ARCOS

Virginia Cooper

Title:	Administrative Program Coordinator
Program Name:	University of Connecticut Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
Program Address:	UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MARB 4th Floor Farmington, CT 06034-4037
Program Phone:	(860) 679-6640
Fax:	(860) 679-6649
Email Address:	gcooper@nso.uchc.edu
Program Director:	Bruce D. Browner, MD
Sponsoring Institution:	University of Connecticut School of Medicine

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

7/1996 – Present	Administrative Program Coordinator, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
7/1993 - 6/1996	Administrative Academic Assistant, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
1987 - 1993	Administrative Clinical Assistant, University of Connecticut Health Center - Capital Region Mental Health Center
1985 - 1986	Senior Clerk, University of Connecticut Health Center - Capital Region Mental Health Center

PROGRAM REVIEWS FOR ACCREDITATION:

August 4, 2006	RRC Site Visit - Accreditation status pending (January)
July 11, 2008	University of Connecticut GME Internal Review

MEETING ATTENDANCE:

10/16-18/08	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri
9/19/08	Chair, University of Connecticut Residency Coordinators’ Retreat, Hartford, CT
3/5-7/08	ARCOS & AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California
10/3-7/07	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
9/26/2007	University of Connecticut Residency Coordinators' Meeting, Farmington, CT
3/29-4/1/07	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, Mobile, Alabama
2/12 - 18, 2007	ARCOS & AAOS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
9/17-19/2006	Hosted Association of Residency Coordinators in Orthopaedic Surgery (ARCOS) Steering Committee Meeting, Farmington, Connecticut
6/21-24/2006	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting and American Orthopaedic Association, San Antonio, Texas
3/20-26/2006	ARCOS & AAOS Annual Meetings, Chicago, Illinois
4/19/2006	University of Connecticut Residency Coordinators' Meeting, Farmington, CT
4/2006	Customer Service Excellence Course "Being the Best Mentors We Can Be" University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
9/15-18/2005	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, Greenville, South Carolina
5/9-11/2005	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan
4/20/2005	University of Connecticut Residency Coordinators' Meeting, Farmington, CT
4/29/2005	Connecticut Orthopaedic Society Meeting, Farmington, Connecticut
2/22-28/2005	ARCOS & AAOS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
9/9-12/2004	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, Galveston, Texas
5/6-7/2004	ARCOS Steering Committee Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
4/21/2004	University of Connecticut Residency Coordinators' Meeting, Farmington, CT
3/10-15/2004	ARCOS & AAOS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL GROWTH EXPERIENCES:

Presentations
Annual Orientation of PGY 2 - 5 Residents
Annual Orientation of PGY 1 Residents
Annual Welcome and Orientation of Residency Candidates on Interview Day
Annual Graduation Symposium and Graduation Ceremony
St. Mary's Church Unionville, Connecticut, Presented to Parish Council "Small Church Communities". Outlined the plan to bring to the whole Parish, September 2006
Greater Hartford Education & Research Foundation (GHOERF) Board of Directors Meeting
Annual Meeting, Spring 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 - Fiscal Reports/Proposals ARCOS Annual Meeting, "Bridging the Gap PGY1 to PGY2 year"
Washington, DC February, 2005

Professional Organizations:

Greater Hartford Education & Research Foundation (GHOERF) Board of Directors 1995-present
GHOERF Account Manager 1995-present
Session Woods Connecticut Wildlife Management Preserve 1998 - present
Friends of Session Woods Board of Directors 1998 - 2000
ARCOS 2003 - present
ARCOS Steering Committee 2004 - present
Parish Core Team - Co-Chair for development of "Small Church Communities",
St. Mary's Church Unionville, Connecticut 2005-present