Facilitating the transition to practice: a weekend retreat curriculum for business-of-medicine education of United States anesthesiology residents. J Anesth 2010 Oct;24(5):807-10
Date
06/22/2010Pubmed ID
20563736DOI
10.1007/s00540-010-0973-7Scopus ID
2-s2.0-78149407578 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 18 CitationsAbstract
Anesthesiology residents in the United States (US) not only must develop the clinical skills needed to provide independent patient care, but also are required to become familiar with the business aspects of the modern health care system. Unfortunately, practice management education may be inadequate during anesthesiology residency training. The authors describe the design and implementation of a weekend retreat curriculum in business-of-medicine education for anesthesiology residents. Experts were recruited to discuss interviewing skills, contract law and negotiation, billing and reimbursement, insurance, malpractice, and financial planning. A strict lecture didactic format was avoided, and presentations were designed to encourage speaker-audience interaction. The program was relatively simple to design and implement, satisfied several Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education core competencies for US anesthesiology education, may be altered as practice management evolves, and may be adapted to accommodate the needs of programs in other countries.
Author List
Holak EJ, Kaslow O, Pagel PSAuthor
Olga Y. Kaslow MD, PhD Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnesthesiologyInternship and Residency
Practice Management
Professional Practice
United States
