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PRE-SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
STANDARD B4: RESOURCES
"There must be sufficient resources including teaching faculty, the number and variety of
patients, physical and technical resources, as well as the supporting facilities and services
necessary to provide the opportunity for all residents in the program to achieve the educational
objectives and receive full training as defined by the Royal College specialty training
requirements."
Program
Medical Biochemistry
University
Date of Review (month/year)
Sites Participating in this Program:
Where the resources to provide "full training" are not available at the sponsoring university, several
different types of interuniversity affiliations may be negotiated. It should be noted that the exchange of
residents between two fully accredited programs does not require an interuniversity affiliation.
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1. Teaching Faculty
List by teaching site the members of the teaching faculty who have a major role in this program, including members from other
departments. In indicating a subspecialty, use as a criterion whether he or she is considered by colleagues as a subspecialist and
functions academically and professionally as one.
Teaching Site
Name
University Rank
Specialty
Qualifications
Subspecialty
(If any)
What percentage of faculty listed above have been practising in the specialty/subspecialty:
< 15 years
%
> 25 years
%
Nature of Interaction with Resident
(e.g. clinical, teaching, research)
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Physical Facilities and Workload
Questions 2 and 3 are to be completed for each participating institution.
NAME OF INSTITUTION:
a)
Laboratory Facilities
Indicate for each area below, the type of laboratory facilities available, including scope of work,
instruments, test volume and adequacy of floor space.
i)
Pre-analytical facilities including specimen collection, laboratory reception
ii) General Medical Biochemistry / Core Laboratory:
iii) Specialized biochemistry, including manual assays, molecular diagnostics, chromatography,
electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, protein analyses, array technologies, flow cytometry, etc. :
iv) Point of care testing
b)
Please state the availability of the following resources for residents:
- residents room
Yes
No
- desk and computer
Yes
No
- pager
Yes
No
- medical and laboratory reference books and journals
Yes
No
- access to laboratory information systems
Yes
No
- on-line references
Yes
No
- specialized statistical software
Yes
No
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NAME OF INSTITUTION:
c)
Total Workload
Statistics for most recent 12-month period – Dates:
Number of
Specimens
3.
Number of
Tests Available
Number of
Units of Work
(D.B.S.)
Scientific, Technical and Support Staff
Statistics for most recent 12-month period – Dates:
Ph.D.
4.
M.Sc.
ART
LCSLT
MLT
MLA
Other
Pediatric Medical Biochemistry
Outline the resources available for teaching the Medical Biochemistry of infants and children.
Describe the organization for the teaching of residents and the availability of teachers. Provide any
relevant statistics not already given.
5.
Consultations
Describe the arrangements for residents to gain primary experience in handling consultations.
6.
Supporting Clinical Services
Outline the role of the medical and surgical services associated with the training of residents in
Medical Biochemistry. Indicate the mechanisms within the faculty that ensure that training provided
in Internal Medicine and other clinical services meets the needs of residents. In addition, comment on
any special liaison arrangements with teaching services in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and relevant
subspecialties.
7.
Other Supporting Services
Identify other departments, divisions or services that provide training for residents or fellows on
either a mandatory or elective basis. Include opportunities for laboratory or clinical training, such as
special institutes, clinics, university departments, or government laboratories not attached to teaching
hospitals.
8.
Information Resources
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a) Do residents have free 24/7 access to on-line libraries, journals and other educational resources?
Yes
No
Partially
If “No” or “Partially”, please explain.
b) Do residents have adequate space to carry out their daily work? Yes
No
c) Are technical resources required for patient care duties located in the work setting? Yes
No
d) Do facilities allow resident skills to be observed and do they allow for confidential discussions?
Yes
No
9.
Summary of Adequacy of Resources
Comment on the adequacy of the resources in the overall residency program in Medical Biochemistry.
In particular, comment as to whether the laboratory and basic science facilities are sufficient to
provide adequate teaching and experience for residents in Medical Biochemistry in addition to other
residents sharing the same facilities.
Editorial revisions - February 2012