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 10, October 6, 2017

• Use quality improvement models to implement action plans

  Quality improvement is not something that coordinators think about very much, aside from keeping...

• Can artificial intelligence do the job of the program director?

  As inquisitive minds working in academic medicine, we have wondered about the life expectancy of...

• ABMS boards making changes to MOC

  Before new physicians entering practice decide whether to pursue board certification, changes on...

Issue 9, September 29, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 14 markers of a problematic residency application

  September 15 marks the start of the main residency Match season. For the most part, each residency...

• Preparing for resident recruitment

  Keeping in step with our coordinator timeline, this month I want to address getting ready for...

• Beyond ABMS: Unique board certification options

  Once young physicians finish residency, they will have to decide whether to pursue board...

Issue 8, August 30, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Start 'em early: Documentation training for physician residents

  Although documentation matters more and more in today’s world of ever-changing regulations...

• Physician engagement begins with residency

  Residency training typically serves as physicians’ first exposure to the clinical...

• Planning ahead by looking back: Planning and implementing your annual program evaluation

  With the start of the academic year comes newness—new trainees and implementing new ideas and...

• Resident abortion training debated; CLER visit impressions; physician wellness leadership position created

  Find out what's happening in GME by reviewing a few recent residency headlines from across the...

Issue 7, July 28, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• A guide to coordinator wellness

  As coordinators, we are always concerned about the wellness of our faculty and residents. However...

• 10 considerations when handling re-entering residents

  Nearly every medical student I speak with says they have never heard of a medical resident losing...

• ACGME CLER program places new focus on physician well-being

  Announced in 2012, the ACGME’s Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) was established to...

• Legislation supports more residency slots; loan forgiveness program expansion sought; resident deaths studied

  Find out what's happening in GME by reviewing a few recent residency headlines from across the...

Issue 6, June 30, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 12 tips for a smooth resident graduation

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

• Orientation planning: Preparing to prepare your new trainees

  We all know this is a busy time of year with residents leaving and other residents getting...

• Questions about the United States Medical Licensing Examination

  After enrolling in medical school, future physicians in the United States undergo multiple...

• GME news roundup

  Find out what's happening in GME by reviewing a few recent residency headlines from across the...

Issue 5, May 31, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Get ready for the 2017 Residency Coordinator Salary Survey

  We have just launched our annual Residency Coordinator Salary Survey to help us measure the...

• Help residents avoid getting bogged down by student loan debt

  In a short time, thousands of physicians in training will be entering a new phase of their lives...

• Study examines how the fourth year of medical school affects first-year residents' performance

  The transition from medical school to residency is an aspect of physician training that has...

• GME news roundup

  Find out what's happening in GME by reviewing a few recent residency headlines from across the...

Issue 4, April 28, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Bullying in the hospital

   Nobody likes a bully, and as we all know, bullies can come in many shapes and sizes. In the...

• Teach new residents effective communication techniques

  As programs begin planning for the arrival of first-year residents in July, much of that first...

• No Match, no problem: Recruitment and beyond

  You’ve finished recruitment, and Match has come and gone, but you still have unfilled...

• Can the letter of recommendation become an electronic standardized letter of reference?

  When we previously discussed post-interview reviews of letters of recommendation (LOR) and personal...

Issue 3, March 31, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Match Day and beyond: Trends and communication

  Next to graduation and new resident orientation, Match Day is the most important calendar day of...

• Best practices for coordinators' clinical competency committee duties

  The adoption of the ACGME’s Next Accreditation System introduced the concept of Milestones to...

• ACGME releases revised duty hour Common Program Requirements

  Removal of the 16-hour cap for first-year residents is among the revised Common Program...

• GME news roundup

  Find out what's happening in GME by reviewing a few recent residency headlines from across the...

Issue 2, February 28, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Can ERAS allow blind interview calls?

  When we called for a possible revamp of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), our...

• International medical graduates and the immigration ban

  The news media and the international community have been reeling, wringing their hands, and...

• Transforming GME locally to meet changing healthcare needs

  Innovating the GME system to better meet the changing healthcare needs of the public and provide a...

• Overcome the barriers to trainee, faculty wellness

  Wellness among medical trainees and physicians has become a popular topic of discussion in recent...

Issue 1, January 1, 2017 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Enhancing patient-centered communication in residency

  When a patient establishes trust with his or her physician, the physician’s treatment plan is...

• GME community awaits verdict on revisions to duty hour Common Program Requirements

  In the fall of 2015, the ACGME Board of Directors began a complete review of the Common Program...

• Coordinators' classifications changed in response to proposed overtime rule change

  When changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that would have extended overtime pay to 4.2...

• Joint initiative launched to prevent, respond to medical trainee suicides

  Over the years a number of studies have reported the rate of burnout, depression, and suicide among...

• Residency Program Alert 2016 index

  Looking for an article from last year but forgot what issue it was in? Browse the Residency Program...