The Residency Program Director's Handbook, Second Edition

The Residency Program Director's Handbook, Second Edition Sara Multerer, MD, FAAP, Linda S. Nield, MD, and Jennifer Reemtsma, M.EdThe Residency Program Director's Handbook, Second Edition, is an on-the-job manual tailored to residency program directors and administrators. In this updated edition, Sara Multerer, MD, FAAP, Linda S. Nield, MD, and Jennifer L. Reemtsma, M.Ed, provide expert tips for developing a disciplinary policy, measuring outcomes, evaluating residents and faculty, assessing a curriculum, navigating the program director's role in the Next Accreditation System (NAS) and Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER), and other ACGME requirements. This book will streamline the day-to-day responsibilities of graduate medical education office and reveal new and innovative teaching strategies to reach your residents. This updated edition of The Residency Program Director's Handbook is a complete guide to the director position that also includes tips for evaluating a program's strengths and weaknesses, developing goals, and overseeing committees. This book will also help directors of AOA-accredited programs transition to a single accreditation system.Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Graduate Medical Education The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committees of the ACGME ACGME Policies for Programs Chapter 2: The Program Accreditation Process Overview Program Evaluation Committee and Annual Program Evaluation New Accreditation for Programs: Site Visits and Citations Chapter 3: Institutional Requirements: Balancing Your Role, Residents, and Regulatory Responsibilities The ACGME and the Institution Residents and the Institution Chapter 4: Residency Program Personnel and Resources Program Director Program Coordinator Faculty Other Program Personnel Program Resources Chapter 5: Sponsoring Institution Requirements of ACGME-Accredited Programs Organization of the Graduate Medical Education Committee Responsibilities for Oversight: GME Policies Resident Contracts/Agreement of Appointment Annual Institutional Review Special Review Process Chapter 6: Education Program Requirements: Structuring Your Curriculum Didactic Curriculum Developing Goals and Objectives Evaluating Effectiveness/Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses Linking Goals and Objectives to Outcomes Chapter 7: Measuring Outcomes in Medical Education Entrustable Professional Activities The Core Competencies and Sub-Competencies Milestones Chapter 8: Clinical Learning Environment Review Chapter 9: Program Director Duties Resident Recruitment SOAP Visas Resident Orientation Policies Didactic and Clinical Education Faculty Interface With ACGME Resident Rotation Schedule Off-Site Rotations Program Letter of Agreement Affiliation Agreements Supervision Scholarly Activity Evaluations Goals and Objectives Program Budget Committees Transition of Care Alertness Management/Fatigue Mitigation Semiannual Resident Performance Reviews Resident Retreat Resident Graduation Chapter 10: Committees The Clinical Competency Committee The Program Evaluation Committee The Resident Selection Committee The Graduate Medical Education Committee Chapter 11: Evaluations Residents Faculty Program Chapter 12: Developing a Resident Disci