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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 11, November 19, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Residency coordinator raises, benefits, and education

  Our coverage of HCPro’s latest survey of residency coordinators continues this month with a...

• Planning a change to a just culture: Part two

  We continue our discussion on planning a move toward a just culture to improve patient safety. Last...

• Stop disruptive behavior at the door with a sound vetting process

  One of the first steps in keeping disruptive behavior out of your program is to only accept...

Issue 10, October 30, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Residency coordinator salaries and titles

  2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent memory. The pandemic has disrupted how many of us...

• Patient stressors during the COVID-19 era

  2020 has been a stressful year. As of this writing, COVID-19 has infected over 7.3 million...

• Planning a change to a just culture: Part one

  As we discussed last month, the first step to moving toward a just culture to improve patient...

• Educate residents on transitioning to practice

  In the past 10 years working in GME, I have witnessed countless errors in judgment by residents...

Issue 9, September 29, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Gamifying your educational conferences in a virtual world

  Keeping residents engaged during didactic conferences was already a challenge before the COVID-19...

• Create a just culture

  A healthcare organization’s culture is what drives behavior, which in turn drives outcomes...

• Case study: VR at Vanderbilt

  Teaching a hands-on process using virtual reality (VR) may sound counterintuitive, but that’s...

• American Osteopathic Association installs new president

  The new president of the AOA has prescriptions for U.S. healthcare. Thomas Ely, DO, assumes his...

Issue 8, August 31, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Dealing with stressors that cause resident fatigue

  Residents’ desire to function professionally and act in the best interest of patients and...

• Make working from home work for you

  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are working from home in some capacity, and education...

• Predictions on the long-term outlook for remote work

  The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everyday life upside down in many ways. From school and childcare...

• SOAP to STEP: The new normal

  The practice of medicine is evolving rapidly for current practitioners of medicine during the...

Issue 7, July 29, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Evaluate your residents on the six core competencies

  In response to the public’s concerns about physician skills and patient safety issues, the...

• Early survey results show coordinators' earnings are up

  Preliminary results of HCPro’s 2020 Residency Coordinator Salary Survey finds that residency...

• Help improve residents' interpersonal and communication skills

  When you ask patients why they like or dislike their physicians, they tend to focus on the...

• Telecommuting: Strategies for a successful alternative worksite program

  I’ll admit I was skeptical when first asked to lead a team of nearly 50 full-time employees...

• VCU Health initiative targets reducing workplace violence

  Healthcare organizations carry a heavy workplace violence burden, with about three-quarters of U.S...

Issue 6, June 30, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• ABIM addresses board certification amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

  In last month’s edition of RPA, Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH, American Board of Internal...

• Worker wellness: Stress reduction and mental health

  Anyone who has been to a medical clinic in the last six months has seen healthcare workers at their...

• How to prepare and deliver a dynamic presentation

  Communication is the establishment of a relationship where one person’s actions, thoughts...

• The COVID-19 pandemic warrants the use of virtual tours and interviews

  by Deepak Gupta, MD, anesthesiology clinical assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit...

Issue 5, May 27, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• A deeper dive into the 2020 Match results

  This year’s National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match holds the...

• Hand hygiene: Just do it

  In 2018, The Joint Commission (TJC) announced it would issue a Requirement for Improvement if it...

• Educate residents about sleep deprivation and fatigue

  Sleep deprivation and fatigue has long been a concern of the GME community. To address these...

• Follow protocols to help fight opioid addictions

  ACGME Common Program Requirement IV.C.2. directs GME programs in applicable specialties to provide...

Issue 4, April 29, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Leverage mobile tools to improve direct observation evaluations

  Direct observations are an important component of competency-based medical education for residents...

• Diversifying your GME program

  According to ACGME Common Program Requirements I.C., sponsoring institutions and programs must have...

• It's time for healthcare organizations to take ownership of burnout

  The World Health Organization has recently defined burnout as an official medical diagnosis...

• Managing evaluations for a medical specialties or hospital-based residency program

  The curriculum of a medical specialties or hospital-based residency program must contain...

Issue 3, March 30, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Fatigue expressed by invisible but important GME team members

  Presently there is no body of research that explores fatigue expressed by healthcare...

• Creating a culture that puts an end to sexual harassment in healthcare

  The #MeToo movement has encouraged a wide range of industries that once looked at sexual harassment...

• Open communication softens the impact of medical errors on patients and families

  Open communication with patients after medical errors decreases emotional impacts and diminishes...

• Identify and monitor resident fatigue

  Fatigue isn’t simply feeling tired after a hard day’s (or evening’s or...

Issue 2, February 24, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 20 years after To Err Is Human

  The landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System was released in November 2009...

• Breaking down the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

  Ensuring that patients receive quality care is the utmost priority for physicians. The federal...

• Introduction to mentoring

  by Amanda Ross, BS, fellowship program coordinator, UConn School of Medicine, Connecticut...

• Half of surgery residents report harassment, bullying

  Half of general surgery residents reported experiencing workplace harassment at least a few times a...

Issue 1, January 28, 2020 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Profile: Midrange professionals

  Last month, our coverage of HCPro’s latest survey of residency coordinators looked at the...

• Engage in self-care to combat burnout

  In 2019, approximately 44% of physicians reported feeling burned out. Among the most burned-out...

• Be a better manager

  Succeeding as a manager/director requires more than just knowing the ins and outs of GME. You must...

• The program director's role in meeting institutional requirements

  The program director must be highly invested in the process of maintaining the sponsoring...