Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

III. Policies and Procedures• For general personnel policies and procedures please refer to Mercy Medical CenterRedding North State Service Area Human Resources Policy Manual. Copies of thismanual may be located in the Human Resources Department, residency office, or on lineat H:\Mercy\Redding\Manuals\HR Policy Manual.• Policies relating to residency training may be modified to meet requirements and policiesof the American Board of Family Medicine and the American College of GraduateMedical EducationPage 78 of 153ACADEMIC COUNSELING:The residency program believes strongly in the partnership for learning approach betweenfaculty and residents. Feedback to the residents on their performance, their accomplishments,and the areas of needed study is an important part of that partnership. Each resident has anAcademic Counselor who is a member of the Core Faculty at Mercy Family Health Center...You will meet with this advisor throughout your three years of training, and his/she is committedto making your experience here the most productive possible. Your advisor will also be youradvocate and someone to turn to if you are encountering problems during your time with us.Goals of academic counseling are:• To improve communication between residents and faculty,• To allow residents an opportunity to voice concerns about their own educational needsand about residency teaching,• To provide feedback to residents on their progress and performance,• To provide a regular format to discuss problems and develop plans to correct these.Process: Each resident will meet with the assigned faculty person two times during the year.Meetings will be scheduled in advance at a mutually acceptable time and should last about a halfhour. A summary of the meeting written by the faculty person using the Academic CounselingReport will be entered in the resident's file after being read by the resident. The resident may alsowish to write a short statement to be included. Items to cover may include:• Review of preceptors' evaluation of resident including core competencies• Discussion goals and plans after residency• Discuss elective planning and opportunities• Review of resident's procedure log and intern checklist (for first years)• Review family practice clinic data includingo individual and clinic productivity, financial performanceo continuity of care data including obstetrical care, SNF visits, and home visitso medical records chart audit• Discuss moonlighting policies and opportunities• Review on-going leadership experiences• Review of ABFP In-Training Assessment scores (including plan of study for identifiedareas of deficiency)• Discussion of academic problems residents may be encounteringC:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.doc