As the start of a new academic year approaches, Graduate Medical Education programs across the country are preparing to welcome incoming residents and fellows. The weeks leading up to July 1 provide a critical opportunity to verify key processes, strengthen communication, and ensure operational readiness across the institution. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience supporting GME programs nationwide, Germane Solutions has identified several important areas for programs to review...

The ACGME recently launched a Patient Safety Toolkit, now available to all users with an ADS account. This new resource is designed to help GME leaders strengthen patient safety within clinical learning environments through structured self-assessment, systems thinking, and practical improvement strategies. The Toolkit provides activities and tools to help programs identify opportunities for improvement and address systems-based challenges through a GME-focused lens. It encourages programs...

The ACGME is moving forward with a major revision of its Institutional Requirements (IR) and is actively seeking input from the GME...