Graduate Medical Education - Housestaff http://gme.med.ufl.edu College of Medicine Wed, 15 May 2013 22:39:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 UF Program Director Receives Prestigious Award http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/04/10/uf-program-director-receives-prestigious-award/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/04/10/uf-program-director-receives-prestigious-award/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:53 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=3523  

The Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr. MD Award for the Advancement of Pediatric Resident Education honors a Program Director or Associate Program Director (past or present) for extraordinary or innovative contribution(s) in pediatric graduate medical education.

 

The 2013 Recipient is:

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Nicole Paradise-Black, MD, MEd

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Pediatric Hospitalist         

University of Florida College of Medicine

 

Way to go Nicole!  We are all very proud of you!

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/04/10/uf-program-director-receives-prestigious-award/feed/ 0 Military Medicine Day http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/03/20/military-medicine-day/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/03/20/military-medicine-day/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:00:31 +0000 Sharron Wallace http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=3425 depoloyable surgical suiteOn Thursday, April 11, 2013, the U.S. Army Forward Surgical Team will host a display of an actual deployable surgical suite.  This event will be held at the UF Reitz Union Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor) at 686 Museum Road. 

(Call Campus Cab at 392-RIDE or email:  campuscab@ufl.edu for a free shuttle from Shands.)

 

A panel discussion for premed students will be held in a separate area of the ballroom.  Resident physicians and medical students are invited to participate as well as serve on these panels.  Discussions will include tips for doing well on the MCAT; tips for Interviewing for med school, residencies and more.  Open discussions within the ballroom will also include what it’s like to work in deployed environments, how the U.S. Army can fund your education and supplement your training income.

The U.S. Army needs physicians.  Come learn how you can obtain full-tuition medical school scholarships, how your student loans can be paid off, how you can earn specialty pay, and much more.

For more information, contact Captain Austin at 1-877-520-7111.

Download flyer at:  Military Medicine Day 

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/03/20/military-medicine-day/feed/ 0 What Do You Think of the New Duty Hour Rules (implemented July, 2011)? http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/02/25/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-duty-hour-rules-implemented-july-2011/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/02/25/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-duty-hour-rules-implemented-july-2011/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:26:01 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=3374 A perspective published in this weeks New England Journal of Medicine surveyed program directors in internal medicine and surgery and asked about the impact of the duty hour changes implemented in July, 2011.  This article is an interesting read for both program directors and housestaff.  The article may be found HERE.

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/02/25/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-duty-hour-rules-implemented-july-2011/feed/ 0 New Healthcare Plan for July 2013 – GatorCare Comes for All Housestaff http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/02/13/new-healthcare-plan-for-july-2013-gatorcare-comes-for-all-housestaff/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/02/13/new-healthcare-plan-for-july-2013-gatorcare-comes-for-all-housestaff/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:31:14 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=3354 In order to completely inform our housestaff about the upcoming changes to their health insurance plan, the College of Medicine has created a PowerPoint presentation (link below) which will describe the changes and various options available for housestaff and their families. 

PowerPoint Presentation about GatorCare can be found at:  http://www.brainshark.com/bcbsf/vu?pi=zEWzUFpJ9zDP0z0&intk=973752154.

You will also find the information on the GatorCare website to be helpful – the address is:  http://gatorcare.org

The website is on on-going project so please check back often for updates.  The College will offer two plan options:  Prime Plus and Premium. 

The effective date is July 1, 2013.  The open enrollment period will be May, 2013.  The College will continue to pay the premium for the faculty and housestaff members and their covered dependents. The Prescription Drug program is provided by Magellan and you will find information about this program on the website as well.

If you have any questions, please contact your program directors or:

Janis P. Smith
UF College of Medicine / Administrative Affairs
352-273-5077
jpsmith@ufl.edu

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2013/02/13/new-healthcare-plan-for-july-2013-gatorcare-comes-for-all-housestaff/feed/ 0 ACGME Announces Agreement with AOA for a Single GME Accrediting Agency http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/10/24/acgme-announces-agreement-with-aoa-for-a-single-gme-accrediting-agency/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/10/24/acgme-announces-agreement-with-aoa-for-a-single-gme-accrediting-agency/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:28:41 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=3211 The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM ) have entered into an agreement to pursue a single, unified accreditation system for graduate medical education programs in the United States beginning in July 2015. Over the coming months, the three organizations will work toward defining a process, format and timetable for ACGME to accredit all osteopathic graduate medical education programs currently accredited by AOA. AOA and AACOM would then become organizational members of ACGME.

“This is a watershed moment for medical training in the U.S,” noted Thomas Nasca, M.D., M.A.C.P., chief executive officer of ACGME. “This would provide physicians in the United States with a uniform path of preparation for practice. This approach would ensure that the evaluation and accountability for the competency of resident physicians are consistent across all programs,” he added.

To read the full text of the press release, click HERE. 

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/10/24/acgme-announces-agreement-with-aoa-for-a-single-gme-accrediting-agency/feed/ 0 NEW NRMP RULES FOR CORE PROGRAMS http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/10/03/new-nrmp-rules-for-core-programs/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/10/03/new-nrmp-rules-for-core-programs/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:14:34 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=3177 At its May 2011 meeting, the NRMP Board of Directors voted unanimously to require programs participating in the Main Residency Match to place all positions in The Match. The “All-In” Policy becomes effective for the 2013 Match that opens for registration on September 1, 2012 and applies to all PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions for which the NRMP provides Matching services.

Read about the Policy and how it will be implemented by the NRMP by clicking HERE.  Also please NOTE:  this policy does not apply to fellowship programs.

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/10/03/new-nrmp-rules-for-core-programs/feed/ 0 Financing GME – Mounting Pressure for Reform http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/25/financing-gme-mounting-pressure-for-reform/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/25/financing-gme-mounting-pressure-for-reform/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:23:37 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=2830 In the April 26, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, John Inglehart, a national correspondent for the NEJM, provides an excellent overview of the issues facing financing of graduate medical education (click to read) as well as a glimpse of some alternatives to the current system.  Many experts feel the current system is unsustainable and does not provide enough accountability of GME programs to the needs of the public who finance these programs.  This article should be read by all our faculty and housestaff.

 

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/25/financing-gme-mounting-pressure-for-reform/feed/ 0 Proposed Federal Budget for FY 2013 Will Cut Funding for GME http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/03/proposed-federal-budget-for-fy-2013-will-cut-funding-for-gme/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/03/proposed-federal-budget-for-fy-2013-will-cut-funding-for-gme/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:38:15 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=2750 After several months of national conversations about the need to reduce the federal deficit, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget that proposes to lower the national debt by $3.2 trillion over 10 years. But for medical schools and teaching hospitals, there is bad news: About 9 percent of that reduction, or $358 billion over 10 years, will come from Medicare and Medicaid programs, including graduate medical education (GME).  Here are details about the effect on GME from the AAMC Reporter (March, 2012 issue).   ]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/04/03/proposed-federal-budget-for-fy-2013-will-cut-funding-for-gme/feed/ 0 ACGME Unveils New Accreditation System with MAJOR Impact on All Programs and the Institution http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/02/23/acgme-unveils-new-accreditation-system-with-major-impact-on-all-programs-and-the-institution/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/02/23/acgme-unveils-new-accreditation-system-with-major-impact-on-all-programs-and-the-institution/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:57:10 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=2620 Yesterday, the ACGME unveiled its plans for a major overhaul of  residency and fellowship program accreditation.  I would encourage all faculty, housestaff and support staff to review the article from the New England Journal of Medicine describing the changes that will come into effect for many programs as early as July, 2013 and be completed in 2014.  The article may be found HERE.

 

]]> http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2012/02/23/acgme-unveils-new-accreditation-system-with-major-impact-on-all-programs-and-the-institution/feed/ 0 Department of Anesthesiology Project Aids Patient Safety Around the World http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2011/11/03/department-of-anesthesiology-project-aids-patient-safety-around-the-world/ http://gme.med.ufl.edu/2011/11/03/department-of-anesthesiology-project-aids-patient-safety-around-the-world/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:01:21 +0000 Michael Mahla http://gme.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/?p=2225 A resident driven project in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida will enable pulse-oximetry to improve patient safety in operating rooms around the world that don’t currently have access to this important patient safety technology.  Dr. Sephalie Patel, currently a PGY-4 resident in Anesthesiology, enlisted the aid of her parents (directors of the Wise Foundation) and issued a challenge grant to the department.  If every faculty member would donate $250 to purchase a “Lifebox” pulse oximeter and every resident donate some amount of money toward the purchase of a Lifebox, the Wise Foundation would donate sufficient money to enable each resident’s contribution to purchase a Lifebox.  This picture shows a check covering the purchase of 135 Lifeboxes for distribution throughout the third world being given to Atul Gawande, MD by incoming American Society of Anesthesiologists President Jerry Cohen (a faculty member here at UF).  Dr. Patel and Dr. Kiki Nin (PGY-3) resident organized bake sales and a party to encourage resident donation.  Administrative staff assisted as well by contributing and organizing bake sales.  Congratulations to the Department of Anesthesiology for showing that they care about patient safety all around the world.  Thanks to all of you and especially to the Wise Foundation for their extraordinary generosity.

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