Author Archive for: Diane Slosser
Residency coordinator survival tip: Keep a sense of humor
May 11th, 2009 
Most days I love my residents, but there are sometimes when they just frustrate me, especially when they don’t listen to me. (Sounds like I’m talking about my own kids, not residents, doesn’t it?)
Semi-annual resident evaluation checklist
February 11th, 2009
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!
Fighting for a new program coordinator job description
January 29th, 2009
Yesterday was the day that we coordinators look forward to each year. . . our annual performance evaluation with our supervisors. During this meeting, coordinators have the opportunity to list all of the projects we accomplished over the previous year and describe what we do on a day-to-day basis.
Although showing off my successes is satisfying, performance evaluations are also frustrating. They’re an in-your-face reminder that the coordinator job description, pay grade, and salary range remain outdated.
Introducing new blogger: Diane Slosser
January 20th, 2009
Editor’s Note: Diane Slosser is the newest addition to Residency Manager’s blogging team. Slosser is radiology program coordinator at Bridgeport Hospital in CT. Look out for her weekly posts.
Another New Year’s Resolution
Happy New Year to all of you!
I thought I’d start by piggybacking on Julie’s earlier blog post about her resolution for the New Year. I have a few resolutions myself that I’m going to try my hardest to keep: One is to reduce the amount of stress in my life- to simplify and not have things hanging over my head. I want to actually get to the tasks in my “to do” folder that I usually can’t find the time for.
You know how it is. . . you walk into the office, site down, and say, “Today is the day I’m going to accomplish this.” Sometimes you actually get to do those things, and when you do, it’s a great feeling. Other times, those things you want to accomplish today, are still sitting on your desk in your “to do” folder weeks later.
I’ve decided that once interview season is over, I’m going to start using the E*Value program for the ever-dreaded resident portfolio. Because I’m still a paper person, my program is a paper program. I realize that if we’re going to get with the times, or keep up with the times, I need to shift to a more paperless way of life.
My goal for the upcoming 2009-2010 calendar year is to have an online portfolio system in place by July’s orientation. I’m going to develop a how to presentation for the residents in my program, both old and new. I figure that, not only will I be starting the new residents out on the right foot, but I will be bringing my program into the next generation.
I will also be achieving one my goals for the New Year-to simplify and reduce some of my stress-by shifting the responsibility for resident portfolios to the residents. How good it will feel when I’ve accomplished my goal, and one more thing is off my plate!
If you’re already managing your portfolios using an electronic residency software, I’d love to hear how you got it all started and whether or not it has been a success. Do your residents actually take ownership and pride in their portfolios? How did you educate them on the new system? How is it working out for your program?
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Diane Slosser
Diane L. Slosser is the radiology residency coordinator at Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Health Health, in Bridgeport, CT.
She has been in this position for almost three years and is currently responsible for 14 residents. For two years prior to this position, she was the administrative secretary to both the department chairman and administrative director.
Prior to joining Bridgeport Hospital, Slosser was a stay-at-home mom for six years. She was previously employed as a program manager, corporate events, for UST, Inc., a leader in the smokeless tobacco industry. Slosser also held positions of increasing responsibility in the legal and government relations departments during her 10 years with UST.
Slosser loves to travel and spend time with her family and friends doing the simple things in life. She is involved with the PTA and all of her family’s activities, and hopes to one day again be able to find the time and energy to bowl with the ladies, knit, crochet and read a good mystery novel.Diane has written 4 posts.
