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Issue 21, December 17, 2007

• What to do with down time around the holidays

  Most residency programs begin interviewing residency applicants anywhere from October to early...

• Tip of the week: Use alumni surveys to improve your program

  Assessing your graduates' performance is one of the best ways to measure the quality and success of...

• Ask the expert: What are some easy ways to educate residents about fatigue?

  Options for educating residents about fatigue include:

Issue 20, December 3, 2007

• Using the LIFE Curriculum

  Although most residency programs work hard to meet the ACGME's resident duty-hour requirements, it...

• Tip of the Week: Prepare your program information form

  The program information form (PIF) is a document specific to your specialty  that you must...

• Ask the Expert: What should my disruptive resident policy include?

  Your disruptive resident policy should include the following:

Issue 19, October 23, 2007

• Tips for monitoring resident work hours

  Tips for monitoring resident work hours

• Tip of the week: Highlight ACGME requirements

  Tip of the week: Highlight ACGME requirements

• Ask the expert: What kinds of resident skills can be tested using simulation?

  Ask the expert: What kinds of resident skills can be tested using simulation?

Issue 18, October 9, 2007

• Prepare for your Internal Review

  Prepare for your Internal Review

• Ask the expert: How can we document residents' competence in systems-based practice?

  Ask the expert: How can we document residents' competence in systems-based practice?

• Tip of the week: Comply with new requirements

  Tip of the week: Comply with new requirements

Issue 17, August 14, 2007

• Tip of the week: Tie documentation to your PIF

  Tip of the week: Tie documentation to your PIF

• Ask the expert: What services should be offered at a health fair?

  Ask the expert: What services should be offered at a health fair?

• Patient care: The basis of all competencies

  Patient care: The basis of all competencies

• Ask the expert: How should I monitor resident work hours?

  Ask the expert: How should I monitor resident work hours?

• Tip of the week: Discuss cultural competency issues with residents

  Tip of the week: Discuss cultural competency issues with residents

Issue 16, July 31, 2007

• TAGME update

  TAGME update

• Ask the expert: How can we determine the "expected date" of our next program rev

  Ask the expert: How can we determine the "expected date" of our next program review?

• Tip of the week: Conduct an alumni survey

  Tip of the week: Conduct an alumni survey

• The coordinator's role in site visit preparation

  The coordinator's role in site visit preparation

• Tip of the week: Recognize faculty, residents, and administrators for their hard work

  Tip of the week: Recognize faculty, residents, and administrators for their hard work

• Ask the expert: How do we improve teaching and assessment of interpersonal and communication skills?

  Ask the expert: How do we improve teaching and assessment of interpersonal and communication skills?

Issue 15, July 17, 2007

• Credentialing and training verifications

  Credentialing and training verifications

• Tip of the week: Recruit for a younger generation

  Tip of the week: Recruit for a younger generation

• Ask the expert: Why are some international medical graduates required to return

  Ask the expert: Why are some international medical graduates required to return home?

• Promote professionalism among residents

  Promote professionalism among residents

• Tip of the week: Accurately document for coding and billing

  Tip of the week: Accurately document for coding and billing

• Ask the expert: How can I intervene with a disruptive resident?

  Ask the expert: How can I intervene with a disruptive resident?

Issue 14, July 3, 2007

• ERAS, IMGs and the application process

  ERAS, IMGs and the application process

• Ask the expert: What impact does extended work shifts have on resident safety?

  Ask the expert: What impact does extended work shifts have on resident safety?

• Tip of the week: Review the dress code with incoming residents

  Tip of the week: Review the dress code with incoming residents

• Resident credentialing basics

  Resident credentialing basics

Issue 13, June 19, 2007

• Teach residents and staff communication skills to improve patient safety

  Teach residents and staff communication skills to improve patient safety

• Tip of the week: Be aware of the rules of the resident survey

  Tip of the week: Be aware of the rules of the resident survey

• Ask the expert: When should we review the internal review report?

  Ask the expert: When should we review the internal review report?

Issue 12, June 5, 2007

• Orientation basics

  Orientation basics

• Tip of the week: Improve recruitment

  Tip of the week: Improve recruitment

• Ask the expert: What is the "fifth pathway?"

  Ask the expert: What is the "fifth pathway?"

Issue 11, May 22, 2007

• Determining credit for resident transfers

  Determining credit for resident transfers

• Tip of the week: Help residents manage loans

  Tip of the week: Help residents manage loans

• Ask the expert: Are residents held liable for documentation errors?

  Ask the expert: Are residents held liable for documentation errors?

Issue 10, May 8, 2007

• Navigating the NPI final rule

  Navigating the NPI final rule

• Tip of the week: Tips for moonlighting residents

  Tip of the week: Tips for moonlighting residents

• Ask the expert: What is a microskills model of assessment?

  Ask the expert: What is a microskills model of assessment?

Issue 9, April 23, 2007

• CMS documentation guidelines for teaching physicians

  CMS documentation guidelines for teaching physicians

• Ask the expert: Should residents have NPI numbers?

  Ask the expert: Should residents have NPI numbers?

• Tip of the week: Develop PBLI assessment tools

  Tip of the week: Develop PBLI assessment tools

Issue 8, April 10, 2007

• Changes to common program requirements finalized

  Changes to common program requirements finalized

• Tip of the week: Check with specialty boards when crafting a leave of absence po

  Tip of the week: Check with specialty boards when crafting a leave of absence policy

• Ask the expert: How should teaching physicians document resident supervision to

  Ask the expert: How should teaching physicians document resident supervision to avoid billing fraud?

Issue 7, March 27, 2007

• Coordinator salary survey results

  Coordinator salary survey results

• Ask the expert: How can I create valid evaluation forms for my program?

  Ask the expert: How can I create valid evaluation forms for my program?

Issue 6, March 13, 2007

• Developing a systems-based practice curriculum

  By including the competency of systems-based practice into the curriculum for training programs...

• Tip of the week: Implement a remediation plan

  Tip of the week: Implement a remediation plan

Issue 5, February 27, 2007

• Teach practice-based learning and improvement

  Teach practice-based learning and improvement

Issue 4, February 13, 2007

• TAGME update

  TAGME update

Issue 3, January 30, 2007

• Document tough competencies

  Document tough competencies

Issue 2, January 16, 2007

• Hospitalist training update

  Hospitalist training update

Issue 1, January 2, 2007

• Consider a resident peer review program

  Consider a resident peer review program