Review

Review of Resident Progress & Over-all Training

 Resident Evaluations:

Routine evaluations of a resident's performance take place for the purpose of providing constructive feedback to each resident. The structure of the evaluation process has been formulated to maximize the benefit to the resident and to fulfill requirements of the Residency Review Committee (RRC). The residency program director will meet with each resident individually at least twice per year to review evaluations and provide feedback and mentoring. The results of evaluations are available to the resident for his or her review at any time. There are  multiple types of evaluation tools used throughout the Otolaryngology residency.  Some examples of resident performance evaluations are: 

General Performance Evaluation (GPE):   The GPE evaluation tool used by the Otolaryngology faculty is designed around the assessment of the Core Competencies.  Each resident will have a GPE by each faculty member twice per academic year. The results of these evaluations will be shared with the resident during the semi-annual summative evaluation session with the Program Director.    

Resident Operative Performance Evaluation (ROPE):   ROPE evaluations only apply to the PGY2-5 residents. A list of 10 indicator cases has been constructed by the department and will be used as 'test-cases' to gauge a resident's level of competence and capability in the operating room. The cases are arranged in order of increasing complexity to reflect the resident's advances in aptitude and achievement as he/she advances through the years of training.Evaluations are completed by the Attending Faculty, the anesthesiologist, and nursing for these cases.

  Evaluations by Peers and Patients:
On an annual basis, patients of the resident out-patient clinic will be solicited to fill out a confidential evaluation on the resident. Likewise, nurses in the clinic and also nurses on the inpatient ward will be asked to complete anonymous evaluations on each resident. The aggregate results of these evaluations will be shared with the resident during the semi-annual summative evaluations with the Program Director.

  Resident Peer-Evaluations:
Having residents evaluate each other is a process that is practiced in many residency programs. By using this semi-annual tool, we gain unique and valuable insight into the performance of residents that is difficult to glean from a faculty observational perspective. This data is used during the resident semi-annual review session to give feedback about how each resident is perceived by his/her fellow residents. This is a completely anonymous process.  

Semi-Annual Summative Review Sessions:
Each resident sits down with the Program Director twice a year for a summative review sessions - at the half way point of each academic year and just before the end of each academic year.  These sessions thoroughly review the level specific benchmarks, accomplishments and areas needing improvement for each resident. Typical areas that are covered are Case Logs, reviews of the evaluation data, Duty Hour Compliance and issues, Home Study Course compliance and scores, Research status, annual training compliances, and other various topics.   

Faculty and Program Evaluations

Faculty are evaluated on an annual basis by the residents in areas of teaching ability, commitment, clinical knowledge and scholarly contributions, along with other key areas for educators.  Data from the Faculty Evaluations is compiled and averaged, maintaining anonymity, and is then part of the annual faculty review done with the Department Chairman.

The educational effectiveness (Program Evaluation) of the program is evaluated in a systemic manner, also annually, by resident staff and faculty. The compiled evaluation data is presented to the Faculty and Residents as a group at the yearly Curriculum Review where plans are developed for any curriculum areas identified as needing improvement or change to enhance the quality of education or maintain credential compliance.