Archive for: December, 2008
Residents with learning disabilities
Lately, I have been thinking about the best way to work with residents who have learning disabilities.
If a resident comes to the program and discloses his or her learning disability, it’s fairly cut and dry.
What to do if residents do not report their scholarly activities
The ACGME requires programs to have evidence of residents’ scholarly activities and research. Keeping tabs on residents’ projects can be a bear of a task for coordinators.
Monday’s Poll: National Patient Safety Goals
I’m working on an article for the February issue of RPA about The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals, and was wondering if this is a topic typically covered during orientation. Let me know!
Finding a place for social networking sites in residency recruitment
I sit next to several editors who write for HCPro’s sister company, HealthLeaders Media. Lately, I overhead one of them talk about how she wrote an article about how hospital marketing professionals can use the free social networking site Twitter as a marketing tool. Members of Twitter send out short messages, typically describing what they’re doing at the moment, for other members to see.
What do we do with the IOM recommendations?
It’s the giving time of year, and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has not disappointed. The IOM’s report on resident duty hours isn’t the gift that I was hoping for this holiday season, but sometimes you just need to play the hand you are dealt.
Reminder: Seeking speakers for 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop
Hello All!
Just a reminder that there are less than three weeks left to submit applications to be a speaker at HCPro’s 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop in Atlanta, Oct. 22-23.
Ten tips to prevent no-show faculty during interviews
It happens to every coordinator at least once: A faculty member forgets he or she is supposed to interview an applicant. The dreaded no-show. It could mean instant panic for coordinators. Avoid the panic by using the following tips to help faculty members remember their interview obligations.
Monday’s Poll: Training for coordinators
Given all of the comments readers left regarding Ruth’s post from last week about coordinator training, I thought it would make a wonderful poll for this Monday!
Paint a little Picasso into your training program
Back in October, I posted a link to a New York Times article that describes how some residency programs ask trainees to read various literature works. By reading poems, essays, and books, educators hope to enhance residents’ compassion toward patients.
Turns out that literature isn’t the only form of art making its way into medical school and residency curriculum. This Seattle Times article profiles a University of Washington course for medical school students, which uses art and photography to improve doctors’ observation skills.
Memories of the resident scramble
Editor’s note: Hello readers, Today’s blog post was written by frequent Residency Manager Blog commenter and radiology residency coordinator, Diane Slosser. Enjoy!
As I paraded candidates through my program today, I had a flashback to the time we had four slots open and matched with no one. It was my very first year as a coordinator. . . my first interview season, my first rank, and now my first scramble. I had no idea what was coming.
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