Dear Program Director…Understanding Letters of Recommendation (Research Abstract).pdfVIP

e26 ABSTRACTS ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS programs assigned pre-work to CCC members. For both under- 61. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T performing and typically-performing residents, completing KNOW? HOW TO CONTROL THE VISITING pre-work was associated with an increased amount of time RESIDENT INFLUX WHILE TRACKING YOUR spent in CCC meetings (p¼0.02, p¼.04). There was no differ- OWN RESIDENTS (DESCRIPTIVE ence in time spent on CCC work between APDs and faculty ABSTRACT) CCC members. Sarah K. Braet, MBA, Jill N. Edwards, MBA, Children’s CONCLUSIONS : CCC composition varies across programs, and Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO program size does not correlate with CCC size. Few programs offer compensation to faculty CCC members. Despite this, faculty BACKGROUND : As the demand for well-rounded pediatric rota- members spend a similar amount of time on CCC work compared tions increases, training programs are forced to find opportunities to their APD (compensated) colleagues. Underperforming resi- for their residents and fellows outside of their home institutions. dents require more CCC time than their typically-performing Due to their size and variety of subspecialties, free-standing Chil- peers. Assigning pre-work does not decrease the amount of dren’s hospitals become a hot spot for these high demand pediat- time spent in CCC meetings. ric rotations. Residents who visit an outside institution are subject to certain policies and procedures