Archive for: December, 2008
It’s a small world after all: Teaching residents cultural competency
Cultural competency training is an important aspect to include in your residency training. Not only is it relevant to the professionalism, interpersonal communication, and patient care competencies, teaching residents how culture can affect the patient-physician relationship helps them improve overall patient satisfaction.
Thomas Nasca, MD writes editorial on IOM report in USA Today
As debate over the Institute of Medicine’s report on resident work hours continues to swirl, ACGME CEO, Thomas Nasca, MD, expressed his views in an editorial published in USA Today.
More educational opportunities for residency program coordinators
As the requirements for training programs continue to evolve, one thing remains constant: the need for well-qualified and well-trained program administrators.
As I travel around the country, I have noticed an increase in the number of institutions creating educational programming for their coordinators. This training supports the professional development of the administrator, which in turn helps them run their residency or fellowship program more smoothly.
Monday’s Poll: Institute of Medicine Resident Work Hour Report
Last week, I wrote about the IOM’s recommended changes to resident work hours. The IOM report is sparking a lot of heated debate around the issue of fatigue, duty hours, and resident training.
Institute of Medicine recommends major changes to duty hours
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, released yesterday, calls for several changes to duty hour regulations. The report, Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety, advocates for protected sleep time for residents, more supervision of residents, and more effective hand off processes, which the organization estimates could cost as much as $1.7 billion to implement.
Encourage consistent and accurate reporting by faculty on evaluations
At HCPro’s 3rd Annual Residency Program Management Workshop in Chicago, many program directors and coordinators lamented over the troubles they have getting faculty to report poor performance on resident evaluations. The October and November issues of Residency Program Alert included articles explaining what prevents faculty from completing accurate evaluations and tips on how to help faculty become better evaluators.
Monday’s Poll: Spending holidays with your residents
For me, Thanksgiving and the holiday season are all about spending time with my family. None of us live in the same state, so Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only two times a year I see my family. (I’m in Boston, my parents are in Florida, my sister is in Atlanta, and my brother, who is in the Navy, is stationed in Gulfport, MS for the time being).
As I cherished the past six days I spent with my family, I thought about Ruth’s post from last week. Residents may not get to take the time off to see their family over the holidays.
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