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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Issue 12, December 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL 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...

• How to keep faculty members committed to teaching

  The ACGME requires that residency programs have enough faculty to train and oversee house staff...

• Make tracking residents’ scholarly activities easier

  For many of you, tracking residents’ scholarly activities and research is easier said than...

Issue 11, November 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Wipe out writer’s block

  The October RPA armed you with strategies to help faculty members overcome the mental blocks that...

• Helpful hints for surfing the ACGME Web site

  Program coordinators are constantly on the go, zipping from task to task and meeting to meeting...

• Taking the stage: A guide for giving dynamic didactic lectures residents will remember

  Think back to all the lectures you’ve sat through. Although a few taught you something new...

Issue 10, October 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Help faculty feel comfortable reporting poor performance

  Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series offering program directors...

• Step up to the plate: Manage a successful interview season

  Program coordinators are the driving force behind recruitment. They have a hand in everything, from...

• Your GME legal questions answered

  People often quip that we live in a litigious society where lawsuits are just as common as...

• Use the past to predict the future: A strategy for finding the best applicants for your program

  Editor’s note: The February ACGME e-Bulletin outlined nine red flags commonly found during...

• Take your seats: Ensure resident attendance at hospital committee meetings

  Residents have a full schedule, and some tasks will inevitably take a higher priority over others.

Issue 9, September 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Show me the money

  Editor's note: The February ACGME e-Bulletin outlined nine red flags commonly found during site...

• A guide for safe blogging: Protect bloggers in your program from getting in trouble with HIPAA

  Have you ever felt the need to vent, describe a satisfying experience you had on the ward, or...

• Caught in the middle: Managing your role as liaison between the program director and residents

  There's no question that residency program coordinators juggle plenty of roles, such as counselor...

• Navigating the ins and outs of ERAS

  The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) recently opened for all ACGME-accredited...

Issue 8, August 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Tips for acing your ACGME site visit

  Editor's note: The February ACGME e-Bulletin outlined nine red flags commonly found during site...

• Put residents at the center of quality improvement initiatives

  Whether you commit an error or witness another member of a healthcare team committing one...

• Get the most out of your 360-degree evaluations

  When programs use 360-degree evaluations to their full potential, the results can be powerful...

• The get-ahead guide for coordinators

  Whether you're a residency program coordinator new to the position or a veteran, you probably...

Issue 7, July 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Salary survey shows income discrepancies of residency coordinators

  Editor's note: We use the term "residency coordinator" to describe our readers who are...

• Book excerpt: The Residency Program Director's Handbook

  Editor's note: The text below is excerpted from HCPro's The Residency Program Director's Handbook...

• Strategies for recruitment: Make the hard sell

  As a residency program administrator, sales are probably not your forte. Despite this, you're still...

Issue 6, June 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Set standards for criminal background checks

  Months ago, you worked hard to find, interview, and select top-notch candidates for your residency...

• Getting the most out of your surveys

  If you've stayed at a bed-and-breakfast, purchased an item on Amazon, or worked for a...

• Develop a curriculum for a resident teacher training program

  Editor's note: This is the final article in a series about how to develop a resident teacher...

Issue 5, May 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Give new residents a head start on orientation

  The countdown has started-orientation for most residency programs is less than two months away...

• Give effective formative feedback

  There is no question that the shift to competency-based education (CBE) has changed the face of...

• Sharpen residents' teaching skills

  Editor's note: This is the first article in a two-part series about how to develop a resident...

Issue 4, April 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Looking outside of GME to teach interpersonal communication

  It takes a team of healthcare professionals across several specialties to sufficiently train a...

• Wipe out infection control training obstacles

  No matter where you get your news-Web sites, newspapers, television-chances are you have seen one...

• Hail to the chief: Connecting with your chief residents

  Chief residents are critical to the function of the residency program, and it is important that...

• Policies, role models shape resident-industry interactions

  The old saying goes, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth," but that's exactly what many hospitals...

Issue 3, March 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Featured ACGME core competency summary: Assess all competencies

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

• Tech-savvy applicants highlight need for high-tech recruiting

  op quiz! Define the following: Podcast Videocast Scutwork.com Although you may not know...

• Connect with colleagues at residency coordinator meetings

  "One for all, and all for one," is more than just a battle cry from The Three Musketeers-it is also...

Issue 2, February 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Make your institutional review document shine

  Of all the reviews teaching hospitals must endure, perhaps none are as important and comprehensive...

• Writing program goals and objectives

  The beginning of the year is often filled with new resolutions. While everyone is in the...

• Featured ACGME core competency: Patient care

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

Issue 1, January 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Make patient handoffs a priority for your residency program

  Patient safety techniques-particularly those that focus on improving communication among staff...

• Featured competency: Professionalism

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

• Navigating the nuances of master affiliation agreements and program letters of agreement

  In order for a medical institution to be certified by the ACGME to offer GME training, that...