Residency Articles by Topic: ACGME Site Visits
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 41, November 6, 2012
The ACGME does not require a particular format for internal review cover letters. The letter needs...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 26, July 17, 2012
Later this month, the ACGME will test the new Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) site...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 18, May 8, 2012
The ACGME released restructured program requirements for four of the seven specialties scheduled to...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 17, May 1, 2012
Kevin Weiss, MD, MPH, ACGME senior vice president of institutional accreditation, in a letter sent...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 16, April 24, 2012
The ACGME released new details about the establishing of categories within the Common Program...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 15, April 17, 2012
Although duty-hour standards recently changed, the concern over resident fatigue should not...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 14, April 10, 2012
With an overall goal of program improvement in mind during an internal review, internal review...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 12, March 27, 2012
The program information form (PIF) asks for information on both cognitive and didactic learning...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 11, March 20, 2012
Although the ACGME is shifting away from them in the next accreditation system, plenty of programs...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 8, February 28, 2012
The world of GME is feeling a seismic shift this week after the ACGME unveiled plans for major...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 8, February 28, 2012
The ACGME Board of Directors is asking the ACGME to take an active role in spearheading an effort...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 7, February 21, 2012
The ACGME reaccredited the surgery program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston—one of...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 7, February 21, 2012
Never assume what a site visitor specifically wants to do or see on visitation day. Ask questions...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 6, February 14, 2012
Interviewing faculty members during an internal review can be the toughest interview for GMEC...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 1, January 10, 2012
On the fateful day the official ACGME letter arrives in your inbox, pass out high fives instead of...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 50, December 27, 2011
Lack of preparation for ACGME site visits can whip institutions into a frenzied hurry.
Take a...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 44, November 15, 2011
Resident contracts can be very long. Make your contract easy to navigate by highlighting the major...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 43, November 8, 2011
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 42, November 1, 2011
Many residency program directors and coordinators think that once they get their site visit results...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 40, October 18, 2011
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 37, September 27, 2011
According to the ACGME Common Program Requirements, residency programs’ curricula...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 25, June 28, 2011
See what the future holds for the ACGME Resident Survey.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 24, June 21, 2011
Understanding the competencies and knowing how to successfully articulate how your program...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 16, April 26, 2011
The ACGME Resident Survey has been under much scrutiny from the GME community in recent years...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 13, April 5, 2011
The three-month mark is a great time to reconfirm when the program director needs to submit the PIF...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 6, February 15, 2011
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic (MN) surveyed internal medicine, pediatrics, and surgery program...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 6, February 8, 2011
You cannot tell a good story about your program without faculty and residents. Draw them into this...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 51, December 28, 2010
Site visitors and RRC members look into previous citations, concerns, and comments first. They want...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 49, December 14, 2010
Teach residents and faculty to recognize the signs of fatigue and sleep deprivation and to mitigate...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 47, November 30, 2010
Three months before the site visit, program directors should schedule meetings with each...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 45, November 16, 2010
The ACGME mandates in its Institutional Requirements that the internal review should be “in...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 45, November 16, 2010
One major part of fulfilling institutional requirements is the detailed contracts, or affiliation...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 41, October 19, 2010
Consider asking yourself the following questions when writing answers on the PIF about the...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 39, October 5, 2010
First, focus on the RC’s previous citations and your responses. Site visitors and RC...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 36, September 7, 2010
One of the most valuable resources for help in completing the PIF and preparing for the
site visit...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 34, August 24, 2010
The ACGME website is full of helpful information—if you know where to look for it. The...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 25, June 22, 2010
The ACGME requires programs to disseminate to the residents and faculty members a competency-based...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 23, June 8, 2010
The annual review provides your program with an opportunity to sit down with residency program...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1: Interpersonal and Communication...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 19, May 11, 2010
The internal review committee should speak with important teachers from the program, including the...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
The May issue of Residency Program Alert provides program directors and coordinators with...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 17, April 27, 2010
Every PIF asks for a description of the program's assessment system.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 15, April 13, 2010
When program directors and coordinators receive the notification letter from the ACGME informing...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
The April issue of Residency Program Alert provides program directors and coordinators with the...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
RPA got an insider’s look at what the future of GME holds from ACGME CEO Thomas J. Nasca, MD...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 13, March 30, 2010
The program director should review and initial any evaluation being added to a resident file as...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 13, March 30, 2010
It’s good practice to send a copy of your PIF to the faculty members who are scheduled to...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 9, March 2, 2010
Sponsoring institutions that are considered covered entities must complete the ACGME Health...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
The March issue of Residency Program Alert provides program directors and coordinators with...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Simplify documentation management tasks by taking PIF preparation into the digital age and creating...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
RPA profiles how two programs took the pain out of documenting program improvement.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 7, February 16, 2010
When developing PIF answers about professionalism, ask yourself the following questions.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 5, February 2, 2010
Some of the most common inconsistencies on the PIF are the following:
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 3, January 19, 2010
When reading any of the ACGME’s requirements (institutional, common program, or specialty...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 3, January 19, 2010
When you begin preparing the program information form (PIF), compare the current version to a...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 1, January 5, 2010
The internal review report should reflect the ACGME requirements and the institution’s...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 50, December 29, 2009
Attachment 1A/B and the companion Attachment 2 are two of the most important components of an ACGME...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Budgets are tight this year, so many of you couldn’t
make it to our 4th Annual Residency...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
The December issue gives program directors and GME leaders a step-by-step guide for developing a...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Program directors and coordinators have developed sophisticated systems for collecting data...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
The November issue gives GME leaders a step-by-step guide for building a robust faculty development...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 41, October 27, 2009
Residents bring a unique perspective to the GMEC. They’re on the front line of patient care...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 41, October 27, 2009
Assessing the effectiveness of your evaluation tools is a critical part of the education process.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 39, October 13, 2009
It is essential that the residents are aware of and agree with the PIF’s content.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 37, September 29, 2009
To many, the ACGME core competency practice-based learning and improvement (PBLI) sounds like a...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 33, September 1, 2009
The common program information form (PIF) asks for examples of quality activities in which...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 28, July 28, 2009
Preparing for the site visit is an overwhelming task for program directors and coordinators. An...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 24, June 30, 2009
Before working on or printing Part I of the Common Program Information Form (PIF), view the...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 22, June 16, 2009
HCPro is proud to announce the publication of its latest residency resource, The Complete Residency...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 23, June 16, 2009
Each residency program in an academic institution must have program letters of agreement (PLA) in...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 19, May 19, 2009
When addressing the faculty in Part 1 of the PIF, there are a few areas where program directors and...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 17, May 5, 2009
With a site visit on the horizon and a program information form (PIF) to complete, program...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
In this issue, get tips for conducting successful interviews, redesigning resident work hours to...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
RPA lays out the steps you should take while preparing your PIF six months before the site visit.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 15, April 21, 2009
Anyone who has to travel for work knows that it can be exhausting. Imagine being on the road as...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 11, March 24, 2009
Residency program directors and coordinators typically submit annual reports to the designated...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 9, March 10, 2009
Completing the program information form (PIF) can be a time-intensive activity, but program...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 8, March 3, 2009
Wouldn’t it be great if you could look into a crystal ball before an ACGME site visit and see...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
Program directors must determine whether a resident or program problem is preventing them from...
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Residency Program Alert, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
In this issue, get tips for ensuring the success of your chief residents, putting together a...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 7, February 24, 2009
The ACGME issues many citations based on the information residents give the site visitor during...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 6, February 10, 2009
We’ve picked up several helpful hints for scheduling internal reviews. Facilitate scheduling...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 4, January 27, 2009
Determine how to answer medical knowledge questions on the program information form (PIF) by...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 2, January 13, 2009
The 2009 ACGME Resident/Fellow survey is open for trainees to complete, the accrediting agency said...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 36, December 30, 2008
The ACGME requires programs to have evidence of residents’ scholarly activities and research.
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 36, December 30, 2008
Although the ACGME discourages preparation of residents for a site visit, you may brief them before...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 34, December 16, 2008
Every PIF has a section for hospital and patient data, including: Number of beds...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 34, December 16, 2008
The common program information form (PIF) asks for an example quality activity or project that at...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 32, December 2, 2008
When preparing for a site visit, first focus on the review committee’s (RC) previous...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 32, December 2, 2008
If you do not already, ask new program directors to complete the program information form (PIF) as...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 30, November 18, 2008
It’s important that residency program managers know what areas the ACGME cites most often...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 28, November 4, 2008
About a year before your site visit, gather the necessary stakeholders for a focused meeting...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 28, November 4, 2008
The ACGME Common Program Requirements state that faculty must contribute to the education...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 26, October 21, 2008
We just had our site visit last week. I am sure you can all relate to that relieved feeling...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 26, October 21, 2008
Focus on developing a timeline of all that you need to accomplish between the date on which you...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 24, October 7, 2008
If your RRC asks you to write a progress report with corrections to citations issued from your...
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Residency Program Insider, Issue 24, October 7, 2008
The program director and coordinator should carve out protected time to work on the PIF. This...
