Well-Being
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.

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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ACGME CLER Program Places New Focus on Physician Well-Being
This article in HCPro discusses updates to the CLER Pathways to Excellence document released in May 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.