Residency Newsletters

Residency program managers in all specialties are challenged to effectively manage their programs as accrediting agencies focus on outcome measures, the core competencies, proper documentation, resident supervision, and program, faculty, and resident evaluation. Add to those responsibilities the challenge to prepare for site visits, develop budgets for your program, and mitigate legal risks. Residency Program Alert is the source you need to confidently meet these challenges. This monthly resource provides residency managers with essential tips, tools, and best practices from the most well-respected, in-the-trenches experts.

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Residency Program Alert

Issue 12, December 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Opportunities blossom with online open house

  If your program's recruiting efforts have ever been frustrated by the limits of time, travel, or...

• Adding it all up: The summative evaluation

  There may be no more important assessment for a resident than his or her summative evaluation-a...

• Featured competency: Systems-based practice

  Connecticut program puts patient care in context for residents Editor's note: This is the fourth...

• 2008 trends will challenge traditional roles

  As 2007 comes to a close, it is important to keep on top of trends affecting GME, especially when...

Issue 11, November 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Simulation explained: How to implement and run an effective program

  When some residency and GME directors hear the word "simulation," they usually have visions of...

• Featured ACGME core competency: Interpersonal and communication skills

  Editor's note: This is the third in our series of articles highlighting residency programs that are...

• Give new coordinators the tools to succeed

  Giving new residency program coordinators the training and resources to succeed at their position...

• Book excerpt: Insider's Guide to the ACGME Site Visit

  Editor's note: The paragraphs below are excerpted from HCPro, Inc.'s recently published training...

Issue 10, October 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Study finds race bias in resident trainees

  A new study of physicians-in-training contends that unconscious racial bias may cause a decrease in...

• What to expect when you're expecting . . . a site visit

  In a month dedicated to horror, screams, and scares, there is no better time than October to...

• Featured competency: Practice-based learning and improvement

  Editor's note: This is the second in our series of articles highlighting residency programs that...

• New tool sets bar for evaluation and assessment in GME

  A modified 360-degree evaluation system might be the missing component program directors and...

Issue 9, September 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Prevent plagiarism in GME

  In the fall of 2005, Ariel Cole, MD, geriatric fellowship program director at Florida Hospital in...

• Resident credentialing: To charge or not to charge?

  If you've ever found yourself up to your ears in paperwork when providing credentials and...

• Featured competency: Medical knowledge

  Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles highlighting residency programs that are...

• USMLE primer: Navigating licensure requirements

  Obtaining a medical license is one of the biggest steps a medical graduate will take in his or her...

Issue 8, August 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• X, Y, and GME: Recruiting and communicating across generations

  "The times they are a-changin'," sang Bob Dylan in 1964. For the physician work force in the United...

• The ABCs of working with IMGs

  With projected physician shortages in the United States on the horizon, international medical...

• Resident work hours under scrutiny again

  With the fourth anniversary of ACGME's resident work hour requirement behind them, members of the...

• Book excerpt: The Residency Coordinator's Handbook

  Editor's note: The text below is excerpted from HCPro's recently published training resource for...

Issue 7, July 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Incorporate resident research requirements

  In April, RPA reported that changes to the ACGME's common program requirements (CPR) had been...

• Duty hours: Resident education key to avoiding citations, protecting programs

  In July 2003, the ACGME's standards restricting resident work hours to 80 hours per week averaged...

• Train residents and faculty in patient safety techniques

  Although faculty and hospital administration may know that patient safety is an important concept...

• Advanced placement for residents?

  When I attended high school, Advanced Placement (AP) courses were available to me in subjects such...

Issue 6, June 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Supervise and comply: Crafting a resident supervision policy

  Resident supervision is a many-tentacled subject that is often guided by multiple institutional...

• Navigating the NPI final rule: Answering 'Do residents need NPIs?'

  New rules from CMS requiring National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers for physicians have left...

• OSCEs provide multifaceted training in Wisconsin

  It sounds like a nickname for the Oscars, but OSCEs-pronounced "ah-ski" by those in GME-or...

Issue 5, May 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Code red: Teach GME personnel and residents the rules of coding and billing

  Understanding the correct way to document teaching physician participation during a patient visit...

• Crafting a leave-of-absence policy for your program

  As a residency program coordinator, you often have a hand in crafting program policies, including...

Issue 4, April 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Changes to common program requirements finalized for July 2007

  The ACGME board of directors approved revisions to the common program requirements (CPR) during its...

• The results are in!

  Most coordinators know that coordinator position titles range from secretary to manager to...

• Experts dole out tips, answer questions about ACGME requirements

  "What is the best method to collect patient questionnaires?" "How do I get staff to fill out...

• Fixing the problem resident: Tips for remediation

  It is often difficult to gauge when to intervene with a problem resident. Educators too often turn...

Issue 3, March 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Selecting an electronic RMS: A survey of features from the field

  You may have heard about residency management systems (RMS) from a colleague, Web site, or resource...

• Program coordinators' organization provides forum for coordinator recognition

  There is no question about it-coordinating a residency or fellowship program is an immense...

• Funding update: Two proposals affect teaching hospitals

  In October 2006, RPA reported that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) was...

Issue 2, February 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• The resident portfolio: contents, compartments, and competencies

  Although artists, photographers, and architects have been using professional portfolios for decades...

• Hospitalist update: Specialized training programs needed

  As the fastest growing field in medicine, the demand for up-and-coming hospitalists is great: The...

• 'Windshield tour' promotes cultural competency, community understanding

  In 2005, obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) residents at Hurley Medical Center (HMC) in Flint, MI...

Issue 1, January 1, 2007 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Peer review for residents teaches practice-based learning

  Peer review-the evaluation of an individual physician's professional performance by his or her...

• AHRQ releases patient safety tip sheet

  Recommendations for limiting resident shifts to 24 hours and eliminating shifts of 30 consecutive...

• AAMC releases nationwide survey of house staff benefits

  Ever wonder how your residents' salaries and benefits compare to the rest of the country's teaching...