[Laurel Lewis]

I see it!!

[Laurel Lewis]

Maybe I shouldn’t stay this, but I didn’t have any trouble accessing the website. I am using Mozilla Fire Fox, that may be the difference? I am not all that jazzed about the new format, however. I hope it gets straightened out soon! Best wishes, ALL!
~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hey Melissa,
The site visitor will send you a list of what they want to see. I have attached a portion of our letter that would pertain to you. They won’t ask you for OITE. I did ask the site visitor if I could keep all the documents electronically in a specific file folder. She agreed, as long as I could print any hard copies she wanted. We were able to view the documents together via our conference room TV. This was so much easier than putting together the old binders.

The evaluations they requested were just blank samples of all your evaluations. Make sure the Resident Evaluation of Faculty and Rotation completely anonymous – even from you. I know, I thought, how will I know who completed the evaluations and who didn’t? But they want to make sure the residents feel free to be honest in the evaluations. If I remember correctly, she wanted to see what vehicle we use for evaluations and how they are distributed, etc. We used New Innovations.

Since you are a pack rat, like me, you should be in good shape once the letter arrives.
This is just my experience, I hope we hear from others!

You got this!!
~Laurel

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[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Christine,
I have not heard about this. Is this just like you might give them “swag” with their interview info at the interview? Forgive me for my ignorance but can you explain further?
Thanks,
~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

We use institutional DEA. Some PGY5 will be getting their own DEA to begin fellowship, they have to pay for that on their own or get reimbursed by their fellowship.

[Laurel Lewis]

Andrea, can you see the links in the previous posts? This one is to be used for Residency: https://www.acgme.org/Specialties/Documents-and-Resources/pfcatid/14/Orthopaedic%20Surgery

Also, you don’t need to use the updated form for your fellowship but you do need a block diagram for the fellowship . Email me if you have questions: llewis8@wellspan.org

[Laurel Lewis]

Here is my block schedule in case anyone needs a sample.

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This is a link to the information that I have found:
https://www.acgme.org/Specialties/Documents-and-Resources/pfcatid/14/Orthopaedic%20Surgery
Scroll down to where it says “Orthopaedic Surgery Core Block Diagram”
There seems to be no other instructions but the file says REQUIRED at the end. I did not use this file for my fellowships.
Happy ADSing!!!
~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Toni,
Can you post the questions here? If not, email them to me and I will be happy to take a look and do some inquiring.
~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Mark your calendars!!

[Laurel Lewis]

Oh, only the PDF was accepted by the website. If you want the publisher file, please email me at llewis8@wellspan.org.
Cheers!

[Laurel Lewis]

I have it saved as a PDF and Publisher file (attached). Hopefully, you can use these. I think having the photo of the resident that they are evaluating is important for the patient to see.
~Laurel

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Hi Ashley,
I use a simple one page form and give it to the Medical Assistants in the practice. They ask the patient if they would be willing to complete it and point out which “doctor” they are evaluating. I have had great success with this method.
~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Amy,
I agree with Sylvia. Can you contact your GME office for guidance? Our residents are required to keep current with BLS, ACLS per our institution and our residency requires the residents to keep current with their ATLS.

BLS and ACLS are a 2 year certification; pretty much to the day. If they want to do the “renewal,” this can be online with an in-person skills test for both individually- but check with your GME Office. We just started doing online ACLS with a skills test (COVID), but before it was a one day course. BLS renewal has been offered online with an in-person skills test for years. If they wait until the certification has expired the resident will have to take the BLS/ACLS (BLS is a prerequisite for ACLS) and that could mean starting from scratch, maybe up to a 1.5 day course for each.

ATLS is initially a 2 day course and the renewal is a one day course. ATLS is also more lenient as there is a 6 month renewal window after their certification has expired and the certification lasts for 4 years. The extended renewal period may be due to the fact that these courses are not offered as much during the year – at least at our institution. We have wonderful people in our “Organizational Learning and Development” who are always willing to help with these courses. Maybe you have a similar department in your institution?
Hope this helps and if I’ve missed anything, please, someone come to my rescue and reiterate!
Take Care All!
~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Starla,
Thank you for your work on this project! At WellSpan we plan to use Zoom and break-out rooms as soon as I learn how to do that! We will interview 30 applicants for 3 spots in our program and most likely just 2 days of interviews.

Connie,
We have always had 2 interviewers per room in a round-robin type of interview day. We have 5 interview rooms with 2 faculty each, and one with 1/2 the residents in a small conference room. I make a schedule where 1 student enters a room with 2 faculty (1/2 the residents interview in the conference room, also). After 15 minutes is up, I have 5 more students waiting outside the 5 doors to go in. So, 5 students are interviewed every 15 minutes, then they go back to our staging room until their next interview. Half the faculty and half the residents interview in the morning and then the other half interview the same students in the same fashion in the afternoon. It is a long day but the residents that are not interviewing in the morning will entertain or torture them with a test. In the afternoon the other set of residents do the entertaining in our “staging room.” Sometimes in the afternoon the residents are just showing funny youtube videos to lighten the mood. The candidates have responded in post interview surveys that they like that they get to be 2 -1 with all the faculty for interviews a more personal interview.
Hope that makes sense.
~Laurel

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