February 26, ACGME Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leadership, Drs. William McDade and Bonnie Simpson Mason, joined California University of Science and Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Partnership Dr. Sunny Nakae to presented about how to work to reverse institutional trends of racism in medical education.
#ACGME2021 Summary: In His President's Plenary, Dr. Nasca Makes a Call to Action
ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Thomas J. Nasca addressed the virtual crowd of approximately 6,000 in his President’s Plenary, kicking off the ACGME Annual Educational Conference with a powerful call to action on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer William A. McDade, MD, PhD Quoted in Story on Medical School Diversity
The Indianapolis Recorder considered the under representation of African American medical students leading to disparities in healthcare. Dr. McDade says medical schools must rethink "what constitutes merit."
National Academy of Medicine Extends Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience until 2022
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience (Clinician Well-Being Collaborative) is announcing a two-year extension of its work to address burnout faced by healthcare workers. The ACGME is proud to co-chair the Action Collaborative, a network of more than 200 organizations committed to the cause.
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