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		<title>Monday&#8217;s Poll: Helicopter parents</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/11/mondays-poll-helicopter-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no question that taking an active roll in your child&#8217;s education is important. But, one would think that by the time that child became a medical student or resident, the parent would realize its time to let Junior fly from the nest on his own.
Unfortunately for program directors and coordinators, this is not the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday&#8217;s Poll: Policies for keeping documentation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/11/mondays-poll-policies-for-keeping-documentation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop, Ruth Nawotniak asked the audience how many people had unlimited space for storing documentation, resident files, applications, etc. Literally, one very lucky person raised her hand.
As you watch filing cabinet after filing cabinet fill up, many wonder how long you have to keep this information. I&#8217;m hoping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>November to-do list for coordinators</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/november-to-do-list-for-coordinators/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/november-to-do-list-for-coordinators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope everyone had a spooky Halloween. Time to clear out the skeletons, ghosts, and pumpkins, and make way for the turkeys, cornucopias, and pilgrim decorations!
Between redecorating and planning your Thanksgiving feast, add the following tasks to your to-do list at work:

Interviews continue
Medical Student Performance Evaluations are released
Follow up and send reminders to faculty regarding interview [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now accepting nominations for program coordinator award</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/now-accepting-nominations-for-program-coordinator-award/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/now-accepting-nominations-for-program-coordinator-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you didn&#8217;t see our exciting news last week, HCPro, Inc. is excited to announce the Professionalism in GME Program Management Award. 
The award recognizes residency and fellowship program coordinators whose leadership, teamwork, and professionalism embody an image of excellence and who make a difference in improving resident and fellow training, training program management, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live blog: Stick a label on teachable moments and feedback</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-stick-a-label-on-teachable-moments-and-feedback/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-stick-a-label-on-teachable-moments-and-feedback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tracy Sanson, MD, educational director of the emergency medicine residency program at University of South Florida, gave an excellent presentation this morning about balancing bedside teaching and productivity.
She brought up an interesting point that it&#8217;s common for residents to get to the end of a rotation and say that the attendings never gave them feedback. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live blog: When to bring in a third party during remediation discussions</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-remediation-is-not-punishment/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-remediation-is-not-punishment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning is off to another great start at the 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop.
Franklin Medio, PhD, just finished his session on remediation, which was full of great information for attendees!
Part of the discussion focused on whether program directors should have a third person sit in on meetings regarding a resident&#8217;s performance issues. Although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Blog: Attendees and speakers share best practices for collecting evaluations</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-attendees-and-speakers-share-best-practices-for-collecting-evaluations/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-attendees-and-speakers-share-best-practices-for-collecting-evaluations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 4th Annual Residency Program Managment Workshop is well underway!
During our first session, a program director asked the speaker pannel and attendees how he can get faculty members to take their evaluation responsibilities seriously.
This set off a firestorm of comments and suggestions. From what I gather, this is a very common problem in GME, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live blog: Get residents involved in site visit prep</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-get-residents-involved-in-site-visit-prep/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-get-residents-involved-in-site-visit-prep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During her presentation on how to prepare for a site visit, Jeri Whitten, C-TAGME, really focused on the fact that residents need to be completely aware of and in agreement with what is written in the program information form.
Remember, the site visitor is there to verify and clarify what you have written. If the site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live blog post: NEW award for program coordinators announced</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-post-new-award-for-program-coordinators-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/live-blog-post-new-award-for-program-coordinators-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/?p=1529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I speak with coordinators everyday who go above and beyond the call of duty to improve their programs and promote the coordinator position. That&#8217;s why we created the Professionalism in GME Program Management Award.
This special award honors program coordinators whose leadership, teamwork, and professionalism embody an image of excellence and who make a difference in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m off! See you at the Residency Program Management Workshop</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/im-off-see-you-at-the-residency-program-management-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/residencymanager/2009/10/im-off-see-you-at-the-residency-program-management-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie McCoy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the airport in Boston just about ready to head down to Atlanta for the 4th Annual Residency Program Management Workshop!
I&#8217;m excited to meet several Residency Manager Blog and Residency Program Alert readers who are attending this jam-packed two-day conference. It&#8217;s going to be a busy two days filled with great tips and [...]]]></description>
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