"EIP" programs

[doc-synergy]

hi everyone--

--as some of you may know from investigating programs this year - the ACGME IM RRC last year launched it's educational innovation project (EIP) at a select number of residency programs. This will result in some big changes at many programs - creating unique opportunities - and hopefully improving IM GME as a whole. It's definitely worth learning as much as you can about this project, especially if you are applying to one of the participating programs. Many of the participating programs (including UC where i'm an intern) have some very interesting programs that make them very unique. best of luck, and please share any additional information you can find on this post!

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[Adcadet]

I'm applying to a 3 programs that are participants - Hennepin County Medical Center, BID, and Mayo. I'm curious to learn more about it.

 

[Mumpu]

Ugh, sounds like a bunch of primary care agenda.

 

[Adcadet]

Ugh, sounds like a bunch of primary care agenda.

Partially, but if it makes my primary care experience better I'm all for it, even if I never consider primary care.

 

[Mumpu]

The only thing that would make primary care experience better is reserving it for people who want to do primary care.

 

[doc-synergy]

i think if you take a detailed look at the presentations - read over the background material, and review the program websites, you will see that the overall objective of EIP, as well as the different changes that programs are undergoing aims toward improving resident choice, health care outcomes, and medical education. the EIP program is not necess just to improve / promote primary care.

 

[Adcadet]

I interviewed at Hennepin County Medical Center last week and I'll post my full review when I get a chance over on the Interview Trail Impressions thread. HCMC is one of the original programs to be involved in the EIP program. Unfortunately the program director was out of the country and nobody seemed to know much about it. The faculty member who ran most of interview day said once that the PD would be emailing us individually, but so far I haven't gotten any emails. From what I heard the biggest change is that they separate out ambulatory months and ward months such that you don't have to do any clinic while on an in-patient rotation. Both of the residents I've talked to about this seem to appreciate it.