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Practical Insights From a Pilot Program: Off-Cycle Residency Start During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Logan Jones1, David Jones1, Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez1
1The authors are at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine; is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine; is a Professor of Family Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine; is a Professor of Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; is the Director of Operations, Graduate Medical Education; is a Program Technician, Graduate Medical Education; is a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Off-cycle graduate medical education (GME) entry pilots showed that flexible scheduling aids early residency starts. Early start residents can become peer mentors, but programs must manage integration and professional identity formation.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Graduate Medical Education
- Healthcare Administration
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity to test off-cycle graduate medical education (GME) entry.
- Oregon Health & Science University piloted an early start to residency initiative.
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