Residents and Fellows

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

ACGME Announces Funding Recipients for Resident-led Back to Bedside Initiative

Thirty proposals were selected for their ability to enhance the resident/fellow-patient connection, and foster joy and meaning in work. A total of $130,000 at different funding levels will be awarded, renewable up to two years.

October 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

Residents Invited to Share Ideas to Improve Patient Interactions in ACGME Competition

The American Psychiatric Association's Psychiatric News features an article on Back to Bedside.

July 2017

Causes of Death of Residents in ACGME-Accredited Programs 2000 through 2014: Implications for the Learning Environment

This article in Academic Medicine systematically studies the number of US resident deaths from all causes, including suicide betwee 2000 and 2014.

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

Update on Physician Well-Being

ACGME CEO Dr. Nasca explores recent statistics on resident deaths reported in Academic Medicine and offers strategies and interventions for programs to follow in supporting learner and faculty member well-being year round.

ACGME Competitive Funding Opportunity for Medical Residents

Medical Training Magazine writes about the ACGME's new Back to Bedside initiative and grant opportunity for residents and fellows.

May 2017

Competitive Funding Opportunity Available for Medical Residents

The ACGME's Back to Bedside initiative seeks innovative ideas to increase time residents and fellows spend with patients and reduce physician burnout.

May 2017

Why So Many Young Doctors Work Such Awful Hours

This article, published in The Atlantic, explores how residencies are structured to serve the dual, often dueling, aims of training the profession’s next generation and minding the hospital’s labor needs.

February 2017