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.

Subscribe »

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004

Residency Program Alert

Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Supervision: The path to autonomy

  Enhancing supervision to increase resident ­autonomy sounds like an oxymoron, but Joseph...

• How to stay organized, timely, and sane

  Coordinating a residency program takes time, commitment, and organization. Coordinating two or more...

• How to model multidisciplinary teamwork in residency

  Healthcare is built for teamwork. With so many physicians, nurses, and caregivers in dozens of...

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 12 tips for planning a smooth Class of '12 graduation

  Graduation from residency is the culmination of a resident's transformation from medical school...

• GME office game plan: Make accreditation continual

  Programs and institutions should not put off planning and documenting improvements until the...

• Engaging residents in a culturally rich curriculum

  A resident's time in GME is designed to expand and refine his or her base of medical knowledge. How...

• Debate core competencies to increase resident knowledge

  All six core competencies are vital pillars of the GME framework. If one of them is neglected, a...

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• NAS: Next Accreditation System taking shape to transform the world of GME

  The ACGME lifted the veil off the Next Accreditation System (NAS) at the Annual Educational...

• Site visit changes to give program assessment different look

  The structure of the site visit is evolving, and the ACGME says the goal of the Next Accreditation...

• Job management manual is best practice to ensure coordinator duties do not get lost

  In the event a program unexpectedly needs to cover the duties of a program coordinator, is your...

• Sleeping pods: An A+ approach to helping residents get their Z's

  The ACGME's duty hour restrictions seek to reduce the stress- and fatigue-related clinical mistakes...

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• SOAP: A clean start for Match Day

  Match Day 2012 marks a new era. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) restructured the...

• Match Day is over. Now what?

  With Match Day behind you, coordinators can breathe a sigh of relief that the hectic recruitment...

• Behavioral feedback: What it looks like, how to give it, and managing residents' reactions

  As one of the six ACGME core competencies, ­professionalism is considered a critical part of...

• Prepare internal review committee members for completing a thoughtful and complete review report

  When done correctly, internal reviews provide a comprehensive system for institutional monitoring...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Alumni surveys a valuable tool to help evaluate residency programs

  Residency programs are not required to survey alumni, but doing so can help your organization...

• Residency programs: There's an app for that

  It didn't take long for leaders at the anesthesiology residency program at Mount Sinai School of...

• Benchmarks, dashboards, and quality indicators help meet ACGME outcomes

  The ACGME's new Common Program Requirements (effective July 2011) stipulate that residency programs...

• Make faculty development work for your residency program

  Residency programs face increasing pressure to document robust faculty development. At the same...

• Joint Commission adds its voice to prevention of fatigue-related adverse events

  Add another voice to the call to improve patient safety by addressing healthcare worker fatigue...

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Monday Morning Quarterback meetings bring quality projects to life for residents

  It didn't take long for residents at the University of Tennessee's Graduate School of Medicine in...

• Virtual paychecks help residents understand proper billing and coding methods

  It's not always easy to get residents to see the ­impact of improper billing and coding...

• How one residency program promotes scholarly activity

  While program coordinators worry about tracking and documenting scholarly activity, residency...

• Track residents' scholarly activity

  The ACGME requires residents to engage in scholarly activity. However, tracking research projects...