Most training programs use a form of case-based tutorial - termed "resident report" or "morning report" - to teach clinical reasoning to their trainees. The key feature of these case conferences is their interactivity. Changes in duty hours and increasing clinical demands present a barrier to consis…

Podcasts are now one of the most common asynchronous learning strategies used by trainees. Studies indicate residents find podcasts more helpful than textbooks or journals. Despite the growing popularity of podcasts, it remains unclear which podcasts are best for particular contexts. A recent study…

Health care professionals take an oath to care for all who require their expertise. However, patient populations are inevitably diverse, which may lead to conflict. The literature contains multiple examples of patients discriminating against their medical team. The right to work in an environment…

The Great Resignation since the start of the pandemic has impacted medicine as much as other disciplines. As recently published in JAMA, one in five physicians intends to leave practice in the next two years. Academic medicine is not protected from this impending challenge. Furthermore, faculty turn…

In the ever-changing landscape of medicine, residents are challenged with more administrative tasks than ever before. From logging duty hours to completing online evaluations, after 80-hour work weeks trainees are left with a pile of administrative responsibilities. Naturally, these tasks go undone…

There is a looming shortage of primary care doctors in the United States; a June 2021 AAMC report estimates a shortfall of at least 17,800 by 2034. To catch up, multiple points in the workforce pipeline must be targeted, including medical school admission, residency selection, and GME. But any viabl…

Internal medicine chief residents fulfill managerial roles that may necessitate the implementation of changes to team, program, and institutional processes. Enacting change can be challenging, and effective leaders utilize specific tools to successfully guide their teams through the process. Despi…

As the near-peer leaders of their programs, chief residents frequently face navigating difficult conversations and managing conflict. Conflict resolution is recognized nationally as an essential physician leadership competency, yet chief residents may receive little formal training in this essential…

The ABIM Research Pathway, also known as the physician-scientist pathway (PSP) or physician-scientist training program, can be a journey of confusion and frustration for program directors, program administrators, division administrators, and research pathway trainees. A panel of coordinators, repres…

ACGME recognizes patient safety as a responsibility all physicians share. As a member of the ACGME Collaborative to train learners in reporting and analyzing patient safety events, our internal medicine residency program developed a four-week curriculum consisting of an overview of the culture of sa…

Microaggression and harassment events have negative impacts on the resident continuity clinic learning environment. These events are often underreported by trainees. To facilitate resident reporting of these events, improve leadership response to these events, and provide education and coaching for…

The residency recruitment process is complex, challenging, and resource-intensive for all stakeholders. Historically, most categorical internal medicine residency programs require a departmental letter, typically written by a faculty designee of the department. Programs view this letter as a repres…

This workshop is designed to help elevate the professional development journey, with a focus on how to present professional development opportunities to higher-ups in a way that will benefit the program, not only the individual. The workshop will provide an overview of various types of professional…

In the context of internal medicine , triage refers to a constellation of activities related to determining the most appropriate disposition/management plans for patients. Triaging occurs across the care continuum and represents entrustable professional activities and skills across multiple ACGME do…

The chief resident year is comprised of administrative tasks, leadership meetings, and the sudden acquisition of pre-existing curricula that require implementation, revision, or continued sustainability. When coupled with unexpected challenges such as funding cuts or resident attrition, the true vis…

Giving effective feedback to our learners is one of the most important parts of our role as medical educators, but we've all had "feedback fails" - times we didn't give needed feedback because we were afraid of hurting feelings or times when we gave feedback in a way that ended up causing defensiven…

Residency and fellowship recruitment has changed dramatically over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas previously almost all interviews were conducted in person, we have now moved to a pervasive virtual structure that emerged without preplanning or guidelines. Programs have been largely…

Morning report is an educational conference that is central to internal medicine residency training. At many institutions, facilitating morning report represents the most substantial portion of chief residents' teaching responsibilities. Despite the advantages of report, its often-mixed audience of…

ACGME mandates quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) as a competency for GME trainees. Despite this requirement, existing literature indicates that QI/PS programs in academic medicine are uneven and exhibit great heterogeneity in processes and outcomes. This workshop will share our approach…

The Leadership Development Program (LDP) for Non-Academic Staff in the Department of Medicine (DOM) at Stanford University is intended for high potential employees who are individual contributors (non-managers) in our department.

The program aims to give participants an overview of our depar…