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GME Core Curriculum Series

2011-2012 Calender of Faculty Development and Resident Curriculum Events

 

Faculty and residents can participate in development and learning opportunities, including workshops, Grand Rounds and brown bags. View a schedule of upcoming events (pdf)

 

Upcoming 2012 Business of Medicine Conference

 

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Time: 3-6pm

Room: 1325 HSLC 

 

Transitioning from Residency to Practice in the Era of Health Care Reform

 

Plenary: Macroeconomics of Health Care Roger Formisano, PhD Vice President, Leadership and Strategy Development, UW Medical Foundation

 

Health Care Reform, Tim Bartholomo, MD Senior Vice President of Member Services, Policy Planning and Physician Professional Development

 

Breakout Sessions (participants pick two to attend)

  • Career Paths: Choosing one which is right for you-Elizabeth Sadowski, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology
  • Practice Management Introduction - Tom Buresh, CPA & Laura Hassmer, CPA, SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C.
  • Employee Benefits for New Hire Physicians - Bill Buchholz, Buchholz Planning
  • Negotiating Contracts and Conflicts of Interest - David Hansen, JD and Kate Bechen, JD, Michael Best and Freidrich

PG2s from three-year programs and PG3s from five-year programs are encouraged to attend, as well as others beginning their post-graduate career planning. A light dinner will also be served. Register for the conference

 

Upcoming GME Grand Rounds

 

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012

Time: 11am-1pm

Room: 1325 HSLC

 

Impact and Implications of NRMP Match Policy Changes – Laurie Curtin, PhD

 

Dr. Laurie Curtin is the Director of Match Policy for the National Resident Match Program, with whom she has been with since January 2005. Her primary responsibility includes oversight and implementation of the Match Participation Agreements.

 

Topics covered will include the significant changes in NRMP policy being implemented in 2012 and effective for the 2013 match, as well as the new Match Participation Agreement, the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Policy, and implications for program recruitment practices. Program Directors and Program Coordinators are encouraged to attend.

 

Seating is limited and refreshments will be offered, so contact Jeanne Sarbacker at jsarbacker2@uwhealth.org by January 3rd to register. Registration is required for Dr. Curtin’s Grand Rounds. Breakout groups will be filled on a first-call, first-serve basis.

 

Previous GME Grand Rounds

 

On September 28th, 2011, Debra DaRosa, PhD, MS, Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair of Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago presented on Back to the Old Chalkboard: Rethinking How and What We Teach in Medicine. The morning sessions were designed to be information-sharing and discussion forums targeted to education leaders, faculty and chief residents. The afternoon sessions focused on a variety of key elements critical to effective teaching in medical education.

 

On August 2, 2011 Molly Cooke, MD, co-author of the 2010 Carnegie Report on Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency (summary of the report findings) presented on Educating Physicians: Opportunities and New Frontiers in GME.


On July 10, 2009, Eric Holmboe, MD, Vice President for Evaluation Research for the American Board of Internal Medicine gave a workshop in Assessing the ACGME Competencies: Practice-Based Learning and Systems-Based Practice. The three part workshop focused on how to assess skills in the ACGME competencies of practice-based learning and improvement, as well

 

Online Curricula

 

Curricula in ACGME required subjects such as Sleep Fatigue Awareness and Coding are available online through Med Hub. Additional non-required curricula in Pain Management are available online at the Ebling Library as well. Contact Anne Gravel Sullivan, PhD, GME Program Manager for more information.