Archive for: February, 2009
Going beyond informed consent
I just found a great post on HCPro’s Patient Safety Monitor Blog I thought I’d share with you about informed consent.
It can take a lot of practice for trainees to learn everything they have to cover with a patient when obtaining informed consent. What’s more difficult is to try and teach residents to give unbiased education about tests and treatments.
Soundbooth Friday: A day in the life of a resident
I decided to spice things up a bit this week and share some cool videos I found profiling a medical resident from KELOLAND TV in South Dakota. Over a three-part series, the reporter followed first-year resident, Nate Miller, MD as he described what life as a resident is like.
Henry Ford Hospital allows public to follow kidney surgery on Twitter
Remember awhile back when I blogged about how residency programs should let potential applicants follow the program director, current resident, faculty member through their day using the social networking site Twitter? You guys probably thought I was off my rocker to suggest something like that. Well, I wasn’t.
ACGME conference: Will I see you there?
Has anyone else been dreaming of warmer weather lately? Boston winters are rough! Although mirages of water and palm trees typically appear in the desert, I admit, I see the same when I look outside at the endless piles of snow.
Semi-annual resident evaluation checklist
Although it’s already February, it has taken me this long to get everything together for the program director’s six-month evaluation meetings with residents. This was no small task!
Proposed changes to the Scramble
A few weeks ago, I blogged about how the NRMP has formed a working group to redesign how the Scramble works.
The group has been busy and recently released this report outlining proposed changes to the Scramble.
The document outlines further considerations the committee must take into account before approving a new Scramble process. The NRMP asks residency program managers to submit their comments and concerns before March 1.
Tips against board certification scams
I just saw this warning on our sister site, Hospitalist Leadership and wanted to share with you. . .
Back in October, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) issued a warning, cautioning against “phony certification boards.” Contact ABIM if you receive any communications from the following organizations:
- The United States Medical Specialists Federation (USMSF)
- American Board of Diabetes (ABD)
- American Academy of Cardiology (AAC)
- American Board of Geriatrics (ABG)
- American Board of Geriatric Medicine (ABGM)
- American Board of Hospital Physicians (ABOHP)
- American College of Specialists in Geriatrics (ACSG)
- American College of Christian Physicians (ACOCP)
- American College of Ethical Physicians (ACOEP)
- American College of Family Medicine (ACFM)
- American College of Geriatrics Specialists (ACGS)
ABIM encourages physicians to use the following tips when evaluating an organization’s legitimacy:
- Check for history of membership or affiliations with accredited educational institutions
- Use caution against organizations that contact you only by mail, e-mail, or Web site Look for an official office address (not a P.O. box) and customer service phone number
- Look for a secure testing process or standard verification of credentials
- Check for annual meetings and in-person interaction
- Contact the ABIM for suspicious use of the ABIM’s logo, name, or suspicious references to the ABIM
Monday’s Poll: Visa sponsorship
Soundbooth Friday: A tool for GME offices to provide program oversight
In the February issue of Residency Program Alert, I wrote an article about the coordinator’s role in creating, distributing, and collecting the annual program evaluations residents complete per ACGME requirements.
As I researched the topic, I discovered that many GME offices use their programs’ annual program evaluations as a yearly check up. I came across a great annual program evaluation checklist created by the GME office at Albert Einstein School of Medicine. I gave GME administrator Linda Collazzi a call and asked her about their tool.
With 73 programs to monitor, Collazzi said they needed an easy way to get a peek at what’s happening in each program every year. They decided to use information taken from each program’s annual program evaluation. But, because annual program evaluations can be lengthy, Collazzi and her DIO created their checklist for program directors to fill out using information from their annual review. This saves countless trees, and gives Collazzi’s office the information it needs to ensure their programs are complying with all ACGME regulations.
If you’re interested in checking out the form, you can download it from our Forms and Documents page.
Listen what Collazzi has to say about how they developed the form and follow up with program directors when the checklist reveals there are problems.
The Match: Residency’s pro-sports draft
Well, it is that wonderful time of the year when we sit down, scratch our heads, and try to come up with our match lists. I’m a big sports fan, and for me, the process is somewhat akin to a pro-sports draft. You’ve got candidates moving up and down your draft board all season long. You’ve had the opportunity to scout some of them directly while they rotated on your teaching services. Others, you may have only had a single interview to try and capture as much information as you can.
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