HCA 6923 Graduate Seminar – Graduate Medical Education
Module Seven
Study Questions
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Starting a Residency Program
1) Comprehensively explain the step-by-step process and recommended timelines for establishing a new residency program, detailing the critical activities involved in building infrastructure, educational development, program accreditation, marketing, and recruitment.
2) Describe the stages of developing a rural residency program, specifically detailing each of the five key stages—exploration, design, development, start-up, and maintenance—including the main goals and objectives associated with each stage and the challenges that may be encountered.
3) Describe the consortium model of community-based residency programs detail the key phases involved in the development of such a consortium, including the objectives and outcomes of each phase.
4) Explain how a “Medical Education Workforce (MEW)” trust fund would function, including the mechanisms of the “educational assessment (EA)” and “educational incentive (EI),” and how the “tuition-for-service (TFS)” program would operate to address undergraduate medical education (UME) costs and influence physician distribution, as well as its anticipated financial impacts and advantages.
6) Drawing on the reflections from Moresco Barnes, et al., comprehensively describe the key lessons learned from the inaugural class and program leaders involved in implementing a new residency program. Discuss insights related to resident engagement, expectations and feedback, and resident-driven wellness initiatives, and explain how these lessons can guide future leaders of new GME training programs.
7) Explain the new paradigm introduced by the “Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program” within Graduate Medical Education. Describe its purpose, how it fundamentally differs from traditional Medicare GME funding, and its key characteristics, including the organizational structures, primary care delivery models, and educational initiatives adopted by the inaugural Teaching Health Centers.
