RESIDENT REMEDIATION QUICK TIPS

Resident remediation plans collapse quickly when they are built on gut feelings instead of data. Strong baseline data is the starting point for every resident remediation plan that actually works.

Too often, programs launch resident remediation based on impressions like “I feel like they’re struggl...

Resident remediation looks neat on paper. You have your plan, your documentation, your talking points, and maybe you even bring the whole team for backup. Then you sit down with the resident and boom, tears, silence, or full-blown anger. Cue the internal panic. You thought you were running a calm, s...

If you’ve ever dug through a six-month-old email chain trying to figure out what was actually said in a remediation meeting, you know this truth: documentation is everything.

Clear documentation is the backbone of a fair and defensible resident remediation process. It protects the resident, safegua...

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...