GME NEWS
Important Dates
Nov. 15: EASE
Dec 4: PCO
Dec: No EASE
Nov./Dec.: CCC meetings
Nov./Dec.: Fall ACGME
Milestone Reporting
Jan: No PCO
Jan. 2: Change of Service
Date
Jan. 11: Deadline for
ACGME Milestones Entry
Jan. 15: NRMP Rank List
Opens
Jan. 17: EASE
Jan. 31: NRMP Quota
Change Deadline
Jan. 31: SOAP Registra-
tion
In This Issue
Call Room Updates
Program Director and
Program Coordinator
Information
Resident News
CLER
Monthly Program
Checklist
Professional Develop-
ment Opportunities
Newsletter November 2018
“Home Away From Home” – The Resident Call Room Project
UAMS and the Graduate Medical Education Office are proud to invest in the well-being of
our residents. The 2B and 3A call room renovation project, funded by the Capital Budget
Committee, began on July 23. This newly renovated resident area in the Central Building
opened for resident occupancy on October 22, 2018. Highlighted below are some new
features:
Remodeled Kitchen with industrial sized refrigerator
Please consider a gift to the Resident Wellness Fund, which helps GME provide re-
sources to our residents. Naming opportunities are also available for individual call
rooms and the 3A wing. Please contact Laurie Ann Ross at 686-5675 or email
[email protected] for information.
Lactation Room Updated Furniture in Call Rooms
Nap Room Common Work Area with 6 computer stations
Monthly Program Checklist: November through January
NRMP Deadline for registration at the end of month
Recruitment Season Interview applicants
CCC Meetings Held in November/December: ACGME Milestone Entry Open
UAMS Budget Cycle Deadline may vary
Recruitment Season Interview applicants Final FREIDA deadline Final GME Track deadline Send thank you letters/emails to interviewees
CCC Meetings Held in November/December Deadline for Milestone entry in ACGME WebADS: January 11, 2019
Change of Service Date
January 2, 2019
Recruitment Season Interview applicants NRMP rank order list opens Jan. 15, 2019 NRMP quota change deadline: Jan. 31, 2019 Register for SOAP: Jan. 31, 2019 Send thank you letters/emails to interviewees Schedule rank list meetings with residents/faculty
ACGME Resident and Faculty Survey
Scheduled between January and April, Program will receive notification from ACGME.
Program Directors’ Post
Review resident evaluations, duty hours and procedures in New Innovations/ACGME Case Log System
Program Director regularly scheduled meetings with residents by class and/or Advisor meetings
From October EASE - Recommended Readings from Mark Hagemeier It’s CCC time!
The ACGME has released the
2nd edition of the ACGME
CCC Guidebook.
Topics include:
Structure and Member-ship
Preparing for CCC meetings
Running CCC meetings
Legal Issues
November
December
January
Quarterly
Residents: do you
have an idea, sug-
gestion or concern?
If so, you can send
those ideas to the
Resident Council
co-chairs:
residentcoun-
Next Resident
Council Meeting:
December 5, 5:00 pm
RAHN G219
Resident News
Resident Council Officers Announced
Joining Resident Council Co-Chairs Quinn Dunlap and Ari Filip, the following in-
dividuals were selected to serve as officers for the 2018-19 Resident Council.
Vice-Chair
Michael Cross, MD
Internal Medicine PGY2
Secretary
Lauren Gibson, MD
Family Medicine PGY2
Treasurer
Nikhil Kamath, MD
Anesthesiology PGY1
Resident Council creates Wellness Subcommittee
Vice-Chair
Abigail Richison, MD
Psychiatry
Chair
Vicki Flynn, MD
Psychiatry
Vice-Chair
Thu Ha Nguyen, MD
Surgery
Resources You Can Use!
Check out this new resource developed in partnership with UAMS Library! This Research and
Scholarly Activity Guide was designed to assist residents as they work to meet their ACGME
Scholarly Activity requirements. Click here to explore the guide!
This newly formed
subcommittee will
focus on ways to
improve wellness for
residents and
fellows at UAMS.
More information to
come!
On August 22, UAMS Program Coordinators
(PCs) from 40 GME programs gathered to
focus on Team Building and Wellness. During
the morning session, PCs worked in groups to
identify their strengths and weakness, in order
to find ways to support each other in the vari-
ous tasks that they must accomplish through-
out the year. The afternoon session focused
on wellness and included tips for stress reduc-
tion and meditation. The PC Organization
would like to thank the GME and Housestaff
Offices for their support of this annual profes-
sional development event.
Program Coordinators’ Professional Development Day 2018
Coordinators worked in groups to identify their
knowledge, skills and abilities, which provided
the group with a network of individuals that can
serve as a resources for the important and var-
ied tasks of a program coordinator.
UAMS Organizational Development’s morning session demonstrated the importance of team-
work by having Program Coordinators work together to lift and lower a tarp so a tennis ball rolled
to each number in sequence. This fun activity proved that teams get stronger as they learn les-
sons from each other and even from another team!
EAP’s afternoon session had coordinators identify ways to
decrease their stress and look for motivation in their work.
Program Coordinator Changes
Sarah Crawford
Emergency Medicine
Happy Retirement!
Best Wishes to Susan
Rose, who is retiring after
38 years of service to
UAMS. Susan served as
the PC for Radiology for
33 years. She moved on
to Peds Radiology and
has most recently been the PC for Geriatrics. Susan
also served as PCO Chair for 2 years.
Ashley Gregory
Anesthesiology
Upcoming PCO Meetings
December 4, 2:30 pm
UAMS, Flex Center
Give Back Gift Wrapping
Event
January: No PCO
February 6, noon
UAMS Flex Center
PC Corner
Patty Summons
Geriatrics
Shannon Crowder
Peds Cardiology/Critical
Care/Pulmonary
HOUSESTAFF OFFICE REMINDERS:
December
Housestaff Office notifies departments of their approved allocated positions for the next academic year and
of 2018-19 stipend amounts.
January
Mail out Letters of Intent for visa and ECFMC renewals
Verify January bills due to Change of Service date (January 3, 2019)
Submit to Housestaff Office:
- List of Terminations (names of residents/fellows that are completing program by June 30) - Names of Chief Residents for next academic year - Names of Residents/Fellows that will be changing to another program at UAMS - Certificate Request forms on all residents/fellow that will be receiving a certificate of completion
Professional Development Training Opportunities for Faculty and Residents
November 7, 12:15 pm.: Diversity on your Team, ED11-B107
November 8, 4:00-5:00 pm: Growing Resiliency in Professionalism, EDII, B112
November 14, 4:00-5:00 pm: Tech to Flip the Classroom, IDW, Room 114
November 15, 4:00-7:30 pm: Learn to Facilitate Movie Night, ALC (Faculty Only)
November 15, 6:30-8:30 pm: Faculty Network Event, Dust Bowl Lanes
November 15, noon: Grant Writing for Education Research, Rahn, room 8240
November 27, noon: The Future of Digital Health, Speaker: Cam Patterson, MD, MBA, IDW, Lecture Hall 226
December 5, 12:15 pm: How to Run an Interprofessional Clinical Meeting, EDII, B107
December 10. 2:30 -5:30 pm: Faculty—Simulation, Learn to Facilitate, Sim Center
December11, 1:00-5:00 pm: Taking Care of Yourself for Busy Professionals; A Wellness Workshop
December 13, 6:00-8:00 pm: Faculty Networking Event, Sauce(d) Bar and Oven
January 2, 12:15 pm: 6 Evidence Based Ways 10 Minutes Can Change Your Life: Practical Tips to Promote Wellness, EDII-B107
January 10, 4:00-5:00 pm: Growing Resiliency in Professionalism. EDII, B112
January 14, 2:30-5:30 pm: Faculty—Simulation, Learn to Facilitate, Sim Center
January 15, 4:00-5:00 pm: Infusing Critical Thinking in the Classroom, IDW, room 114 /B
January 17, 4:00-7:30 pm: Faculty– Learn to Facilitate Movie Night, ALC (Faculty Only)
January 24, 6:00-9:30 pm: Faculty Networking Event, Board & Brush Creative Studio
February 2, 12:15-1:15 pm: Interprofessional Simulation Debrief, EDII, B107
The UAMS Faculty Development Website
has been developed to bring together
resources from across UAMS into one
location. Register for events below from
this new website!
ACGME
Updates
NEW FOCAL QUESTIONS
FOR THE 10-YEAR
ACCREDITATION SITE VISIT
Starting in 2018, Accreditation
Field Representatives ask
questions in four focal areas
during the 10-Year Accredita-
tion Site Visit: 1) clinical expe-
riences, didactics, and as-
sessments that collectively
promote readiness for unsu-
pervised practice (or the next
phase of residents’ educa-
tion); 2) a learning environ-
ment where residents find
meaning in work and have
input into changes in their
environment; 3) faculty devel-
opment focused on faculty
members’ roles in resident/
fellow education; and 4) pro-
gram-level priorities for resi-
dent/fellow and faculty mem-
ber well-being. Accreditation
Field Representatives offer
formative feedback in these
areas, and collect data on
patterns and information on
notable practices for dissemi-
nation. (2017-18 ACGME
Annual Report)
CLER Self-Assessment:
What is your knowledge of patient safety events?
During the recent CLER site visit, site visitors noted that most healthcare professionals lacked clarity and awareness of the range of reportable patient safety events including what defines a near miss/close call. They also noted that not many people understand root cause analysis and its uses.
This article is a quick way to do a self-assessment of your knowledge of both patient safety event types and some basic understanding of root cause analysis.
First, start with the crossword puzzle, to check your current knowledge:
Second, enter your answers at: https://crosswordhobby-ist.com/539388 to de-termine your current knowledge.
Submit your crossword puzzle answers to [email protected]
Program Directors can use the puzzle as a conversation starter with their residents and fellows for their own training in patient safety, but CLER requires faculty to ex-amine patient safety issues regularly with residents and fellows.
Here are some tips for PDs:
1. Develop a better than expert knowledge of patient safety for yourself.
2. Engage residents and fellows in regular training sessions on patient safety issues.
3. Actively seek out patient safety reporting data and present it to your residents and fellows.
4. Hold didactic sessions in which residents and fellows are engaged in recalling the information rather than presenting static information.
5. Develop evaluation methods that meet the needs of your depart-ment.
Most of all make sure you state your objectives clearly, encourage recall without the information on a regular basis, present the information again, assess performance, provide feedback, and repeat until deficits appear to be diminished. Also, you can always contact Tim Atkinson, Ed.D. in GME and he will gladly hold a training session for your department!
What’s new on the Web?
On the UAMS GME Website:
RIP IT SNIPPET video series:
Facilitating Resident Wellness
New GME Community section
GMEC Policies - new location
Housestaff Records Office
Resident Wellness
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Registration is open!
Pre-Conferences - March 7, 2019
Introductory Course for New
Program Directors
DIO 101: The Basics of Institutional
Accreditation
DIO 102: Innovation in the Working
and Learning Environment
ACGME/AOGME Pre-Conference
for Osteopathic Programs
Back to Bedside *Closed;
by Invitation Only*
Coordinator Forum: Inspiration,
Ideation, Impact This year’s Marvin R. Dunn Keynote Speaker: Dr. Vivek Murthy, 19th Surgeon General of the United States. Click here for more information. Hope to see you there!
Designated as an Area to Support, UAMS GME participated in this year’s UAMS Day of Giving for the first time.
With 22 total gifts, we raised over $3,300. Thank you for your contributions!
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