15 Oct Assume you have been asked by the Board of Trustees of a medium-sized rural hospital to develop a presentation on the process of starting a residency program in primary care/family medicine.
The assignment is to develop a detailed PowerPoint presentation and a written executive summary on the residency startup process as well as the institutional obligations of the hospital as the sponsoring institution. Your PowerPoint presentation and written executive summary should address the following points:
1) The rationale and justification for starting a residency program.
2) The obligations of the hospital as a sponsoring institution.
3) The process by which the hospital might receive federal funding for the residency program.
4) The financial commitments of the hospital, both in the startup phase and after the program has received federal funding.
5) The measures and methods for evaluating the performance of the residency program.
** (The information you will need to complete the assignment may be found in the readings as well as your answers to the study questions.)
