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Dear readers, HCPro is conducting market research for a product we would like to launch this year and we need your help! Our team is currently developing an updated electronic version of The Resident’s Orientation Handbook. This way, residents can easily access helpful tips and tricks straight from their computers or mobile devices. Do you think this product would be helpful and, if so, why? Do you see the value in offering residents electronic resources instead of limiting them to printed materials? What topics would you like to see addressed in this resource? If you have any comments, ideas, or suggestions please share it with editor Karen Kondilis at [email protected]. As a “thank you” for your feedback, you will gain access to a free on-demand webinar. We look forward to hearing from you. Son Hoang, editor, Residency Program Insider |
| Editor's Picks As the U.S. faces a shortage of primary care physicians, researchers set out to determine if medical students’ professional identities shaped their specialty preferences. To do this, researchers had nearly 600 fourth-year allopathic and osteopathic medical students answer a self-administered mail survey. Many of the residents in the United States are international medical graduates, training here on a sponsored training or exchange visa, generally an H1-b or a J-1. The H1-b visa has a limit of five years before a change in status must occur (such as employment, and sponsorship for a U.S. Permanent Residency Card, colloquially known as a “green card”). Password sharing is rampant among residents but it can put protected patient information at risk. Hospitals and medical clinics are unique given the amount of personal information stored in their databanks. Despite the many technological safeguards put into place to protect patient information from getting into the wrong hands, a mistake as trivial as password sharing could still be devastating. Read more. Marketing Spotlight For many new physicians, residency can be a major source of stress and fatigue, which affects their ability to care for themselves and their patients. Recently, the ACGME added a Well-Being section to its Common Program Requirements. Although it is not a new problem, issues regarding physician mental health have been slow to address thanks to certain lingering stigmas. Resident Well-Being is a tool for residency program directors, coordinators, and faculty to teach residents how to pay more attention to their self-care and understand the influence their wellness has on the care they give their patients. This resource will specifically address how to help residents with burnout, depression, stress, and achieving a healthy work-life balance. Training tools are included, as well as case studies and examples from various programs about the tools they have already implemented for resident wellness. This book will help you: Assess your program for resident wellness Identify signs of burnout and depression in residents Create a safe working and social environment for residents to excel For more information or to order your copy, click here. Is All of Your Team In The Know? Our weekly e-newsletters can keep your team abreast of up-to-date industry information; including expert analysis where you need it most. Subscribe to any -- or all -- of our e-newsletters. |
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