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Quick tips for site visit and PIF success
Site visit and program information form (PIF) preparation is no easy task. With so much to do, it’s easy for the smallest details to fall through the cracks. Check for the following when getting ready for a site visit:
- Use the most current version of your PIF. Before submitting the PIF, check one last time to see if your specialty’s has been updated. If your PIF has changed, talk to your specialty executive director to see if you need to use the new PIF, or if you can submit the outdated, form. Some say yes, some say no.
- Check your WebADS information. Be sure all your additions and deletions have been recorded correctly. If something is amiss, contact your application and data coordinator for help. They are very nice to work with and quite timely in their responses.
What other little tips and hints do you readers have for those preparing for a site visit?
Get to know your program requirements
Do you have your program requirements memorized? I admit that although I haven’t actually memorized mine, I do keep a copy handy. I generally know what section I should refer to for specific questions. I am constantly amazed at how often we refer back to the requirements for questions about changes we want to make.
Although it doesn’t necessarily need to be the program coordinator who memorizes the requirements, he or she should be very familiar with them as well as your specialty’s board certification requirements.
By knowing the requirements, coordinators can become a central member of the program’s education team. You can spot shortcomings in your training program, identify requirements the program is not meeting, identify requirements you’re excelling at, and be more prepared to help with site visit preparation.
Make sure you have the most up to date version of the requirements as well. Many change every year or two, and you don’t want to miss a new mandate. Read, read, and read the document again and again- I bet you’ll find a new requirement you didn’t know about every time you do!
Residency program may lose accreditation
I came across this story in The LA Times describing how the ACGME may strip a cardiology program of its accreditation – scary stuff! The article says the action is due to “insufficient teaching time by the faculty.”
I think it’s also interesting that the article quotes a fellow who speaks pretty openly about the lack of time with faculty and inadequate supervision. Check the story out here.
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