Ask the expert: What should I include in my resident handbook?
Residency Program Connection, January 28, 2008
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Consider including the following documents in your resident handbook:
- Policies and procedures for residents
- Procedures for each service
- Call policies and procedures
- Due process policies
- Instructions for procedure diagnosis and tracking
- Goals and objectives for all rotations
- A list of the ACGME core competencies
- Sample evaluation forms
- Instructions on resident portfolios
- Instructions for all relevant information systems, with log-in information
More information about resident scholarly activities can be found in HCPro, Inc.'s The Residency Coordinator's Handbook by Dianna Otterstad, BA, available here.
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