Residency Manager

Monday’s Poll: Helicopter parents

Julie McCoy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:07:36 +0000

There’s no question that taking an active roll in your child’s education is important. But, one would think that by the time that child became a medical student or resident, the parent would realize its time to let Junior fly from the nest on his own. Unfortunately for program directors and coordinators, this is not the [...]

Faculty development tips and ideas

Julie McCoy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:31:18 +0000

This month's issue of RPA features a lengthy story on how to build a faculty development program from scratch. Of course, you can't write a story on faculty development without talking about what topics to cover and how to actually get faculty members to attend the sessions. Here are a few tips I picked up from my sources.

Residency recruitment requirement reminder

Diane Farineau — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:32:03 +0000

Recruitment season is such a busy time for program administrators. There are so many things to tell the applicants, like who we are, where we are, why you should come here, how to get here, what to do here. . . the list goes on and on. A reminder that in addition to the logistical and [...]

Monday’s Poll: Policies for keeping documentation

Julie McCoy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:11 +0000

During the 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop, Ruth Nawotniak asked the audience how many people had unlimited space for storing documentation, resident files, applications, etc. Literally, one very lucky person raised her hand. As you watch filing cabinet after filing cabinet fill up, many wonder how long you have to keep this information. I’m hoping [...]

Residency program quarterly report template

Julie McCoy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:27:43 +0000

A few weeks ago, Molly Ostrowski, surgery coordinator, won free registration for the 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop. Her entry was featured on Residency Manager Blog. As the post describes, Ostrowski began compiling quarterly reports that give a snapshot of how the program is complying with ACGME requirements. I interviewed Ostrowski and her program [...]

November to-do list for coordinators

Julie McCoy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:10 +0000

Hope everyone had a spooky Halloween. Time to clear out the skeletons, ghosts, and pumpkins, and make way for the turkeys, cornucopias, and pilgrim decorations! Between redecorating and planning your Thanksgiving feast, add the following tasks to your to-do list at work: Interviews continue Medical Student Performance Evaluations are released Follow up and send reminders to faculty regarding interview [...]

ACGME gives update on duty hour reform

Julie McCoy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:55:24 +0000

Since the IOM released the report on resident work hours last December, the ACGME has been working hard to address the concerns the IOM raised. After nearly a year of information gathering, ACGME CEO Thomas Nasca, MD released a letter to the GME community giving an update of their efforts. Over the past year, the [...]

Now accepting nominations for program coordinator award

Julie McCoy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:30:20 +0000

In case you didn’t see our exciting news last week, HCPro, Inc. is excited to announce the Professionalism in GME Program Management Award. The award recognizes residency and fellowship program coordinators whose leadership, teamwork, and professionalism embody an image of excellence and who make a difference in improving resident and fellow training, training program management, [...]

Live blog: Stick a label on teachable moments and feedback

Julie McCoy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:59:22 +0000

Tracy Sanson, MD, educational director of the emergency medicine residency program at University of South Florida, gave an excellent presentation this morning about balancing bedside teaching and productivity. She brought up an interesting point that it’s common for residents to get to the end of a rotation and say that the attendings never gave them feedback. [...]

Live blog: When to bring in a third party during remediation discussions

Julie McCoy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:46:42 +0000

This morning is off to another great start at the 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop. Franklin Medio, PhD, just finished his session on remediation, which was full of great information for attendees! Part of the discussion focused on whether program directors should have a third person sit in on meetings regarding a resident’s performance issues. Although [...]