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In this episode, JGME Editorial Board members discuss articles from the June 2026 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Listen to hear about topics such as coaching residents, how to successfully run trainee QI projects, eliminating administrative burden in your GME program using AI, and more. 

This is part 2 of a 2-part series covering the 2026 New Ideas articles. JGME Deputy Editor, Dr. Deb Simpson, speaks with Dr. Kelly Currie about how she and co-authors developed a novel simulation using the Operation board game to replicate a sterile procedure and train faculty in periprocedural feedback. 

This is part 1 of a 2-part series covering the 2026 New Ideas articles. JGME Deputy Editor, Dr. Deb Simpson, speaks with Dr. Wayne Bryant Jr and Dr. Lauren Gibson-Oliver about their innovative use of cases from publicly available Arkansas State Medical Board hearings to educate their residents about ethics and professionalism. By grounding ethics education in real-world contexts, their curriculum...

This is an audio version of a Rip Out article from the June 2026 issue of JGME, "Supporting Resident and Fellow Mental Health: From Prevention to Crisis" by Avraham Z. Cooper, MD, Jacob L. Bidwell, MD, Alexandra Flannery, MD, and Jessica A. Gold, MD, MS.

In this episode, JGME Editorial Board members discuss articles from the April 2026 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Listen to hear about topics such as AI-written personal statements, coaching efficiency in residency, the current political climate and GME, generative AI and the environment, and more. 

In this episode, JGME Editorial Board members discuss articles from the April 2026 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Listen to hear about topics such as AI-written personal statements, coaching efficiency in residency, the current political climate and GME, generative AI and the environment, and more. 

This is an audio version of a Rip Out: GME Leaders Series article from the April 2026 issue of JGME, "Recovering From a Leadership Misstep" by David L. Hamel Jr , MD, and Kathlyn Fletcher , MD, MA .

This is an audio version of a Rip Out: Data Visualization in Medical Education series article from the April 2026 issue of JGME, "How Do I Decide What Data to Visualize?" by Caroline G. Coleman , MD, Ann Schmidt , MPH, and Jonathan Schwabish , PhD .

In this episode, JGME Editorial Board members discuss articles from the February 2026 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Listen to hear issue highlights that include topics such as barriers to physicians seeking mental health care, resident remediation, academic freedom, and more. 

This is an audio version of a Rip Out: Data Visualization in Medical Education series article from the February 2026 issue of JGME, "Design Your Data to Speak: Visualization Tweaks for Maximum Impact" by Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD, Kelly A. Cawcutt, MD, MS, and Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund, MD, MHPE.

In this episode, JGME Executive Editor, Dr. Nicole Deiorio, speaks with Dr. Rachel Wolfson and Dr. Jeffery Riddell about their article, "From Volume to Value: Curbing the Arms Race in Medical Student Research." They discuss new changes to the ERAS application, the future of medical student research, and a call to action for program directors and the NRMP.   

This is an audio version of a Rip Out: Data Visualization in Medical Education series article from the December2025 issue of JGME, "What Is Data Visualization" by Caroline G. Coleman, MD, T. Tyler Daugherty, MD, and Jennifer O. Spicer, MD, MPH, MHPE.

This is an audio version of a Rip Out article from the October 2025 issue of JGME, "Less Angst and More Fun: Writing Strategies and Writing Groups for Scholarship" by Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, Deborah Simpson, PhD, Lalena M. Yarris, MD, MCR, Nicole M. Deiorio, MD, and Anthony R. Artino, Jr, PhD.

This is an audio version of a Rip Out: GME Leaders Series article from the October 2025 issue of JGME, "Leading Major Change in Graduate Medical Education: Initiate, Implement, and Sustain" by Harm Peters, MD, MHPE, Dink Jardine, MD, FACS, and Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP, FACEP.

In this episode, JGME Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Gail Sullivan, speaks with 3 guests who were integral to the latest supplement issue Reimagining Residency: An American Medical Association Initiative to Transform GME . Starting in 2019, the AMA funded eleven 5-year grants with a goal to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system. This su...

This is an audio version of a Review article from the June 2025 issue of JGME, "The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Residency Application Evaluation—A Scoping Review" by Maxwell D. Sumner, BS, T. Clark Howell, MD, MSHS, Alexandria L. Soto, BS, Samantha Kaplan, PhD, Elisabeth T. Tracy, MD, Aimee K. Zaas, MD, John Migaly, MD, Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, and Kevin Shah, MD.

This is an audio version of an Editorial article from the June 2025 issue of JGME, "A Practical Guide to Writing Effective Needs Assessments in Graduate Medical Education by Mallory Davis, MD, MPH, Sally A. Santen, MD, PhD, Benjamin Kinnear, MD, MEd, Jaime Jordan, MD, MA, Michael Gottlieb, MD, and Anthony R. Artino, Jr, PhD.

We know how frustrating it is to put so much work into your manuscript, finally hit that submit button, and then receive a quick rejection. In this episode, JGME Executive Editor, Dr. Nicole Deiorio, speaks with Dr. Gail Sullivan and Emily Barnash about how to avoid the dreaded desk reject and ensure your manuscript reaches the peer review stage.

In this episode, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, and Thomas Cooney, MD, discuss exciting research and ideas found in the Climate and Graduate Medical Education supplement and the importance of educating physicians to be prepared to tackle climate change-related issues in their practice. Residents and fellows are clearly eager to learn about the effects of climate change on health an...

This is an audio version of Leading From the Middle Empowers GME Leaders by Nancy D. Spector, MD, Jillian S. Catalanotti, MD, MPH, Donald W. Brady, MD, Karen Law, MD, and Deborah Simpson, PhD, a Rip Out article from the GME Leaders Series.

Are you looking to become a peer reviewer and don't know where to start? In this episode, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, Deborah Simpson, PhD, and Anthony R. Artino Jr, PhD, discuss what you need to know and how to actually start reviewing. As experienced reviewers, editors, and authors, they share their experiences in the field, as well as numerous resources for new (and experienced) peer reviewers.  

This episode is an audio version of "Ted Talks: Learning the Lasso Way" by Irina Kryzhanovskaya, MD, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD from the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. The article shows how educators used clips from the show Ted Lasso to teach interpersonal competencies to their residents. The authors show how lessons from the show, such as "Be Curious, not Judgmental...

In this episode, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, speaks with the creators of the JGME Literature Review Series, Robin Parker, MLIS, Anna MacLeod, PhD, and Lara Varpio, PhD. They discuss the need for understanding literature reviews, how this project came to be, and why there might be a better approach to your medical education question than a systematic review. This series covers 8 influential approaches to...

In this episode, Mary R. C. Haas, MD, MHPE, and Anthony R. Artino Jr, PhD, discuss their Rip Out article from the February 2024 issue of JGME about specific strategies to navigate authorship, especially ethical dilemmas that might arise. Hosted by JGME Editor-in-Chief, Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, this episode provides advice to authors at all stages of their careers, from junior to experienced.

In this episode, Jeremy M. Lipman, MD, and Judith French, PhD, discuss their systematic review of metrics utilized in the selection and prediction of future performance of residents in the United States. They share their findings, like the fact that most metrics used are not backed by evidence, as well as practical advice for program directors to effectively recruit residents where both the reside...