James A. Arrighi

Dr. Arrighi is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ACGME-International. He completed his Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctor degrees at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He then completed graduate medical education (GME) in internal medicine, cardiology, and nuclear medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, the National Institutes of Health, and Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Arrighi’s career has focused on improving GME and mentoring physicians in training. Upon completion of his own education and training, he joined the cardiology faculty at Yale and served as program director for the cardiology fellowship. In addition to his clinician-educator responsibilities, he was actively engaged in nuclear cardiology and cardiac imaging research and directed the nuclear medicine service at the West Haven VA Hospital. In 2004, he moved to his alma mater and joined the cardiology faculty at Rhode Island Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. There, he initially served as program director in cardiology, and subsequently served as Director of Graduate Medical Education and designated institutional official for the Lifespan healthcare system. He achieved the rank of Professor of Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, and Medical Science at Brown, and received several faculty awards for exemplary teaching. For over two decades, he has mentored residents and fellows; he has published over 70 peer-reviewed publications and has delivered over 130 national or international invited lectures.