July
Post Program Completion Packet
GME Program Exit Packet should be assembled and submitted to GME Office.
License Verification
- All House Officers must have a valid Louisiana State License
- Licenses can be verified online at Resident License Check
- June End of the Month Report Due to GME
- July Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run July End of the Month Report
- Run August Beginning of the Month Report
ERAS - Residency Programs July Cycle programs with Reviewer/Interviewer role will gain access to PDWS
- ERAS: July Cycle Fellowship Programs start receiving applicaitons
- NRMP: Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Quota Change Deadline
- NRMP: Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Rank Order List Deadline
September
- See August
- Nothing due at this time
- August End of the Month Report Due to GME
- September Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run September End of the Month Report
- Run October Beginning of the Month Report
ERAS: Applicants start applying to ACGME Accredited Residency Programs only
Meet with the Program Director to determine process for screening applications
Prepare recruitment materials (travel guides, program brochure, ect.)
Assemble any other packets or materials to be distributed to residency candidates
Make preparations for upcoming interview season (make plans for food if needed and rooms are reserved)
Update all interview materials by developing itineraries and Interview Evaluation Forms.
Secure venue for entertaining applicants, if applicable
Note GME Track Deadline
NRMP: March Main Match Registration begins at 11:00am (Noon Eastern Time)
- ERAS: Start receiving applications in PDWS
- ERAS - Fellowship programs continue recruitment
- NRMP: Pediactics Fall Specialties Match Opens
- NRMP: Colon and Rectal Surgery Rank Order List Opens
- NRMP: Anesthesia(PM&R-Pain) and Surgery Critical Care Quota Change Deadline
- NRMP: Anesthesia(PM&R-Pain) and Surgery Critical Care Rank Order List Deadline
- San Francisco Match: Ophthalmology CAS Target Deadline Date
- San Francisco Match: Pediatric Orthopedics Surgery Applicant Registration Begins
October
- See August
- Nothing due at this time
- September End of the Month Report Due to GME
- October Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run October End of the Month Report
- Run November Beginning of the Month Report
Determine interview dates, if not already done. Notify faculty and appropriate personnel both administrative and clinical
- Beginning of interviewing of candidates
- Orient new faculty to use ERAS online for interviews
- Plan and coordinate social activities for applicants
- ERAS: Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPE) are released to Residency Program
- NRMP: Medical Specialties Matching Program Rank Order List Opens
- ERAS - Fellowship programs continue recruitment
- San Francisco Match Participants Note Match deadlines
- NRMP: Colon and Rectal Surgery Quota Change Deadline
- NRMP: Anesthesia(PM&R-Pain), and Surgery-Critical Care Match Day
- NRMP: Psychiatry-Child & Psychosomatic Match Opens
- NRMP: Colon and Rectal Surgery Rank Order List Deadline
- NRMP: Pediatrics Fall Specialties Rank Order List Opens
- San Francisco Match: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery - CAS Target/Deadline Date
December
- See August
- November End of the Month Report Due to GME
- December Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run December End of the Month Report
- Run January Beginning of the Month Report
Interviews continue - ERAS - Residency programs continue recruitment for March Match
- Send out letters of regret to those applicants who have not been selected to interview
- Complete GME Track
- ERAS: December Cycle Fellowship Programs start receiving applications
- NRMP: Medical Specialties Match Day
- NRMP: Pediatric Specialties Fall Matching Program Match Day
- NRMP: Psychiatry- Child & Psychosomatic Rank Order List Deadline
- AUA: Registration Deadline
January
Respond to GMEC regarding ACGME Letter of Notification
- Citations/Areas of Improvement
Track Areas for Improvement
Develop Action Plans
Submit Responses to GMEC
Enter in New Innovations
- Complete ACGME Resident Surveys
- Complete ACGME Faculty Surveys
- DecemberEnd of the Month Report Due to GME
- January Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run January End of the Month Report
- Run February Beginning of the Month Report
Finish with Interviews
- Collect final scores and comments from interviewers and residents
- Continue letters of regrets to applicants who have not been selected to interview
- Note deadline for NRMP match quota changes and SOAP participation
- ERAS - Fellowship programs continue recruitment
- San Francisco Match Participants Note Match Registration date and Match Deadlines
April
Drug Testing for Incoming House Officers
- Coordinators should begin scheduling online testing with APPLYA on April 1st and provide necessary forms to house officers. Instructions can be found at Drug Testing Pre-Employment Handbook Information is also available at Drug Testing Procedures.
- All drug testing should be completed by April 30th.
Program Completion Certificate Orders
- Completion certificate / diplomas should be ordered by May 1st to ensure delivery for graduation banquets.
- See Certificate / Diploma Orders for details.
- Begin Updating Goals and Objectives
- for PLAs and next Academic Year
- Begin Updating Policies and Procedures
- Complete ACGME Resident Surveys (April)
- Complete ACGME Faculty Surveys (April)
- LSU House Officer Survey & Review of Results (May)
- Begin Updating Goals and Objectives
- March End of the Month Report Due to GME
- April Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run April End of the Month Report
- Run May Beginning of the Month Report
- ERAS - Registration for Next season - Residency & Fellowship programs
- San Francisco Match Participants Note Match Deadlines
May
Appointment Packets
- Due to GME Office for all incoming and continuing House Officers
- on-cycle and off-cycle residents
- submitted to GME Office.
- Agreement of Appointment (Contract)
- Driver Safety Form (if needed)
- Health Requirements Form (if needed)
Malpractice Form and Malpractice Spreadsheet
- Submitted to Scott, Cynthia
New Hire Packets
- Due to coordinators by May 1st
- Due to GME office by May 31st.
Hospital Credentialing Packets
- Returning Resident Packets for residents returning to facilities for the new academic year (if necessary)
- New Resident Packets for residents rotating to new facilities for the new academic year (if necessary)
New Innovations
- Enter House Officer rotation schedules
Pagers
- Make request to Ashley Walker for additional pagers or pager transfers as appropriate
- Update pager assignments for incoming House Officers at Pager Management
Separation Packet
- Distribute Separation Packet to all outgoing House Officers
- Complete End of Year Program Evaluations - Residents & Faculty (June)
Collect all trainees & faculty Scholarly Activity for upcoming WebADS Update (June)
- Organize Data for Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) - Annual Program Review
- Submit any upcoming changes to Participating Sites to the GMEC for approval.
- PEC - Review & Update Last Year's Program Improvement Action Plans
- PEC - Develop New Program Improvement Action Plans
- Analyze Institutional Graduate Exit Survey data (June/July)
- ACGME Resident & Faculty Survey Results & Responses
- Submit to GMEC
- Enter in New Innovations
- Review Case Log Data & Upload Into WebADS
- Coordinate residents end of year review for non-graduating residents
- Upload Milestone Data
- Enter all new house officers in WebADS after rollover (Late June)
- Exit/Graduate all graduating house officers in WebADS after the rollover (Late June)
- April End of the Month Report Due to GME
- May Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run May End of the Month Report
- Run June Beginning of the Month Report
GME Track/GME Census opens
- ERAS - Registration for next season - Residency & Fellowship programs
- San Francisco Match Participants Note Match Deadlines
August
For off-cycle House Officers:
New Innovations Updates
- Input New Residents (residents accepted thru ERAS will be handled by the GME Office).
- Ensure transfers are set for residents transferring between programs
- Ensure residents transitioning to faculty are set up
- Make other adjustments needed to resident appointment info.
Begin preparation for new House Officers
- Make necessary website updates
- Begin assembling materials for incoming House Officer onboarding
- Distribute login information for incoming House Officers to fill out their LSU new hire paperwork online. Logins, PIN codes, and the link to the system are available from the Newhire Documents Tab in the GME Online Appointment Forms system. Additional instructions for House Officers are available at Newhire Documents.
PER 3s (if necessary)
- Off-cycle promotions/transfers/terminations happening close to July 1st
- Changes to Gratis House Officers
- Other atypical actions
Spreadsheets (if necessary)
- Promotion Spreadsheet
- Promote & Transfer Spreadsheet
- Transfer Without Promotion Spreadsheet
- Termination Spreadsheet
- Off-Cycle Spreadsheet (House Officers Not Promoting / Not terminating) Spreadsheet
- House Officers Becoming Faculty Spreadsheet
Non-US Citizens
Updated DS-2019
- J-1 Continuation Status - Programs must initiate process with ECFMG. Contact Yolanda Lundsgaard for more details
- I-9 Reverification. Programs must send the I-9 Recertification form to Human Resources. Contact Yolanda Lundsgaard for more details.
Appointment Forms
- Submit Appointment Form to the GME office by March 31
LSBME
- Submit signed Program Director Letters to LSBME for incoming House Officers
- Ensure incoming House Officers submit License/Permit application, fingerprints, and appropriate fees to LSBME (may be done earlier if position offered or matched before March). See Medical Licenses for additional information.
Transferring House Officer Documentation (between LSU programs)
- Ensure House Officer transfer is set up properly in New Innovations (contact Chris Callac for assistance).
- Complete Internal Transfer Checklist - due March 31st.
Transferring House Officer Documentation (from outside institution)
- DIO Transfer Approval Packet is required
- Ensure House Officer is set up properly in New Innovations
- Newhire Packet should be completed
Other Documentation
- Submit updated GME Data Sheet for house officers who were on LOA or had changes to their appointment dates during the previous academic.
- July End of the Month Report Due to GME
- August Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run August End of the Month Report
- Run September Beginning of the Month Report
ERAS opens mid-August Review web based version of ERAS to ensure you are familiar with the system
- San Francisco Match Participants - Note Match Registration date
- ERAS: Fellowship programs continue recruitment
- NRMP: Anesthesiology(PM&R - Pain) and Surgery-Critical Care Rank Order List Opens
- NRMP: Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Match Day
- NRMP: Medical Specialties Match Opens
- NRMP: Colon and Rectal Surgery Match Opens
November
- See August
- Analyze Graduate Case Log Data Relative to National Norms
- Report QI/Patient Safety Projects to EQuIP Office
- CCC should meet to evaluate residents
- Complete Mid-Year Evaluations
Upload Milestones Data
- October End of the Month Report Due to GME
- November Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run November End of the Month Report
- Run December Beginning of the Month Report
- ERAS: November/December cycle program users gain access to PDWS
- ERAS: Applicants being applying to December Cycle Fellowship Programs
- San Francisco Match Participants Note Match Deadlines
- NRMP: Colon and Rectal Surgery Match Day
- NRMP: Medical Specialties Quota Change Deadline
- NRMP: Psychiatry-Child & Psychosomatic Rank Order List Opens
- NRMP: Pediatric Specialties Fall Match Quota Change Deadline
- NRMP: Medical Specialties Rank Order List Deadline
- NRMP: Pediatric Fall Specialties Rand Order List Deadline
- NRMP: Psychiatry-Child & Adolescent and Psychosomatic Quota Change Deadline
- San Francisco Match: Plastic Surgery - CAS Target Deadline
- AUA: Rank List Begins
Prepare for applicants to call to check their status updates an to find out if they will be offered interviews
- Assist during interview days by greeting applicants, and providing an overview of the program
- Coordinate with faculty in interview process by providing them with applicant information
- Coordinate scoring of applicants
- ERAS - Residency programs continue recruitment for March Match
February
- See January
Respond to ACGME Letter of Notification
- Track Areas for Improvement
- Develop Action Plans
- Submit Responses to GMEC
- Complete ACGME Resident Surveys
- Complete ACGME Faculty Surveys
- January End of the Month Report Due to GME
- February Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run February End of the Month Report
- Run March Beginning of the Month Report
Coordinate match list
- Enter match list on NRMP website
- Register your programs for ERAS for the following year
- ERAS - Fellowship programs continue recruitment
March
New Innovations Updates
- Input New Residents (residents accepted thru ERAS will be handled by the GME Office).
- Ensure transfers are set for residents transferring between programs
- Ensure residents transitioning to faculty are set up
- Make other adjustments needed to resident appointment info.
Begin preparation for new House Officers
- Make necessary website updates
- Begin assembling materials for incoming House Officer onboarding
- Distribute login information for incoming House Officers to fill out their LSU new hire paperwork online. Logins, PIN codes, and the link to the system are available from the Newhire Documents Tab in the GME Online Appointment Forms system. Additional instructions for House Officers are available at Newhire Documents.
PER 3s (if necessary)
Due by March 31st
- Off-cycle promotions/transfers/terminations happening close to July 1st
- Changes to Gratis House Officers
- Other atypical actions
Spreadsheets (if necessary)
Due by March 31st
- Promotion Spreadsheet
- Promote & Transfer Spreadsheet
- Transfer Without Promotion Spreadsheet
- Termination Spreadsheet
- Off-Cycle Spreadsheet (House Officers Not Promoting / Not terminating) Spreadsheet
- House Officers Becoming Faculty Spreadsheet
Non-US Citizens
Updated DS-2019
- J-1 Continuation Status - Programs must initiate process with ECFMG. Contact Yolanda Lundsgaard for more details
- I-9 Reverification. Programs must send the I-9 Recertification form to Human Resources. Contact Yolanda Lundsgaard for more details.
Appointment Forms
- Submit Appointment Form to the GME office by March 31
LSBME
- Submit signed Program Director Letters to LSBME for incoming House Officers
- Ensure incoming House Officers submit License/Permit application, fingerprints, and appropriate fees to LSBME (may be done earlier if position offered or matched before March). See Medical Licenses for additional information.
Transferring House Officer Documentation (between LSU programs)
- Ensure House Officer transfer is set up properly in New Innovations (contact Chris Callac for assistance).
- Complete Internal Transfer Checklist - due March 31st.
Transferring House Officer Documentation (from outside institution)
- DIO Transfer Approval Packet is required
- Ensure House Officer is set up properly in New Innovations
- Newhire Packet should be completed
Other Documentation
- Submit updated GME Data Sheet for house officers who were on LOA or had changes to their appointment dates during the previous academic.
Respond to ACGME Letter of Notification
- Track Areas for Improvement
- Develop Action Plans
- Submit Responses to GMEC
- Complete ACGME Resident Surveys
- Complete ACGME Faculty Surveys
- February End of the Month Report Due to GME
- March Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run March End of the Month Report
- Run April Beginning of the Month Report
Match Day and SOAP, occur in mid-March. Results are posted on the NRMP webstie.
- ERAS - Fellowship programs continue recruitment
June
Orientations
- EPIC Training
- LCMC Hospitals: Orientation
- Department/other orientation
- GME Onboarding Day
New Innovations
- Create new evaluation sessions
Outgoing House Officers
- Final Completion Letter for outgoing House Officers
- May End of the Month Report Due to GME
- June Beginning of the Month Report Due to GME
- Run June End of the Month Report
- Run July Beginning of the Month Report
ERAS - Program resources updated on ERAS website
- ERAS - DIOs/DME's gain access to PDWS and send invites
- ERAS - December Cycle Fellowship Match
- San Francisco Match Participants Note Match registration date