Editor's Picks “[T]he proper solution is to find ways of making handoffs safer, not replacing those perils with others of equal or greater consequence.”
- Emmet Hirsch, MD, argues against easing resident work hour restrictions.
 With millennials becoming the generation that makes up the largest population of medical learners, researchers from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine examined their learning preferences and how well they synced up with the competency-based medical education (CBME) framework consisting of Milestones and entrustable professional activities.
Interested in sharing your expertise with the GME community? HCPro is still looking for authors to write a book on the six ACGME core competencies. This book will be the go-to guide for residency program directors, coordinators, and medical educators on teaching, assessing, and documenting the core competencies. If you aren’t interested in serving as an author, but have ideas for the book, your feedback is appreciated. For more information, please contact editor Son Hoang at shoang@hcpro.com.
With CMS regulations making inpatient admission orders an express condition of Medicare payment, questions have emerged over whether medical residents may admit Medicare patients.
Educating constituents is essential to an effective, efficient, and efficacious oversight process. The GME office at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has designed and delivered quarterly presentations on topics salient to enhance the clinical learning environment.
Marketing Spotlight Have you ever wanted to attend one of HCPro’s Residency Program Coordinator Boot Camp but couldn’t take time away from work? We now offer an online version of our boot camp. Learn about ACGME requirements, the Next Accreditation System, the Clinical Learning Environment Review, and best practices for managing your program in the comfort of your home or office.
After completing the online Residency Program Coordinator Boot Camp, you’ll be able to: - Interpret ACGME standards and support compliance efforts
- Support the program director in meeting the ACGME standards
- Understand GME and associated terminology
- Clearly define the roles, tasks, and expectations of the program director, program coordinator, and residents
- Manage recruitment, orientation, and credentialing processes
- Develop strategies to optimize daily program management tasks
- Support the accreditation process
- Learn responsibilities specific to managing surgical, medical, and hospital-based programs
For more information about the online boot camp, click here. If you are able to take a little time away, stay tuned for the dates and locations of our upcoming basic and advanced boot camps.
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