Residency News
 The "must know info" of the WFMR  
 
    June  2011     
                                            Inside This Edition 

 

  News Around the Residency  

May Duty Hours
Executive Committee Report
Curriculum Committee
Orientation

  

Tuesday Didactic Workshops

      Celebrations and Congratulations!    

tuesdayNews Around the Residency
                              
May Duty Hours
May was Duty Hours reporting month. ALL RESIDENTS, PLEASE make sure to log all of your May duty hours in E*value. This is critical for our continued accreditation. If you have any questions about how to do this, please don't hesitate to stop by the office.

Executive Committee Report
The executive committee continues to work to finalize the Advancement Criteria.  Thank you to David Gilchrist for his tireless effort on this project. Committee members, please keep on the look out for an email with a call to vote on the final document.
  

Curriculum Committee

Next meeting will be on June 7. Agenda will include: workshop schedule 2011-12, and incorporating simulation

Orientation Schedule

Just a reminder about two upcoming events for our entering residents: the annual Orientation for the new interns will take place on Friday, June 24 in Knowles Hall at 7:30 am. And, the annual Ecotarium outing for our new and current residents and faculty will be on Sunday, June 26 from 12-2 (family members are welcome.)

tuesdayTuesday Didactic Schedule - June 2011
 
PGY-1: 
               6
/14: Resident Meeting and Stress-Related Illness and Somatization 
                     
           
PGY-2:
                6/7: Core Curriculum - Adult Medicine
            6/14: Resident Meeting and Learning Disabilities
            6/21: Health Center-Based Curriculum       
    
           
                      
PGY-3:
               6/14:
Resident Exit Interviews

Celebrations and Congratulations!

 

A big WFMR hurray this month for Tamara Cullen, Residency Administrator, who is marking her third year anniversary this week with our residency! Congrats on this milestone, Tamara!

And Happy June Birthdays to:
 
  

  6/9: Dishani Gunawardena, PGY-3 (Family Health)

 6/10: Ana George, PGY-1 (Hahnemann) 

 6/19: Katrina Austria, PGY-2 (Family Health)  

 6/17: Kristin Mallett, PGY-2 (Hahnemann)
 6/27: Thamrah Wright, PGY-3 (Hahnemann)

Got news (or a fun fact) for our next newsletter?  Contact Dr. Stacy Potts at Stacy.Potts @umassmemorial.org or Michael Smith at Michael.Smith@umassmemorial.org