Well-Being

Your Conference Experience: Q and A with ACGME Board Chair Dr. Rowen Zetterman

As the current chair of the ACGME Board of Directors, Rowen Zetterman, MD, filled several important roles at this year’s Annual Educational Conference, presenting awards and introducing Dr. Nasca for his President and CEO Address among them. We caught up with Dr. Zetterman in between his activities to learn a little more about his experience the last few years with the ACGME and, in particular, at the Annual Educational Conference.

March 2018

We Are All Part of the Solution: A Call to Action from ACGME CEO Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP

“All of you are a part of the solution… if there is anything we can do to help you individually or institutionally, we are here to help. I want to thank you for taking on the responsibility to make these cultural changes. It will make this change happen.”

More than 3,000 attendees gathered for the CEO Address at the Annual Educational Conference. The message was loud and clear: it’s time for us to collaborate and make change.

March 2018

University of Buffalo IM Residents Awarded ACGME Grant to Focus on Direct Patient Care 

The Residency Program Insider writes about one of the 30 Back to Bedside grant recipients, who are developing resident- and fellow-led projects to restore meaning in medicine.

March 2018

ACGME Launches Resources Webpage for Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being 

The American Osteopathic Association's The DO blog writes about the new resources section of the ACGME website dedicated to physician well-being.

March 2018

Physician Well-Being: The ACGME and Beyond

Physician well-being has been a key issue for the ACGME for as long as the organization has been serving the GME community.

February 2018

An Insider’s Session Guide to the Annual Educational Conference

With pre-conferences, specialty sessions, plenaries, a keynote, the Exhibit Hall, poster sessions, awards, and networking on tap, the 2018 ACGME Annual Educational Conference has tons to offer!

We know it can be a lot to juggle, so to help you make the most of your experience, here’s a snapshot of some of what’s in store based on your program or institutional role or area of interest – call it a cheat sheet of sorts.

February 2018

Welcome to our Blog and the 2018 Annual Educational Conference

Timing the launch of this blog with our Annual Educational Conference might just be kismet, because the theme of this year’s conference, Engaging Each Other: Transformation through Collaboration, speaks to the goal of tuning in and work together, to gather and initiate growth and change.

February 2018

New Tools and Resources to Support Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being Now Available

These resources are designed to support and promote wellness in the clinical learning environment. They support the elements of Section VI of the Common Program Requirements, which emphasize psychological, emotional, and physical well-being.

February 2018

To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis

This article from the New England Journal of Medicine discusses the national Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience to combat the clinician burnout crisis, to which the ACGME belongs.

January 2018

JGME Publishes Article Highlighting New ACGME Work Hour Standards

The Journal for Graduate Medical Education (JGME) published a new article around the examination and 2017 revisions of the Common Program Requirements.

November 2017