{"id":70599,"date":"2021-04-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/04\/23\/resident-program-director-of-the-month-10\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:06:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T22:06:46","slug":"resident-program-director-of-the-month-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/04\/23\/resident-program-director-of-the-month-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident program director of the month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name:<\/b> Kimberley Haynes-Henson, MD
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Medical school attended:<\/b> Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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Location of your residency\/fellowship training:<\/b> UNMC for both anesthesiology residency and pain management fellowship
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What residency\/fellowship program at UNMC are you serving as program director for?<\/b><\/p>\n

Pain Management
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Number of trainees:<\/b> Three
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How long have you been the program director?<\/b> Eight years
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What made you chose to become the program director?<\/b>
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Since our previous fellowship was retired, I had the opportunity to apply for the fellowship through ACMGE and create the structure from the ground up. I wanted to develop a flexible program that could accommodate different trainee needs.
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What challenges do you foresee in graduate medical education in the future?<\/b>
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The demand for good training continues to rise. I wish we had more positions every year to accommodate the excellent applicants.
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What are the strengths of your training program?<\/b>
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We teach our fellows a balance of non-invasive pain treatments as well as interventional injections and surgical skills.
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List some accomplishments that you are proud of:<\/b><\/p>\n

With the help of our strong graduate medical education department here at UNMC, getting our program approved by ACGME with the first application.
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Tell us three things about you that others may not know:<\/b><\/p>\n