title: Educational development program for residency program directors and coordinators.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Residency program directors and program coordinators have increasing demands placed on them by accrediting agencies and require educational development specifically tailored to their needs.
  
  
  METHODS
  We created, piloted, and evaluated an educational development program consisting of 10 sessions spanning 1 year for program directors and a parallel set of sessions for program coordinators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On average, more than half the residency programs participated in the sessions. Programs improved in residency activities related to their program's handbook, interviewing, evaluations, rotation descriptions, and program evaluation. They did not improve in educational scholarly activities. Program directors and coordinators indicated that the program improved their skills, and they would recommend the program for others.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This 10-session program improved important elements of residency education and was favorably received.
authors.affiliation: Office of Educational Development, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA. patricia.osullivan@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Patricia S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: Jeanne K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Heard
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petty
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Mercado
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000193:education*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States