Debra Weinstein, MD

Dr. Weinstein joined the ACGME in 2025 as President and Chief Executive Officer after serving as Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, and Chief Academic Officer for Michigan Medicine. Previously, she served as Vice President for Graduate Medical Education at Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners HealthCare) in Boston and was an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. She was the designated institutional official for both Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals for over a decade after serving as the MGH program director for the internal medicine residency. Dr. Weinstein’s contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous awards, including two prestigious honors from the ACGME: the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Award and the John C. Gienapp Award for Distinguished Service. She currently serves on the Intealth Board of Directors, and previously held Board positions with the ACGME and the MGH Institute for Health Professions. Dr. Weinstein's academic contributions include serving as Deputy Editor of Academic Medicine (2013-2019) and as a member of The New England Journal of Medicine’s Perspectives Advisory Board (2015-2023). Her scholarly work includes nearly 100 invited presentations and more than 75 publications. Dr. Weinstein graduated from Wellesley College, where she majored in music and conducted the college orchestra. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, completed her clinical education and training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at MGH, and was a 2006-2007 American Council on Education Fellow.