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Residency Articles by Topic: Teaching and Assessing ACGME Core Competencies

Residency Program Alert, December 2009

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 12, December 1, 2009

    The December issue gives program directors and GME leaders a step-by-step guide for developing a...

Residency Program Alert, November 2009

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 11, November 1, 2009

    The November issue gives GME leaders a step-by-step guide for building a robust faculty development...

Ask the expert: How can we assess the effectiveness of our evaluations?

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 41, October 27, 2009

    Assessing the effectiveness of your evaluation tools is a critical part of the education process.

Theater techniques teach residents interpersonal communication

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 40, October 20, 2009

    Although residency programs have been the inspiration for several TV shows, there are few instances...

Bring abstract ethical concepts to life through a multidimensional approach

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    Changing healthcare laws and increasing cultural, religious, and political diversity mean that...

Residency Program Alert, October 2009

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    In the October issue, we look at different approaches for teaching residents about ethics, best...

Ask the expert: What exactly does "practice-based learning and improvement" mean?

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 37, September 29, 2009

    To many, the ACGME core competency practice-based learning and improvement (PBLI) sounds like a...

Ask the expert: How can residency program directors and coordinators document resident participation in quality improvement activities?

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 33, September 1, 2009

    The common program information form (PIF) asks for examples of quality activities in which...

Tip of the week: Core competency retreats

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 31, August 18, 2009

    The ACGME’s six core competencies have become the heart of resident training. Consider a...

From the news desk: Milestones: The next step for competency-based education

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 7, July 1, 2009

    Get the inside scoop about the milestones initiative

Residency Program Alert, July 2009

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 7, July 1, 2009

    In this issue, we look at a new cost analysis that digs into the $1.6 billion the IOM estimates new...

Free orientation resource available on Residency Manager Blog

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 22, June 16, 2009

    HCPro is proud to announce the publication of its latest residency resource, The Complete Residency...

Trainees, attending physicians disagree on important clinical procedures

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 22, June 9, 2009

    First-year residents and faculty members don’t see eye-to-eye when it comes to rating which...

New model for extended residency training in business management

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 14, April 14, 2009

    Duke University Medical School is one of the first to offer residents a training pathway focused on...

Check out MedEdPORTAL 2.0

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 14, April 14, 2009

    The Association of American Medical Colleges recently released MedEdPORTAL 2.0, a Web site offering...

Steps for setting up a 360-degree evaluation system

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 13, April 7, 2009

    When distributing 360-degree evaluations, keep the following points in mind:

Professionalism lectures that grab residents’ attention

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 4, April 1, 2009

    RPA profiles how two programs teach this complicated competency by thinking outside the box.

Gauge residents’ skills on day one

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 4, April 1, 2009

    Take a look at how one institution conducts OSCEs with new residents.

Residency Program Alert, April 2009

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 4, April 1, 2009

    In this issue, you will learn how to: develop an orientation OSCE so you know your new...

Trainees perform better on simulator exercise than attending physicians

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 12, March 31, 2009

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Measuring the reliability of evaluation tools

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 10, March 17, 2009

    A new study indicates there is no evidence that current measurement tools can reliably assess the...

Do patients know your name?

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 8, March 3, 2009

    Residents and faculty members put a lot of effort and time into caring for patients, but the...

Link core competencies to National Patient Safety Goals

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    Consider tying the NPSGs into these four activities typically utilized to teach the core...

Residency Program Alert, March 2009

  • Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2009

    In this issue, get tips for ensuring the success of your chief residents, putting together a...

Tip of the Week: Assess the end-of-rotation evaluation

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 7, February 24, 2009

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Tips to develop practice-based learning and improvement curriculum

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 6, February 10, 2009

    The ACGME requires graduate medical education programs to teach and assess the concept of...

Focused faculty development produces better teachers

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 5, February 3, 2009

    Training faculty on how to be more humanistic teachers and consequently, more humane physicians...

Reflection increases trainees' ability to meet rotation goals

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 3, January 20, 2009

    Educational sessions dedicated to reflection may help residents achieve rotation goals and...

Feature blog post: Tips for the semi-annual performance review

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 2, January 13, 2009

    It is the time of year for programs to conduct the semi-annual performance review of residents and...

Feature blog post: Encourage consistent and accurate reporting by faculty on evaluations

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 32, December 2, 2008

    The October and November issues of Residency Program Alert included articles explaining what...

Ask the expert: How can we teach professionalism in our program?

  • Residency Program Connection, Issue 32, December 2, 2008

    Although professionalism is difficult to define, residency programs should teach residents the...