SCHEDULE

Friday, March 3

New Coordinator's Workshop (8:00 am-1:30 pm)
Kim Brown
Anne Hoffman
Stephanie Morville
Chris Rupkey
Marie Wegeman
This session is designed for new coordinators or those who have been a coordinator for less than 2 years. At the end of the workshop participants will have the fundamental knowledge and basic information regarding the following topics: The Role of a Coordinator Introduction to the ACGME Organization in the EMRP Office The Interview Process ERAS Overview Resident Appointment and Reappointment Resident Orientation Special Events Site Visit Preparation Emergency Medicine Resources

ERAS Training (10:00-11:30 am)
AAMC Representative
Session builds on working knowledge of the fundamentals of ERAS operations. At the end of the session participants will have gained insight to overcome frequently encountered obstacles to mastering helpful program components such as filter sorts, scoring, and exporting ERAS data. Participants will be provided with ample time to ask questions.

Lunch on your own (12:00 - 1:00pm)

EMARC participants will merge with Best Practices

Generation X (1:00-2:00 pm)
Breda Bova, PhD, University of New Mexico

Leadership (2:00-3:00 pm)
Jim Adams, MD, Northwestern University

Mentoring (3:00-4:00 pm)
Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Question and Answer (4:00-4:45 pm)
Gloria Kuhn, DO, PhD, Wayne State University
Jim Adams, MD, Northwestern University
Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Breda Bova, PhD, University of New Mexico

Reception (5:00-6:30pm)

Saturday, March 4

Welcome (8:15 - 8:45 am)
Marie Wegeman, EMARC Chair

PIFmanship (8:45 - 10:00am)
David Overton, MD, Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine
This session will review the internal consistency of the PIF, procedural documentation issues, and the common problems that are encountered when preparing the PIF.  Participants will have time to ask questions.  At the end of this session participants will have gained a working knowledge in the preparation of the PIF.

Break (10:00-10:30am)

Round Table Discussions (10:30-11:30 am)
Round TableFacilitators - Anne Irvine, Senior Program Coordinator, University of Michigan; Delores Davidson, Program Coordinator, Indiana University School of Medicine, Tammi Erickson, Education Facilitator, University of Nebraska; James Graber, Assistant Program Coordinator, Indiana University School of Medicine
Round table discussions encourage the exchange of ideas; opinions and experiences related to the responsibilities of the residency coordinator. Specific topic will be designated to each facilitator; the flow and direction of the conversation will depend upon the interest of the participants. At the end of this session participants will have several new ideas that may be implemented to meet their residency responsibilities.

The Nuts and Bolts of the Interview Season (11:30-12:30pm)
Christine Rupkey, Program Coordinator – University of Michigan
What are the elements of a successful interview season? An overview of the common recruiting methods that are implemented into programs to recruit the desired candidate will be discussed. Samples of several residency programs' interview plans and recruiting events will be presented. "Red flags" to look for when interacting with the candidate as well as the "Dos and Don'ts" of the interview process will also be discussed. At the end of this session participants will be able to understand the processes that need to be in place for a successful interview season.
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Lunch (12:30 – 2:00) provided
Implementing Competency Frameworks in Residency Education: Lessons From a Nation-wide Program
Jason R. Frank MD MA(Ed) FRCPC
Competency-based education is a hot topic for those involved in residency training around the world. EM program directors are working hard to ensure that residents acquire the ACGME competencies, but are finding this challenging in aspects of both teaching and assessment. Canadian program directors have been working with a similar framework that was used by the ACGME, called the "CanMEDS Roles". In this session, participants will hear about some of the lessons, pitfalls, and innovations encountered in nearly 15 years of the CanMEDS initiative. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1) discuss the idea of competency-based residency education; 2) contrast the ACGME & CanMEDS competency frameworks; and 3) Describe 3 useful innovations for making competency frameworks work for GME
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Communication between the Program Directors & Coordinators (2:00-3:30 pm)
Panel Discussion Moderator: Trevor Mills, MD, LSUHSC- Charity Hospital
Panel Participants: Richard Shih, MD, and Colleen Mayer, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Sarah Stahmer, MD, and Grace Endicott, Cooper Hospital, Timothy Stallard, MD, and Cindy Rush, Texas A&M/Scott & White Memorial Hospital
The roles and relationships of the Program Director and Program Coordinator will be explored. The panel will be given scenarios and provide the mechanisms of how their program would handle each scenario. Priorities, office organization and communications skills for successful management of the residency program will be discussed. At the end of this session participants will have an understanding of tips and communication skills that may be implemented to provide an efficient and strong working relationship between the Program Director and the Program Coordinator.

Break (3:30-3:45 pm)

Best Practices (3:45-5:00 pm)
Marie Wegeman, Moderator, LSUHSC-Baton Rouge
Program Coordinators will share the best practices that have been incorporated into their program to meet the following: Evaluation processes, portfolios, and resident compliance to program requirements. At the end of this session participants will be able to determine if these examples might be incorporated into their program

Sunday March 5

EMARC participants will merge with Best Practices track for this session: (8:00-10:00 am)

RRC (8:00-10:00 am)
David Overton, M.D and other members of the RRC-EM
This presentation will be a mock RRC-EM meeting's "decision process" they utilize in determining the accreditation status of an EM residency after a site survey. Presenters will pay particular attention to recent issues that have come up with regards to accreditation. There will be ample time left for audience questions. At the end of this session, participants will be able to discuss the knowledge they have gained about the RRC-EM decision process, and list the most common EM citations.

Break (10:00-10:15 am)

Resident Remediation (10:15-11:15 am)
Sarah Stahmer, MD, Cooper University Hospital
Participants will be provided with the tips for recognizing the resident in need of remediation. Tools that identify and objectify deficiencies in resident performance will be discussed. At the end of this session, participants will be able to understand the processes of resident remediation.

EMARC Business Meeting (11:15-12:30 pm)

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