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.