Training of Administrative Chief Residents: Report of The Association of Program Directors in Surgery Chief Resident Workshop

Objective: Surgical administrative chief residents (ACRs) play essential roles in residency training programs, including resident advocates, conflict negotiators, and scheduling managers. Despite their varied and important jobs, surgical ACRs receive very little training or introduction to the role.

Design: We describe here the creation and implementation of an Administrative Chief Resident Workshop developed for the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) to familiarize chief residents with their roles in scheduling and conflict negotiation.

Setting: The workshop was implemented at the National APDS Meeting in 2024.

Participants: Participants included 65 rising ACRs from residency programs across the United Status.

Results: Participants in the workshop were highly satisfied with the workshop content. The majority of participants believed the workshop was an appropriate duration. On follow-up survey conducted six months after the beginning of the ACRs term as administrative chief, nearly all participants strongly agreed the workshop was helpful in their preparation for a position as an ACR.

Conclusion: The 90-minute program was greatly successful with good satisfaction from the participants and plans to be continued in future APDS meetings.