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Monday’s Poll: New resident packets
Take the quiz below! There are a million different ways programs can send information to new residents. If you do something besides send a packet, tell us in the comment box below!
To-do lists help residency coordinators get through March madness
There’s no question that Match Day is the most important and exciting day for program coordinators in March. However, with Match Day comes a long list of tasks coordinators must complete to get ready for new residents. Here a couple of items that may be on your to-do list this month:
- Begin appointment process for new residents
- Send out information packets and forms to incoming residents
- Check visa requirements for an IMGs joining the program
- Reappoint returning trainees
- Make a to-do list of all of the tasks needing to be done before orientation-note target dates for completion of each task to stay on track
- Revise recruitment materials for next year and update application dates on your Web site
- Distribute information on new house staff to appropriate institutional personnel as needed
These items are just a start. . . what else do you have on your to-do list for March? Share in the comment box below.
*This information is adapted from The Residency Coordinator Handbook.
Resource for teaching residents about The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals
In March’s issue of Residency Program Alert, I wrote an article about how to tie The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) in to core competency training.
Many GME professionals and hospital quality managers told me they’re shocked at how many residents have never heard of the NPSGs. Many residents don’t realize that the NPSGs are behind many of the processes that they have to follow everyday as they care for patients.
Orientation is a great time to introduce residents to the NPSGs, says Constance K. Haan, MD, MS, senior associate dean of educational affairs and designated institutional official at Unviersity of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville.
She developed a matrix that gives residents all the information they need to know about the NPSGs. Listen to her explain what’s on the handout, and consider developing your own for next year’s new residents.
Tell us how you teach residents about the NPSGs in the comment box below.
Download a copy of Haan’s NPSG Policy and Procedures to use as a template for your own handout. Obviously, a lot of the information included is specific to Haan’s institution, but it gives you a great start!
Soundbooth Friday: Creating a new resident manual
Besides interview season, a coordinator’s office doesn’t get much busier than at the start of the academic year. Your office is like a revolving door of new and senior residents coming in with questions about paperwork, parking, and policies, just to name a few.
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