Free Taxi Available
When Fatigue is an Issue Call Public Safety (734) 763-1131
Free taxi rides can be provided in emergency situations for faculty, staff, house officers, and students to return to their vehicle parked in remote lots or to any location (home, school, daycare provider, etc.). Eligible types of emergencies covered by the program include: house officer fatigue, personal illness, family illness or injury, unscheduled overtime or other mandatory work-related holdover, stranded carpool or vanpool riders. The service cannot be used to get to work, for weather-related inconveniences, pre-planned appointments, personal errands or travel between University buildings (including residence halls).
The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Use of the program is limited to six times per permit year.
To request a ride, call the Department of Public Safety at (734) 763-1131.
Introducing HOA Connect
Connecting with families, kids, partners, and each other!
The HOA has always championed house officers at work. Now, through HOA Connect, there is a structured effort to provide additional social opportunities for those special people in a house officer’s life.
HOA Connect originated as the Fellowship of Physician Spouses in 1979. The group was primarily focused on baby-sitting. With no support system in the Ann Arbor area, house-officer spouses began relying on one another when childcare needs arose.
Understanding that the group had needs beyond childcare, the Fellowship of Physician Spouses evolved into the Resident Support Network (RSN), and the focus became social events for HOA families and playgroups for the kids. Funds were limited, so the RSN solicited contributions to help cover expenses. With the growth of the HOA, financial support of the RSN also grew. In 2007, the HOA began its total funding of the RSN.
HOA Connect is divided into four subgroups: HOA Social, HOA Partners, HOA Kids, and HOA Families. This structure allows HOA Connect to meet the needs of the HOA’s broad membership.
The HOA membership survey identified the need for more support of a house officer’s significant other, and additional adults-only social functions. HOA Connect provides a more inclusive organization to meet these additional needs, and the former RSN is a large part of this group. HOA Connect is fully funded by the House Officers Association.
Visit the HOA Connect website.
Association Board Nominations
Why not consider getting involved in your Association?
It’s that time of the year again. Nominations for HOA Board positions will be solicited from April 30 to May 13. The electronic elections will begin on May 20 and remain open until May 28.
You can either self-nominate or be nominated by another HOA member. Board meetings are scheduled monthly, usually on the second Monday of the month, and begin at 6:30 pm.
All Board positions are for a one-year term. The HOA Constitution requires 4 Executive Board Members and no more than 6 Representatives. Each candidate will be asked to write a brief paragraph to the constituents about why they are seeking a position on the Board and email it to Robin Tarter at rtarter@med.umich.edu no later than the close of nominations on May 13.
The current HOA Board is as follows:
President, Michael Lanham (OB/Gyn)
Vice President, Avi Giladi (Plastic Surgery)
Secretary, Justin Junn (OB/Gyn)
Treasurer, Erika Dickson (OB/Gyn)
Representatives are Melissa Roberts (Med-Peds), Jack Li (IM), Gail Larson (IM), Dorothy Gotlib (Psych), Ketti Augusztiny (Fam. Med), and Seth Eapen (Psych).
2-Day Lean Healthcare Experience
A note from the Michigan Quality System team, inviting house officers to a 2-day Lean Healthcare course. Sessions available in May (28th - 29th) and June (25th - 26th).
In response to demand from UMHS faculty and staff, the Michigan Quality System is piloting a 2-Day Lean Healthcare experience to engage UMHS faculty, leaders, managers and frontline staff in applying Lean Thinking improvement methods to our work. In designing this experience, we kept the core objectives of our popular 4-Day Lean Healthcare Course, but condensed the content into a fast-paced, two-day experience. You will be exposed to the same key ‘lean’ principles, methods and tools as the in-depth 4-Day experience, but in a shorter timeframe, with less “hands-on” time to practice using the tools in the classroom.
Over the course of the two days you will learn about the application of Lean Thinking in health care, and how we use it to achieve our goals across missions at UMHS. You will participate in a lively ED simulation that teaches key lean concepts such as pull, flow, 5S, standard work, leveling, cross-training and communication. You will see how to use practical approaches, such as value stream mapping to help see the processes that deliver value, and A3 reports that support PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act/Adjust) problem solving. You will learn how to identify and attack the root causes of your real business problems. Finally, you will learn what it means to be a leader in a lean organization, how to: “Go See, Ask Why, and Respect People”.
Two offerings of the course are currently scheduled:
May Session
Tuesday & Wednesday
May 28 and 29, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
South Atrium, Building 10
North Campus Research Center (NCRC)
June Session
Tuesday & Wednesday
June 25 and 26, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
South Atrium, Building 10
North Campus Research Center (NCRC)
If you haven’t had the time to participate in our 4-day Lean Healthcare course, this shorter option may be just right for you. Also consider if you have staff who would benefit from this experience.
To request a slot in a 2-Day course, please complete and return the attached registration form to Carol Barnett (cbarnett). If you have specific questions you reach out to Carol.
Housing Website Update
The first round of improvements to housing website are completed, with more on their way.
The HOA Housing website has a new look and currently features more than 70 properties for sale or rent. Over the past few days, incoming house officers have been registering at rate of 25 pre day, hoping to start their search for a place to live in a few months. The recent updates to the site make the registration and log in process smoother. There have also been visual enhancements and it is much easier to use on a mobile device.
Further improvements are planned for the site and will be implemented in the coming months.
Anyone can access the HOA Housing website and view listings. Simply create an account on the account registration page. When you register you will have to use a working email address.
The ability to post a listing is reserved for incoming, current, and past house officers. When registering, it is recommended that house officers use their @med.umich.edu email address for the quickest possible account activation. Those who have recently matched should register using another email, but expect a slight delay in full account activation.
You can find the most up to date policies regarding the housing website in the HOA FAQ.
The housing website is located at housing.hoaumich.org