MPPDAOur Programs at a Glance
Russ Kolarik, MDImmediate Past President
March 24, 2015
S.W.O.T. Phone Calls
• Initiative by the MPPDA Executive Committee to learn about what issues each program is facing as well as to make personal connections with individual program directors.
• To identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to Med-Peds programs. (SWOT Analysis)
Process
• 43 programs so far have participated in calls.
• Calls take usually about 20-30 minutes. Very informative and helpful for both parties.
• Will continue to call remaining programs
Summary of Key Issues
• Strengths:– Strong, supportive categorical program
directors and chairs– Graduates of MP programs are leaders in
their field, or strong primary care role models in the community
– Transitional Care Programs– MP programs have led curricular innovations
or QI initiatives for categorical programs
Summary of Key Issues
• Weaknesses:– Limited time for PDs – too many tasks and not
enough time to complete them all– Low board passing rates, especially on Peds– Need for more MP faculty, MP Chief resident– Individuals (categorical PD, Chair, or even
coordinators) who do not support MP
Summary of Key Issues
• Opportunities:– Transitional Care Programs– Expanding MP Clinics– Faculty Development Programs
Summary of Key Issues
• Threats:– Being asked to do too much, burnout– Lack of MP faculty, both primary care and
hospitalist.– Trouble coordinating hospitalist opportunities
for both medicine and pediatric roles.– GME cuts– X+Y system hard to coordinate between
programs.
Next Steps
• After remainder of calls completed, MPPDA will use information to guide future initiatives, meeting planning, and development of PD handbook for Med-Peds.
• Also identifies areas for future study and collaboration within MPPDA Membership.
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