Med Ed

A Very Special Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Address

The 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference offers so many great educational opportunities that it can be hard to know which sessions to choose. One “must-attend” plenary session focuses on the critically important topic of physician well-being.

January 2019
Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP, President and Chief Executive Officer, ACGME

Healthcare Industry Takes on High Physician Suicide Rates, Mental Health Stigma

This article from Modern Healthcare discusses the health care industry's efforts to decrease physician suicide.

September 2018

ACGME Releases 2017-2018 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians

The 2017-2018 academic year showed the largest annual increase of programs from the previous academic year, and residents in ACGME pipeline programs increased 23% in the last 10 years.

September 2018

Dr. Eric Holmboe, ACGME Senior Vice President, Milestone Development and Evaluation Receives Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College

Dr. Holmboe has been named a 2018 Honorary Fellow by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College). He has worked on projects with the Royal College for over a decade.

June 2018

ACGME a 'Game-Changer' for Addiction Medicine

MedPage Today interviews Timothy K. Brennan, MD of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai in New York City about the impact ACGME accreditation will have on addiction medicine fellowship programs.

April 2018

ACGME Releases 2016-2017 Statistics on Graduate Medical Education Programs and Resident Physicians

The ACGME released its 2016-2017 Data Resource Book, which includes data on the size, scope, and distribution of graduate medical education in the US. Data shows residents in ACGME pipeline programs increased 20 percent over the last 10 years.

September 2017

Suicides of Young Physicians Raise Alarm about Burnout among Trainees

This Psychiatric News article outlines how the American Psychiatric Association, the ACGME, and others can work to create nurturing environments for medical students and trainees.

September 2017

Protecting Interns and Other Physicians from Depression and Suicide

This article from Stat News discusses how the medical education community is working to prevent physician burnout and suicide.

July 2017

Dr. Rowen Zetterman Featured on CBS Morning Show about Common Program Requirement Revisions

ACGME Board Chair Dr. Rowen Zetterman discussed the Common Program Requirement revisions on CBS This Morning.

June 2017