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Editor's note

Dear readers,

What are the current hot topics in GME? We need topics to discuss for the next conference call of the editorial advisory board of Residency Program Alert. Your suggestions could end up on our agenda and influence the types of articles we’ll publish. Let me know. 

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Son Hoang, editor, Residency Program Insider

Editor's Picks

Legislation introduced to reauthorize program that helps fund primary care residency programs

To address the shortage of physicians in rural settings, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bill to reauthorize the popular Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program, which allocates funds for primary care residents in community-based settings.
 

Heard this week

Review your program's overall educational goals

The program evaluation committee (PEC) should review the overall educational goals of the program to see if all activities are aligned with the goals. The ACGME does not assign responsibility to formulate these goals to any particular person or committee, allowing each program to design goals as it sees fit.
 

New for RPA Subscriber-Only: Planning ahead by looking back: Planning and implementing your annual program evaluation

With the start of the academic year comes newness—new trainees and implementing new ideas and projects into the continuing improvement of your program. However, before you can implement improvements, you need to take time to reflect on the academic year that has just ended. This is where your annual program evaluation comes in. Read more.
 

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