RESIDENT REMEDIATION QUICK TIPS

Professionalism issues are the cases that make faculty quietly groan into their coffee mugs. Not because they don’t care, and not because the resident is a lost cause, but because professionalism is messy. It’s inconsistent. It’s personal. It can look completely different depending on the day, the r...

When residents hear they’re on a learning plan or being called into a meeting with the program director, panic can set in quickly. Too often, the word “probation” gets thrown around even when what’s really happening is remediation. These two terms are not interchangeable. In fact, confusing them can...