Town Hall
Our chief residents lead an open discussion called “Town Hall” during noon conference every quarter as an opportunity to bring up any concerns and ideas for improvement within the program. The program has addressed and continues to work on actions of all sizes to help enhance our wellness. We have listed just a few examples of changes made over the past few years based directly on resident feedback:
- Increased vacation weeks from 3 to 4 per year
- Formal didactics added to multiple consult services
- Creation of a hospitalist run "long stay" service for patients who remain in the hospital for not medical reasons to allow more educational opportunities on resident teams
- Night Call system established for CCU and MICU to remove 24 hour calls
- Changes in rounding times and timing of formal didactics in MICU
- Surface Pros purchased for each Medicine ward team to look up labs and imaging and place orders on rounds
- Significant revision of resident journal club both at UAB and the VA
- New ultrasound machines specifically purchased for Internal Medicine resident use
- POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) curriculum development
- Additions to Resident lounge including: new computers, refrigerator with water, soft drinks, & lockers
- Keurig machine in resident lounge at UAB and at VA
- Free food for residents on night call at UAB and VA
- Monthly residency funded social events organized through the Resident Wellness Committee
- Improved noon conference lectures with curriculum created around boards preparation
- Revamped Ambulatory Morning Report for higher yield discussion and didactics