Program Information Form Made Simple: A Guide to Completing the ACGME PIF

Completing the PIF is a complex task. Make it simple.

Program Information Form Made Simple: A Guide to Completing the ACGME PIF is a resource you can turn to throughout the PIF preparation process. It helps ensure that you have the information you need, when you need it, for successful PIF completion. It will help you:

• Successfully navigate PIF preparation with clear guidelines to:
  • Stay on track with timelines and deadlines
  • Organize the information needed to fill out the PIF
  • Prepare the PIF
• Answer PIF questions with:
  • Sample answers
  • Dos and don'ts
  • Common traps to avoid
• Recruit assistance for PIF completion by:
  • Identifying key stakeholders
  • Getting them on board
  • Delegating tasks
  • Monitoring their progress

A comprehensive and informative PIF is vital for favorable accreditation decisions from the ACGME.

This book and CD-ROM set provides a concise guide that program directors and coordinators can easily search, read, and consult as they complete the PIF. It includes:

• Advice on how to answer PIF questions
• A timeline for managing paperwork and deadlines
• Tips for compliance with ACGME guidelines
• Ways to collaborate with others and obtain all of the form's required information

This guide breaks down the PIF basics and how to get organized. It also provides content organized around a timeline, so that you know what needs to be completed as you count down from 12, 6, and 3 months prior to your site visit. With this easy-to-use guide, you can:

• Learn effective strategies for approaching questions on the PIF
• Devise a timetable for PIF completion
• Review sample answers from your peers' PIFs
• Understand and prevent common and repeat citations
• Organize documentation, evaluations, and paperwork
• Educate residents and faculty about the accreditation process

Who will benefit?

Residency program directors; residency program coordinators; GME managers, coordinators, administrators, committee members, and office personnel; directors of medical education; and designated institutional officials.

Meet the authors

Author Jeri L. Whitten, C-TAGME, began her GME career in 1970 as the coordinator for the general surgery program at West Virginia University, Charleston Division. In 1973, she transferred to the pediatric program, where she has remained. Whitten chaired the steering committee to establish the coordinators' section of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), and she is a founding board member and immediate past president of the National Certification Board of Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education representing pediatrics. Whitten is a frequent presenter at national and regional meetings related to graduate medical education.

Contributing author Vicki Hamm is the GME program administrator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Hamm began her career in GME in 1976 and has remained in her present position for more than 32 years. She maintains institutional oversight of 36 training programs and 450 house officers. She works closely with the institution's 36 program coordinators in all facets of administering the residency program.

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