Common Issues for PGY2/3 residents

Moonlighting - see GME policy IV F on the GME policy web page.

Conference time - One conference, five days total, $1,500. Follow residency handbook policies for reimbursement and ‘preimbursement’.

Elective planning

• Follow residency handbook guidelines.
• Request AAFP extramural elective list (free for AAFP members)

Career planning - see AAFP Tools for planning your future: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/residents/yourfuture.html

ABFM certification - Follow ABFM guidelines closely http://www.theabfm.org

Leadership role - Get involved. You are a role model. Don’t ignore buddy system and team system. Participate in committee work. Be proactive. Don’t complain, propose solutions.

Student teaching - Use the one minute precepting skills you learned in conference.

Practice and QA tools - http://www.aafp.org/x20091.xml

Document procedures! New innovations Login page

Schedule advisor meetings to receive feedback. Advisor List

Get your license. A list of state medical board web sites is at the FSMB site

The Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (yes, it's that obscure) has a page that's devoted to medical licensure that's here. Scroll to the bottom to see the application form in PDF format.