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Residency Program Alert
 
There has never been a tougher time to be running a residency training program in hospitals and clinics than right now-no matter what your specialty. From new work hour limitations to new outcome criteria for successful training and tougher JCAHO standards, you've got your work cut out for you in 2004 and 2005. That's why nearly 1,000 of your colleagues turn to Residency Program Director's Alert each month. You need to lead and supervize the shaping of each of your residents. Let us provide you with the step-by-step advice and tools you need to avoid the most common deficits and mix-ups in the administrative and practical areas of residency program operation!

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December 2008   (Volume 6, Issue 12) view entire issue
 
Bridge the gap between patients and residents with cultural competency training
In 2002, the patient population at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston changed dramatically, absorbing 1,000 Somali families fleeing civil war.
 
How to keep faculty members committed to teaching
The ACGME requires that residency programs have enough faculty to train and oversee house staff members. In a perfect world, fulfilling this requirement wouldn’t be a problem.
 
Make tracking residents’ scholarly activities easier
For many of you, tracking residents’ scholarly activities and research is easier said than done. Although plenty of programs emphasize the importance of including research and academic projects in their portfolios, residents forget to let coordinators know about these activities.
 

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