[Laurel Lewis]

Greetings, All!

I’ll keep this short and sweet because who has time with the Holidays upon us?

• Remember to renew your 2023 Institutional Membership Dues – just one fee of $275 for everyone in your institution – deadline 12/31/22.
  • You need to have updated dues to sign up for the Awesome ARCOS Annual Conference we will enjoy March 7-11, 2023 in LVNV – deadline 1/15/23.
• Hotels in LVNV, keep shopping hotels through at the AAOS ONPEAK Website as they open up daily.  Right now, good bets are Linq and Harrah’s.
• The CORD (Council of Ortho Res Dir) Meeting is Mar 10 and you need to register to attend. Save $75 by registering before 12/31/22.  Click Here
• We are still looking for Patsi Furr and Poster Presenters!  Earn TAGME credits, add a national presentation to your resume, and most of all share your talents and knowledge with your ARCOS Family!  Links are on the ARCOS Website Home Page. Deadline – 1/15/23  Email me with any questions!  llewis8@wellspan.org

These deadlines are looming fast!  The reason for these tight deadlines is that The Board must provide numbers for the venue, food, and meeting materials to make this all come together.  The ARCOS Annual Conference is begins March 7 – that is so close!  🙂

I echo Kim’s sentiments about our board, so think about joining us!

From the Board of Directors, have a happy and safe holiday and interview season!!

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hello!!!

Just a reminder that we are still accepting applications for you to present as the Patsi Furr Coordinator Spotlight lecturer and/or Poster Session!! 

Both activities are a great opportunity to showcase your experience and knowledge at the national level.

Earn TAGME Personal Professional Growth (PPG) credit for each of these events presented at the ARCOS Annual Conference.  In addition, awards are given for Best Poster (last year we had a tie!) and the Patsi Furr lecturer receives complimentary registration to the March 2022 Conference ($550 value).

For more information, a link to these applications is on the ARCOS home page arcosonline.org or you can email me with any questions you may have llewis8@wellspan.org.  Please respond to the call for applications by December 31, 2022.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Great information, Vicky!  Thanks!

 

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Helen,

You can find some of these emails on the ACGME website.  But some will list email address of coordinators instead.  After talking with other board members we are not aware of any resources like this.  Anyone else out there have any ideas?

~ARCOS Website Committee

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Erin,

Attached is the Patient Evaluation we use.  I ask the Medical Assistant (MA) to give this paper evaluation to 10 patients at the beginning of their visit with our resident.  The MAs then collect and return to me.  They have been wonderful in getting this done!

Additionally, I have created a Multi-Source Evaluation in Microsoft Forms that I send out to all the staff managers.  The managers are able to pinpoint staff better than I am.  The multi-source eval is available to staff at any time during the year.  I will make a punctuation for it in February to remind them so I can get more feedback for my spring CCC Meeting.

Our Peer evaluations are done through OrthoBullets.  Attached is a sample of the feedback.

This is a great question!  I am anxious to see what others are doing and on what platforms.

~Laurel

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83112220891?pwd=cFhNQUYrd2pwTUJPMk9wUzJxQkYzUT09

 

Should you have any issues with this link, please go to http://www.zoom.us, click Join A Meeting and enter Meeting ID 831 1222 0891 and Passcode 211277.

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Kelly,

Our residents meet with our PD quarterly, so twice per year I add my Reminder Checklist, which could be considered an evaluation.  I have the basic functions that I need the residents to complete listed and I check if they are compliant.  Things like:  responds to emails, paperwork on time, compliant with duty hours, etc.  Whatever you need from them.  Then there is the “Notes” section where they may get kudos or “Areas for Improvement.”  A printed document is generated for each resident for the PD to discuss with them during that quarterly meeting.  I was just thinking, I could make this an New Innovations evaluation so thanks for that idea!!

I am in agreement with you…wonder if other coordinators do this on a regular basis?

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hey Lynne,

Yes, we are working on the solution.  It will be available by Noon today.

It is the registration part that is the current problem.

We will send out another notification on the Online Community when the registration is ready to go.

We are super excited that you are all interested in the topics!

Hold that date and time!

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Everyone,

We are excited that you are all interested in attending!

Please try again at noon today.  Sorry for any inconvenience!

Technology…

~Laurel

 

 

[Laurel Lewis]

Jonathan,

Email me and let’s have a zoom chat about what you need.  I’ve been through 2 Site Visits recently.

llewis8@wellspan.org

~Laurel

 

[Laurel Lewis]

Hello!

My PD, Dr DiPasquale, has always wanted in-person interviews for residency.  In the last GMEC meeting, he made a motion that all residencies in our institution should have the opportunity to decide for themselves.  The motion was passed, pending any possible health crisis that should arise (#pandemic).  For us, we expect to have in-person interviews for residency but Zoom interviews for our two fellowships.  Using the virtual interview platform for fellowships has worked great for us and busy residents seem to appreciate it also.

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Hey Laura!

You could always add your mom to the poster credits!  Hahahah!

Here’s another resource that might help your anxiety:  https://www.anl.gov/education/guide-to-effective-poster-design

Also, Beth’s presentation on posters will inspire anyone.  She is really a joy to listen to on any subject!  Check it out at https://arcosonline.org/past-event-recordings/   Scroll to the bottom to see Beth’s link.

Maybe you want to do a presentation for the Patsi Furr Coordinator Spotlight instead??!!

Hope you and others are feeling INSPIRED!!  I can’t wait to see what you all come up with for the March 2023 meeting in LVNV!

I’ll get the links together soon!

~Laurel

 

 

[Laurel Lewis]

Hey Michelle,

When I am looking for plaque ideas, I search online.  But I also like to use a poem or message that is personal and/or the Tree of Andry.  The last stanza of “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost has been a favorite of mine forever.  A local Trophy Shop would be glad to help you with ideas, too.

~Laurel

[Laurel Lewis]

Reminder!

There is still time to register for the ABOS KSB Program Coordinator Town Hall starting today at 3PM Eastern Time.  Try this link to register: https://arcosonline.org/upcoming-events/#!event/2022/5/26/abos-ksb-program-coordinator-town-hall

Or log onto http://www.arcosonline.org and select the Upcoming Events menu at the top.

You should receive an email that your registration was successful and the link and information with be in the body of that email.  The attachment will put the meeting on your calendar but you must copy/paste the link and other information.

Email me if you need any help!!

~Laurel

llewis8@wellspan.org

[Laurel Lewis]

Hi Tica!!

Attached are the certificates that I use for my Hand and Trauma fellows as a PPT file.  After I edit I save it to PDF and send to a local printer who prints in on “nice certificate paper” in the appropriate size for a medical graduation certificate.  I get these framed so it’s better if you get it a more standard size.  And yes, there is a constant battle over the “a” in orthopaedics at my institution so…..

~Laurel

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