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Residency Program Connection is devoted to bringing residency directors and coordinators expert advice, best practice strategies, and news you can use every other week to make your job just that much easier.

July 1, 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 14)

Ask the expert: How can I improve resident safety?
The ACGME Institutional Requirements state that institutions must provide a safe environment for their residents. To meet this requirement and keep residents feeling comfortable and out of harms way, many have utilized the following programs:

Tip of the week: 360 degrees of evaluation
A 360-degree evaluation is an effective way to evaluate your staff and residents accurately. Your institution has the freedom to create and distribute any number of evaluations you see fit. In conducting these reviews, you can document the progression of each resident, as well as the organization, faculty, and patients in satisfaction. The following procedure is how this well-rounded evaluation might operate:

Resident orientation made easy
A comprehensive, well-planned, and well-organized roeitnation for incoming house staff is invaluable both to the new trainees and the program personnel as well. It will get your new residents off to a good strong start in their training and well save you much aggravation in the months to come.

Other recently-published articles from Residency Program Connection:

Feature blog post: Support for residents’ spouses

Instructions for composing a progress report for the ACGME

Ask the expert: How do I find the time to complete the PIF?

Tip of the week: Thank candidates for interviewing with your program

ACGME implements new process for Resident Surveys and duty hour violations

Feature blog post: Bring your residents together no matter where they are

Ask the expert: What is the best way to handle patient evaluations of residents?

Tip of the week: Create a comprehensive internal review cover letter

Feature blog post: Resident retreats. . . what a treat!

Coordinator meetings lead to change

News in brief: As on-call workload increases, so do negative effects on interns

Feature blog post: Use resident presentations to teach interpesonal communication and professionalism

Feature blog post: Enable or empower your residents

Connect coordinators with mentoring programs

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