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Weekly Review Of An Academic Checklist To Operationalize Improvements To A Surgical Residency Program, Sean Francois, James Whiting, Kartikey Pandya, Jaswin Sawhney
Weekly Review Of An Academic Checklist To Operationalize Improvements To A Surgical Residency Program, Sean Francois, James Whiting, Kartikey Pandya, Jaswin Sawhney
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: We report on the use of a weekly academic checklist to monitor proposed improvements to a surgical residency program.
Methods: A single-center, retrospective analysis of residency improvements with an academic checklist of quality initiatives reviewed weekly at morbidity and mortality conferences. The positive response rate for each of the 11 items were reviewed. Trends of positive responses during the year were reviewed. The effectiveness of the checklist was also assessed with 2 internal surveys completed by faculty and residents.
Results: Over 15 months, the checklist was reviewed 46 times. The rate of a positive response for items varied from …