[Laurel Lewis]

Tonya,

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Members!

Don’t miss your chance to grow in experience by signing up for the “Program Coordinator and Director Relationships: Fostering a Healthy Working Partnership” and “Round Table” sessions!!  Maia and Courtney are working hard to make these sessions fun and rewarding for us all!

There is no experience necessary and so much to gain from being a part of these programs!

Check out this thread for all the information!

~Laurel

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Hello All,

Has anyone had a proctored in person OITE, yet?  My question is:  What was the responsibility of the second proctor?  Did they have to log in and have a password like the first proctor?  I am not finding any mention of the second proctor in the Proctor Guide (which maybe should be Proctors’ Guide???)  🙂

Thanks,

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Oh, Sorry, Dawn, I misunderstood.  It is good to hear there was an offer of a retake exam, if needed.  We are on this weekend.

Glad you are excited about the ARCOS Conference in February!  We have a lot planned including opportunities for members to get involved while they learn, grow, and network!!  Keep watching for reminders to sign up or click here for info!!  #shamelessplugforARCOSconference  #itsgonnabesofun

All the best this week, everyone!!!

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Dawn and Others,

Did everyone have the opportunity to take a make-up exam?

So sorry this happened to you and your residents 🙁

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

The AAOS / OITE Team is most always featured at the ARCOS Conference (unless they cannot make it) and we do have them scheduled this year.

Please get up to the mic and ask them your questions in February!!!  They need to know your difficulties and that of your residents, as well.

I would also like to hear how everyone fares with the 2 proctor system.  The Board of Directors met with the OITE team in May and expressed concerns about this issue.

We will test in person this weekend, but as many of you are aware, there have been problems in the past!!

Stay Calm and Coordinate On!!

~Laurel

 

[Laurel Lewis]

Happy Halloween!!!

UPDATE:  once you register for this session you can forward the Zoom information to your faculty and residents to join in. 

Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 3:00 PM (Eastern)

VR simulation is fast becoming a popular and effective teaching tool for anything from police enforcement to flight instruction.  Please invite your faculty, PD, fellows, residents, and students to view the session with you so they may observe this cutting edge learning environment.

Zoom in to see what you can expect of VR with our host, Danny Goel, MD, CEO | Founder – PrecisionOS.

To register:

• Login to your ARCOS account at https://www.arcosonline.org
• Select Upcoming Events on the menu bar
• Select View as List
• Select the virtual session – PrecisionOS: The Trusted Simulation Provider for Residents, Program Directors, and Program Coordinators and complete the registration
• You will receive an email confirmation with ZOOM link to forward to your program faculty, residents, etc

Contact me with questions! llewis8@wellspan.org

My costume is a medical student….what is yours’?

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Nikki,

I have attached our resident self-evaluation created in New Innovations.

Hope this is a help!

~Laurel

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REMINDERS

Early Bird Registration Rate of $550 expire on October 31 – Checks must be postdated by October 31, 2023.  In November, registration will be $600.

• Login to the ARCOS website:  https://www.arcosonline.org
• Select “Register and Book Your Room” from the Home page
• Read the information and scroll to the bottom of the page and select REGISTER
  • To get the Early Bird Rate, please enter one (1) for quantity
• Complete your registration information and payment option

Scholarships to attend the ARCOS Conference are still available!  Please contact Kim kim.weingartner@uc.edu as the deadline to apply for the Professional Development Scholarship is tomorrow 10/20/23.

Also, today is the ARCOS Virtual Session with Thalamus at 3PM Eastern.  Once you are logged in to the website you can register for Thalamus 101 on the Upcoming Events page and we will see you then!

Contact any of us with your questions, or reply to this thread.  If you have the question, someone else probably does, too!

~Your ARCOS Board of Directors:  Laurel, Kim, Joni, Melissa, Stacey, Annie, Bonnie, Courtney, Laurie, Maia, and Monica

 

[Laurel Lewis]

There are still rooms available in the ARCOS Room Block!

Make sure that you adjust the Arrival Date to the actual date you are planning to check in to the hotel.   The default is Sunday and you may get an error message if you do not change the date.  All links are on the ARCOS Website Home Page.

Reminder that Early Bird Registration ends on October 31, 2023!

Be well,

~Laurel

 

[Laurel Lewis]

Hey Courtney,

I reached out to our ortho coders to  ID the codes that were needed and added those to the spread sheet.  It made getting the numbers for whomever does that in your institution a lot easier.  If you have to gather info from other institutions, this is a better way to explain it to them, too.  I have also gone through long lists and picked out the numbers that I needed.  It’s not a fun process.

Maybe someone else has another idea???  🙂

Best of luck!!

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Lorena,

Yes, we have done this in the past.  We found a local company that gathered snacks and drinks from our area and sent the packages to the medical students.  They really seem to appreciate the thought and even to learn that our county is known as “The Snack Food Capitol of the World” actually located in “The Pretzel Belt of Pennsylvania.”  🙂  Great reason to match with our program, right??  I think just about anything you can send them would be appreciated.  I don’t think it has to be some claim to fame of the area, just a nice reminder that your program values them.

Lead time is important so it’s good that you are planning ahead of time!

Good luck with your planning!

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

UPDATE:

The ABOS has canceled the virtual event that we had planned with them.  I am trying to reschedule, but I don’t know if this will be possible before the deadline.

Please direct any your questions about the RRA forms to Sonya at sparker@abos.org or you can call her at (919) 929-7103.

My apologies for this late notice.

Just FYI, one FAQ regards what subspecialty rotations will fit into Basic Science & Clinical Subspecialties and Adult Ortho – and the answer is:

     Basic Science & Clinical Subspecialties = Foot and Ankle | Hand | Sports Medicine Surgery | Shoulder/Elbow | Oncology | Night Float | Research

     Adult Ortho =  Spine | Joints/Adult Recon | Gen Ortho

Attached, for future reference, is the ABOS Rules and Procedures for Residency Education, Part I, and Part II Examinations.

Take care, ALL!

~Laurel

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Thank you all so much!

~Laurel

 

[Laurel Lewis]

We will have in-person interviews for residency again this year.

For fellowships, since it is easier for 4th year residents to attend virtually, we will continue to interview via Zoom.  This way, residents do not have to take a 1-3 days off to interview with us.

~Laurel

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