Patient Safety
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.
ACGME Chooses Pathway Leaders for Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments Initiative
Nine Pathway Leaders will form a Patient Safety Collaborative focused on creating and testing a framework for residents and fellows to engage with their learning environments in promoting a culture of safety.
ACGME Releases Revised Common Program Requirements, Section VI, The Learning and Working Environment
These new requirements that all accredited US residency and fellowship programs follow in preparing today's physicians for practice reinforce a culture of patient safety and physician well-being by focusing on patient-centered, team-based care.
The ACGME and National Patient Safety Foundation Address Themes in Patient Safety
The ACGME presented the second in a series of webinars designed around the findings of Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program site visits related to the six CLER Focus Areas.
ACGME Task Force Presents New Residency Program Requirements for Public Comment
The proposed revisions to Section VI of its Common Program Requirements are open for public comment over the next 45 days. The Requirements provide uniform standards for all accredited US residency and fellowship programs.
Our Lady of the Lake Chosen for Medical Education Initiative
Article written by The Advocate announces Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center's selection to participate as a Pathway Innovator in the Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative.
Dell Medical School and Dell Seton Medical Center Win $300,000 Grant
Article written by Silicon Hills announces Dell Medical School's selection to participate as a Pathway Innovator in the Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative.
UCSF to Train Residents in Lean Management and Process Improvement
Article written by the University of California San Francisco announces the university's selection to participate as a Pathway Innovator in the Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative.
AACOM Joins 20 Other Partners in ACGME’s Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments
This article from AACOM News announces the Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments initiative, a partnership designed to promote improvements within the clinical learning environments of ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions.
ACGME Continues to Develop Leadership Initiative
Becker's Hospital Review writes about the ACGME's new four-year initiative to improve teaching practices and patient care in systems where medical residents and fellows are educated.
