San Diego California March 19, 2012 Linda Shaffer, C-TAGME President-Elect ARCS – Association of Residency Coordinators in Surgery Surgical Education Week San Diego California March 19, 2012

Field of Dreams Happy 25th Anniversary

ARCS – Association of Residency Coordinators in Surgery An organization that was established to: Be an educational resource Encourage the exchange of new ideas Provide a support network

ARCS Philosophy SHARE common ideals and EMBRACE common goals SHOW confidence in one another’s faith, trust and commitment. BELIEVE in each other RESPECT each other professionally

GAME PLAN Act as Liaison ARCS APDS ACS Ad-hoc Committees SCORE Update membership Record on-going changes in membership Promote and support the professional development of Residency Program Coordinators

GAME PLAN Schedule presenters/speakers Solicit Abstracts from membership, program directors, and residents Review evaluations Plan the program Meet with APDS Board of Directors Have a representative on the APDS Board of Directors Have a representative on SCORE Respond to all correspondence

GAME PLAN Maintain and update membership records Maintain Mentorship Program Prepare certificates Prepare and circulate Newsletter Coordinator’s Recognition Award Recruit ARCS Executive Committee Members Communicate with Ad-hoc Committees

GAME PLAN Update ARCS history Send greeting cards as needed Update ARCS Website Coordinate New Coordinators Workshop Coordinate dine out groups Send greeting cards as needed Arrange for rooming buddies And any other related work as required

SOME HIGHLIGHTS ACS Presentation – 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 on Residency Program Interviews 2011 name change to Executive Committee 2012 celebrating 25th Anniversary National Board of Certification-C,TAGME Development of ARCS Handbook Coordinator Recognition Award Increased Membership

IT’S TIME TO RECRUIT Make a Difference If we want to make some positive changes, we are going to need some good ARCS members to back us up.

TRAINING SEASON Two or three Executive Committee meetings annually Immediately following Spring Meeting Summer Planning Session or Conference Calls Fall Planning Session prior to the ACS meeting

MAKING THE PITCH Residency Coordinators to become ARCS members ARCS members to be part of the Executive Committee Abstracts for 2013 ARCS meeting in Orlando, Fl to be submitted Evaluations to be completed and returned to us

PERKS TO PLAYING WITH OUR TEAM Knowledge of what gets done and how it gets done Sense of accomplishment Self satisfaction Promote your institution Expand your knowledge Life long friendships

WE ARE A TEAM Together we are the people who make up the team We have made ARCS the strong organization it is today And as a team, together we will have continued success and growth We work together toward a common goal We direct individual accomplishments towards organizational objectives

OUR LINE UP Donna Linda Sandy “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success” Teamwork! Stephanie Lillian Mary

OUR BODY GUARDS – OCTOBER, 2010 MORE PERKS….. OUR BODY GUARDS – OCTOBER, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C.

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHO COULD BE IN THE DUGOUT PUT FONZIE PICTUE IN !!! OCTOBER, 2011- BOSTON, MA

ARCS Planning Meeting-ACS Presentation October 2011 TIME OUT ARCS Planning Meeting-ACS Presentation October 2011

HIT A HOME RUN & JOIN OUR TEAM Consider sharing your talents by joining the Executive Committee Introduce yourself to a current Executive Committee member Become a member of our EXCEPTIONAL TEAM!!!