Dr. Shelbie Shelder shares her experience pursuing GME in medically underserved areas as part of our Pathways to Practice series.

The first post in a new series on Pathways to Practice, featuring interviews with current residents/fellows and recent graduates about their experience pursuing GME in medically underserved areas.

The ACGME has released select session recordings from the 2026 Annual Educational Conference, held February 20-22 in San Diego, California. These videos are now available in the ACGME’s digital learning platform, Learn at ACGME.

Jamie Dow, EdM, is assistant director for resident education and training at the University of Florida. Her poster, Mindfulness in Neurosurgery: Improving Neurosurgeon Wellness in Training and Beyond (with co-authors W. Christopher Fox, MD, Associate Program Director, University of Florida, and Gregory Murad, MD, Program Director, University of Florida), looked at wellness in neurosurgery, which Dow says “has traditionally been considered an oxymoron.” However, as priorities among neurological surgery residents evolve and the effects of physician burnout are increasingly recognized across specialties, life balance and overall well-being have become areas of emphasis and an opportunity for program improvement.

This week's edition of the e-Communication includes information the Annual Educational Conference; ACGME Awards; Review and Comment; and Milestones News.

Register for the 2026 ACGME Annual Educational Conference; apply to serve as an Appeals Panel member; sign up for faculty development workshops; and more. 

The Annual Educational Conference not only facilitates great collegiality and networking, but also allows you to connect with ACGME leaders and staff members, to get detailed answers to your questions or simply to put a face with an email address.

A two-day visit to Jakarta by ACGME leaders reinforced the growing relationship as ACGME Global Services works with Indonesia’s Ministry of Health to improve the scale and quality of GME and training in the fourth-most-populous country in the world.

A post to assist those traveling from outside of the US to prepare and know what to expect from the 2025 ACGME Annual Educational Conference.