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Dr. Joyner’s Blog: Celebrating 16 Years of the HQSC and the Launch of the HQSC QI Ambassadors Program
This month, the Housestaff Quality & Safety Committee (HQSC) proudly celebrates 16 years of dedication to quality improvement! To mark this milestone, current HQSC co-chairs Drs. Emily Schildt and Jaspreet Bahia launched the HQSC QI Ambassadors Program. The...
Dr. Joyner’s Blog: Non-ACGME Programs in the UWSOM
The University of Washington School of Medicine sponsors over 85 clinical fellowship programs that are not accredited by the ACGME. This month, I have invited Gabrielle Pett, Senior Director, Business Affairs, to share information about these non-ACGME Programs...
GME News & Notes: October
Dear GME Community, October GME News & Notes contains information about policy updates, including Moonlighting and Outside Work, EPIC news and reminders, new best practices and resources for programs to reduce barriers to recruitment of IMGs, new AI Guidelines...
Wellness Corner – October 15, 2024
Dear Wellness Community, Fall is here! The landscape around us is beginning to take on a palette of colors: gold, orange, rust, red and brown. We are in a time of transition with days getting shorter, wetter and cooler. The change outside can bring about changes...
Dr. Joyner’s Blog: GME Strategic Plan Update
This month, Dr. Jennifer Best and Cindy Hamra – true to their word, have produced an update on the 6-year GME Strategic plan (2024 – 2029). The first phase of our strategic plan was the development process which took many months and has required considerable...
Dr. Joyner’s Blog: 2024 CLER Report Summary
I am pleased to offer this very brief version of the most recent CLER Site Visit Report from the ACGME. As you recall, the CLER Site Visit was a bit of an uncomfortable “cold shower” to the start of a new academic year. But, like most cold showers, the aftereffect...