Residency Pro Tips Ft. Chief Resident Dr. Artin Galoosian
Becoming a Chief is an honor, but more importantly, it is an opportunity to hone teaching and management skills and contribute to our residency. The Chiefs epitomize our core values of exceptional patient care, teaching, scholarship, and service. They make the schedules, run Report, attend on the floors, precept in clinic, coordinate teaching conferences, give Grand Rounds, interview residency applicants, troubleshoot rotation structures, call for backup, plan longitudinal Subspecialty schedules, support struggling residents, and field daily questions about rules and policies. They are available 24-7 for crises large and small. We email, text, phone, and talk every day. Most importantly, the Chiefs set the standard for clinical and academic excellence in our program.
This Tuesday, we will start choosing our 2017-18 Chief Residents with a Qualtrics Survey. All members of the PGY2 class are eligible except Rupak (L) who’s short tracking. You may select up to five residents and provide brief endorsements. The results will generate a short list of candidates who will interview with the Selection Committee, which includes Drs. Bennick, Federman, Genao, and Ruser, the current Chiefs, and the APDs. We will announce the new Chiefs in late February or early March, coordinating with Yale Primary Care. A separate process will identify VA COE and Quality Improvement Chiefs.
FAQ
What makes a good chief resident?
What questions do they ask in residency interview?
- What was the most important factor that made you choose this program?
- What is a typical week/month/year like for a resident in PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-3?
- What is call like? …
- When leave of absence becomes necessary, what happens?
- What community service opportunities are available?
Why do you want to be chief resident?
What is the role of a chief resident?
