Annual Resident Reports
Residents
For training year ending June 2012 residents are required to submit the Resident’s Evaluation of the Program electronically between June 1- June 30.
The Resident’s Evaluation of the Program must include a narrative of the scholarly activity and completion of attestation statements. If the form is incomplete approval of the resident’s training year will be deferred and the resident may incur a late fee.
Forms submitted after the June 30 deadline will be assessed a $250 late fee. Additional late fees of $250 will accrue annually for outstanding late fees. Review of the residency training of ACOS resident members is performed as a member benefit. Non-members are required to pay a $300 processing fee for the review of an annual resident report. Annual resident reports will not be reviewed if outstanding fees have not been paid. Annual dues for Resident Members for the 2012-2013 training year are $175! All outstanding late and/ or non-member fees must be paid in order to receive approval of training and be eligible to sit for the AOA certifying board examinations.
Program Directors
For training year ending June 2012 program directors are required to submit the following Annual Report Forms electronically to the ACOS after June 1st, but no-later-than June 30. Forms which are incomplete or not submitted by the June 30 deadline may cause a delay in resident’s approval of training or affect the accreditation status of a program. Delay in approval of a resident’s training may affect board eligibility.
Annual Report Forms to be completed by Program Directors - Due June 30
1. Program Director’s Evaluations of the Resident
2. Annual Resident Report Checklist for Program Directors
3. Program Director's Statement of Resident Completion (Graduating Residents ONLY)
4. Program Directors Annual Evaluation of the Program
The program is required to maintain copies of the above forms, including a signed copy of the resident’s Operative Report, and the scholarly activity documentation (i.e. paper, poster, etc). The Resident Operative Report is no longer be submitted to the ACOS. The program Director must indicate on the Statement of Attestation on the Program Director's Evaluation of the Resident that the Resident Operative Report has been reviewed by the program director and meets the specialty standards for scope, volume and variety. Annual Report forms maintained by the program, including the Resident Operative Report and scholarly activity documentation will be available and reviewed during the program’s periodic review for continuing approval.
Note: The Statements of Attestation completed by the program director and the resident are instrumental in the review of the annual report. The training year will be deferred if: 1) the statements have not been completed; 2) a “no” is indicated; or 3) the resident’s and program director’s responses are inconsistent for the training year.