GME Times
The UIC Graduate Medical Education Newsletter
February 2005
Vol. 2, No. 8
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GME Resident HotLine - 312-996-8662

  
Changed Your Name?
If you've legally changed your name, bring your new Social Security card to your GME Program Contact who will update our records to ensure that the GME Office orders your certificate of completion in the correct name upon completion of your program. If you'd like to have a copy of your medical license in your new name, also bring (1) a check  for  $20  made  out  to  the IDFPR  and  (2)  a  copy  of  the official document  which  authorizes  the  name  change  (e.g., marriage license, divorce decree, naturalization papers, etc.).

  
Duty Hours Buzz: Web-Based Rotation Evaluations
Web-based rotation evaluations are mandatory for every rotation throughout your residency or fellowship. To enter evaluations, select “Rotation Evaluation” from the GME homepage.

  
English Courses for UIC Internationals
The UIC Tutorium in Intensive English (TIE) offers a variety of classes for nonnative English speakers. The courses range from beginning to advanced levels.  For additional  information,  please call 312-996-8098 or browse the TIE website.

  
GME Online Core Curriculum
Don't hold up your residency verification or receipt of your certificate of completion by failure to complete the required number of  Core Curriculum modules before the end of your program.

  
GME Resident HotLine
If you have a problem you don't want to discuss with your Chief Resident or Program Director, call the GME Resident HotLine, 312-996-8662. Confidentiality is assured.

  
PGY1 Teaching Skills Workshops Update
It is mandatory for PG1 residents to attend two teaching skills workshops in addition to the one presented last June at New Resident Orientation. The interactive workshops are 1.5 hours long and are held in the Department of Medical Education, Room 988 CME, 808 South Wood Street.
The 2004-2005 GME resident teaching skills program kicked off on Tuesday, December 14, with a workshop on "Case-Based Learning.” In this session residents learned to:
•   Describe the potential benefits of Case-Based Learning (CBL),
•   Compare and contrast different types of CBL,
•   Analyze both effective and ineffective implementations of CBL, and
•   Select techniques to promote effective CBL.
"Case-Based Learning”  was followed on Tuesday, January 25, by “Teaching Procedural Skills” in which residents learned to:
•   Use a four-step process to effectively teach procedural skills,
•   Modify the process according to circumstances, and
•   Create an environment in which it is safe for others to learn.
Remaining workshops include:
Accommodating Different Learning Styles Wednesday, March 2, 1:00-2:30 pm
Teaching at the Bedside Thursday, March 17, 2:00-3:30 pm
Lectures and Presentations Tuesday, March 29, 2:00-3:30 pm or
Wednesday, April 6, 1:00-2:30 pm
Rounds, Morning Report and Small Groups Tuesday, April 12, 2:00-3:30 pm
For additional information, contact Rachel Yudkowsky, MD, MHPE, at 312-996-3598, or rachely@uic.edu. To register, send email to rachely@uic.edu listing your first, second and third choices, or print the “Teaching Skills Registration Form” and return it via fax to Dr. Yudkowsky at 312-413-2048 or via campus mail to Department of Medical Education, M/C 591.

  
Print Your Pay Stubs from NESSIE
If your pay is directly deposited in a bank account, don't forget to print your pay stubs from NESSIE:
•   In NESSIE, select the “Compensation” tab.
•   Select “Earnings Statement.”
•   Click on “Continue” and login (see above).
•   Click on “Print Earnings Statement.”
•   After printing, click on “Back,” and then “Exit.”

  
Re-Route Your Pay Stubs
If you receive a paper pay stub and would like it mailed to your department instead of the GME Office, change your campus address in NESSIE:
•   In your browser, access NESSIE.
•   In NESSIE, select the “Personal Info” tab.
•   Then select “Employee Information Form.”
•   Login with your NetID@uic.edu and password; then enter your PIN.
•   Click on “Address.”
•   Select “Edit” next to “On-Campus Office.”
•   Change the address line(s) and mailcode to your program's on-campus address.
•   Click on “Submit,” “Continue,” and “Exit.”

  
Step 3 Applications Still Available in the GME Office
USMLE Step 3 applications for the 2004-2005 application and testing cycles are still available at the reception desk in the GME Office. If you have questions about Step 3 or the application and testing cycles, contact GME staff as follows:
Anesthesiology Kurt Trede ktrede@uic.edu
Pediatrics Mildred Velez mvelez@uic.edu
Psychiatry Denise Hicks deniseh@uic.edu
All other programs Marla J. Dunning mdunning@uic.edu


  
UIC Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Procedure
Updated February 2005
1.
 Gather appropriate information to substantiate suspected abuse or neglect.
2.
 Consult with the Health Social Work Department  and other appropriate departments in all cases of suspected or actual child abuse or neglect. Call 312-996-0293 or the social worker on your service.
3.
 Inform parents of the reason the report is being made in a tactful, non-accusatory manner.
4.
 Immediately call the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) 24-hour State Central Registry  Child  Abuse  Hotline at  1-800-25ABUSE.
The call should be made by the staff member or mandated reporter who has identified a suspected case of abuse or neglect.
5.
 Document detailed information in Gemini as soon as possible including your reasons why abuse or neglect is suspected.
6.
 Have color photographs and x-rays taken of the trauma area to substantiate child abuse or neglect per a physician's order.
7.
 If hospitalization is indicated, follow regular admission procedures.
8.
 Consult the Hospital Administrator on call and  your unit social worker if IDCFS refuses to accept a report.
9.
 Fill out the IDCFS Reporting Form (CANTS-4) and forward it to the Department of Health Social Work in Room 1155 UIH.
10.
 Present your findings at the next Child Protection Team Conference which meets in the Pediatric Conference Room, 501-E UIH, from 2:00-4:00 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
For more information, see the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago Management Policy and Procedure No. TX 1.05, “Identification and Management of Victims of Abuse or Neglect,”  dated November 2003.