ACCME President and CEO Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, explores how continuing education can strengthen rural health care by fostering trust, connection, innovation, and community-responsive learning. The conversation highlights the vital role of CME/CE in supporting rural clinicians, improving care, and sustaining healthy communities. Joining Graham are guests Gay Wehrli, MD, MBA, MSEd, Chief Medical Officer, University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland, Ohio, and Karen Pellegrin, PhD, MBA, founding director of the Center for Rural Health Science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

ACCME's inaugural Pinnacle Award winners join us to discuss leadership, mentorship and development of impactful CME/CE programs. Our guests: Kurt Snyder, JD, MBA (CME Administrator of the Year), Kristin Jensen, MD (CME mentor of the Year), Jonathan Dort, MD, and Erin Schwarz (CME Impact of the Year).

Join host Graham McMahon, president and CEO of ACCME, as he speaks with registered dietitian Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, MPH, RD, CSOWM, LDN, FAND, incoming Chair of the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Assistant Professor in Nutrition Science at University of Pennsylvania, and pediatrician Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and Professor of Nutrition, Harvard University. They discuss evidence-based nutrition care, communicating without stigma, and practical ways interprofessional teams can help patients make sustainable changes amid widespread misinformation. Listen now and share with colleagues who are committed to strengthening nutrition and prevention in everyday practice.

In this episode of Coffee with Graham, ACCME President and CEO Dr. Graham McMahon talks with Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva of the University of Toronto about how insights from cognitive science can make learning more effective and enduring. Together, they explore why true learning requires effort, how to design experiences that make knowledge “stick,” and what it means to teach — and think — in the age of AI.

In this episode of Coffee with Graham, ACCME President and CEO Dr. Graham McMahon talks with Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva of the University of Toronto about how insights from cognitive science can make learning more effective and enduring. Together, they explore why true learning requires effort, how to design experiences that make knowledge “stick,” and what it means to teach — and think — in the age of AI.

Furman McDonald, MD, MPH, President a CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), joins ACCME President and CEO, Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, to reflect on 10 years of collaboration between ACCME and ABIM. Listen in as they articulate the distinct and complementary roles of certification and accredited CME, and make the case for rigorous, trusted systems of physician accountability and lifelong learning.

Annette Donawa, PhD, MSEd, Associate Provost, Office of Continuing Professional Development at Thomas Jefferson University, talks with ACCME President and CEO Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, about the unique value of CE professionals.

ACCME President & CEO, Dr. Graham McMahon, shares key insights on strategic growth, innovation, and the future of continuing medical education. Gain valuable perspectives on navigating change and strengthening our impact in the year ahead.

ACCME President and CEO Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, welcomes Dr. Kristina H. Petersen to the podcast for a discussion about accessibility in healthcare and healthcare continung education. 

Formerly of New York Medical College, Dr. Kristina H. Petersen is now Assistant Dean of Student Success & Access and Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Her scholarly work primarily focuses on inclusive instruction, course and assessment accessibility, and creating curriculum to teach clinicians about persons with disabilities. In 2022, she received an award for Excellence in Scholarly Work from the Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education and the AAMC/Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award. She is currently an Alpha Omega Alpha Fellow in Leadership.

Dr. Graham McMahon talks to Dr. Peter Clardy and Dr. Paul Jhun from Google about the rise of artificial intelligence and how its use in the world of medicine can benefit continuing education and patient care.