Our April issue includes our yearly New Ideas section. These short articles highlight novel GME interventions or assessments that have been implemented at least once and appear successful in preliminary evaluations tinyurl.com/39bw4etv #MedEd

Our new issue is live! Find articles about AI use in GME, automating resident case logs, developing nested EPAs, as well articles from our ongoing series, GME around the World tinyurl.com/39bw4etv #MedEd

This report outlines practical strategies, like embedding disability content into existing training, developing shared competencies, & engaging individuals w/disabilities as educators, to create scalable, system-wide improvements in inclusive care training tinyurl.com/mswz98ss

Data visualization can transform data into actionable insights, but common missteps can confuse, mislead, or overwhelm end users tinyurl.com/mr458xah #MedEd

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Somewhat of a icebreaker/puzzle like game used on rounds described an increasing perceptions education, engagement and comfort in a randomized study. Out now in @jgmejournal.bsky.social.

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We have audio versions of select articles available on JGME.org. Topics include data visualization in medical education, writing strategies and writing groups for scholarship, writing effective needs assessments, the use of AI in residency applications, and more tinyurl.com/pskymmu4 #MedEd

A scaling study conducted on pediatric and internal medicine educators revealed that some harmonized Milestone levels are not meaningfully distinguished by users and that perceptions vary by specialty and role tinyurl.com/szf2t5a9 #MedEd

To operationalize self-regulated learning theory for use in GME, authors of this Perspective developed the “CHEC IN” framework, a practical, generalizable, and easy-to-remember guide to remediation conversations tinyurl.com/2s4xr8rw

Authors of this study used a quick, cooperative draw-a-card game to enhance the educational experience of rounds tinyurl.com/2sk37bse #MedEd

A brief, trauma-informed educational intervention significantly improved resident physicians’ comfort, confidence, and use of the digital anorectal exam (DRE), a critical but underutilized tool for detecting rectal cancer #MedEd tinyurl.com/4zeahsj7

Editors chose top non-JGME articles on GME from 2025 using a standard rigorous approach (“I found this interesting”) & eclectic criteria (“this was a game-changer for my institution/program” & “this research is elegant, relevant, & important” & “I really like this one!”) tinyurl.com/9p6s55zn

A teaching hospital in China implemented a competency-based residency curriculum built around 6 core domains. Their experience offers lessons for residency programs worldwide on designing structured curricula, engaging faculty, and building systems to assess competencies tinyurl.com/4abzr9c6 #MedEd

Implementation of a same-day simulation-paired procedure clinic nearly doubled internal residents’ procedural volume, promoted learning-focused cognitive load, and fostered focused skill development through deliberate practice at a single residency site tinyurl.com/5dwyhx46 #MedEd

Residents and fellows often avoid seeking mental health care due to stigma and fear of professional consequences, with licensing applications historically serving as a major barrier tinyurl.com/yk5d2cs3 #MedEd

As AI tools like ambient scribes become routine in clinical care, medical educators must deliberately protect high-value cognitive work, while teaching residents to use AI transparently and critically tinyurl.com/42bm787c #MedEd

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This study found that cross-cover challenges related to extraneous load were the most impactful barriers to effective cross-cover care tinyurl.com/4a22ys6w #MedEd

By creating opportunities for interns to reflect on biases and engage with the realities of older adults’ lives, this curriculum led to a shift in interns’ perceptions toward a more thoughtful understanding of aging and social isolation and loneliness tinyurl.com/2y2e4j64 #MedEd

A low-cost, interdisciplinary patient safety escape room engaged 130 senior residents and fellows and significantly increased their confidence and willingness to report adverse events tinyurl.com/mseswdcf #MedEd

AI is already embedded in the clinical learning environment, creating uncertainty around disclosure, assessment, supervision, and skill development tinyurl.com/rhc9jzfp

A collaboration across 31 GME programs created an adaptable wellness model that supports resident well-being in rural and underserved settings through a free curriculum, peer support training, and a virtual community of practice tinyurl.com/2p9mbrvm #MedEd

This article reframes the 5 stages of grief as a practical framework to help GME trainees anticipate and navigate the emotional and cultural transitions of global health electives, reducing harm to learners and host institutions tinyurl.com/vfcat7un #MedEd @DuncanHauMD

This study found that a higher proportion of females in a specialty-specific residency was associated with a lower average specialty-specific annual compensation tinyurl.com/5p59mrj4 #MedEd

This Perspective describes “procedure theft” as a common but understudied phenomenon in medical training, arising from procedural scarcity, unstructured education, and ambiguous ownership of learning opportunities tinyurl.com/mrxexdzx #MedEd

Trainees learn patient counseling and informed consent through experiential growth within communities of practice, highlighting the importance of structured opportunities for autonomy and reflection in medical education tinyurl.com/3vznb2d7 #MedEd

This study demonstrated that AI detection tools effectively distinguished fully AI-generated content from human-written statements, but were less accurate in differentiating mixed content from fully AI-generated content tinyurl.com/mu3557bm #MedEd

This qualitative study of coaching experts provides themes and best practices related to how identity, particularly underrepresented racial/ethnic identity, can be addressed skillfully in the graduate medical education coaching relationship tinyurl.com/346d5pvr #MedEd

Mobile digital devices are vital tools for clinical learning and self-directed education, but their use is shaped by institutional expectations, ethical dilemmas, and infrastructure limitations, highlighting the need for context-sensitive educational policies #MedEd tinyurl.com/4yk5yp9r

The implementation of a time-efficient structured verbal I-PASS handoff, when compared to an unstructured handoff, was associated with a decrease in number of adverse patient outcomes during end-of-week transitions of care tinyurl.com/2m6mkmpr #MedEd

Empathy-building outreach phone calls with older adults challenged interns’ preconceived ideas about loneliness and aging and deepened their appreciation for older adults’ resilience and adaptability tinyurl.com/2y2e4j64 #MedEd