News Around the Residency
Happy New Year! There are many exciting things happening around the WFMR in 2011. Below are many "SAVE the DATE" announcements, so please read on!
Curriculum Committee Report
The January meeting included review of the women's health curriculum. Jenny O'Reilly and Stephanie Carter presented their on-line MCH module that they have been working on as their senior project. This outstanding resource will become available in February for all residents. Much appreciation to all the hard work Jenny and Steph have put into this project and to all the faculty and residents who have provided the resources to populate it. The February Curriculum Committee agenda includes Advancement Criteria, Procedures.
Recruitment Update
We are almost wrapped up with our recruitment season as more than 115 applicants have interviewed with us at one or more of our health centers. Just a reminder that our Rank Days are scheduled as follows:
Family Health Center Feb. 2; Hahnemann Feb. 3; Barre Feb. 4.
Please note residents should clarify with their education directors who should be at Rank Day and should also arrange coverage if they are attending.
Annual Curriculum Retreat
The annual retreat will be held February 1 from 5:30-8 in the Levine Cancer Center Conference room. The event will be an opportunity to introduce the simulation equipment and consider the integration of the simulation program into the residency. All faculty and residents are invited. Please RSVP to Janice Craig at
Janice.Craig@umassmemorial.org.
Elective Book for Residents
Tamara Cullen is compiling an elective book and will help with anything residents need. We want to have the necessary information on file for electives in order to get credit for all residency training, especially for those on "away" or "international" rotations.
Procedures Consult - Pilot Product
Third-year residents now have access to Procedures Consult! This on-line resource has procedural training modules for Family Medicine procedures. We are asking that third-year residents pilot this product over the next three months and give us feedback. If it is well received, we will plan to expand this to all residents next year to include in the simulation program curriculum.
Executive Committee Report
The December Executive Committee reviewed the new GME policy guide. The committee will be consolidating the residency policy guide to reference the GME policy more directly. The January meeting will review a draft of the consolidated policy guide.
Applicant Brunch at Worcester Art Museum - Jan. 23
All faculty and residents are invited to the Applicant Brunch on January 23rd 12-2 at the Worcester Art Museum. This event is to show appreciation for all the hard work that residents and faculty have put into this outstanding recruitment season and to allow applicants an opportunity to spend some more informal time with us. Please consider stopping in, as there will be outstanding food and great company. Thank you all!
Resident Retreat - Feb. 8
This year's theme will be "All You Ever Wanted to Know And More About Caring for
Yourself..So You Can Care for Others." The annual retreat for both Worcester and Fitchburg residents will take place from 8-4 on Feb. 8 at the Wachusett Village Inn. Didactics in the morning will be followed by an afternoon of skiing at Mount Wachusett.
Post-Match Party March 20 - Learn to Curl with WFMR!
Thanks to the resident entertainment committee and our wonderful curling guru,
Janice Craig, the WFMR will be having our first curling party! That's right, curling! We will be having a curling event on March 20th, 12-5 pm at the Petersham Curling Club in Petersham MA. Please save this date, families are welcome - it will be a LOT of fun. (Jan shows off her technique below.)
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