Newsroom and Blog Updates on Pursuing Excellence
Journal Notes: JGME’s Collaboration with ICRE and 2023’s Top Research Abstracts
Every year in its December issue, the JGME publishes the Top Research Abstracts presented at the International Conference on Residency Education.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Leslie Chang, MD
A Q and A with 2024 Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Awardee Leslie Chang, MD.

The ACGME and the Docs with Disabilities Initiative Partner for Disability Hub Sponsored by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award
The ACGME, in partnership with the Docs with Disabilities Initiative (DWDI), is a recipient of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education for their project, Multimedia Resource Hub for Disability Inclusion in Graduate Medical Education.

Honoring Excellence: Q and A with Kristen Estrada, C-TAGME
A Q and A with 2024 ACGME Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Awardee Kristen Estrada, C-TAGME.

Request for Input on First Draft of the Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education
The ACGME, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) are requesting your input on a first draft of the foundational competencies for undergraduate medical education.

January 22, 2024
Read the announcement about President and CEO Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP's upcoming transition; view the Journal of Graduate Medical Education Articles of the Week; learn how to nominate a colleague for the 2025 ACGME Awards, and more.
ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP Announces Transition
ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP announced today that he intends to step down from his current role on January 1, 2025, to establish the ACGME Center for Professionalism and the Future of Medicine.

January 16, 2024
This week's e-Communication includes the call for nominations for the 2025 ACGME Awards; information on two free webinars about faculty development toolkits; a call for public members for the Review Committee for Dermatology, and more.
Honoring Excellence: Q and A with John W. Engstrom, MD
2024 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Awardee Dr. John Engstrom is the Betty Anker Fife Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, and program director of the adult neurology residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Article in Academic Medicine Co-Authored by ACGME Staff Highlights the Importance of Precision Education
The authors propose practical approaches for funding a national initiative in PE as well as potential models for advancing the field of PE. Lessons learned from successes by others illustrate the promise of these recommendations.
