Table.

Role and Responsibilities of Chief Residents and Associate Chief Residents

Position	Role	Definition of Role	Responsibilities
CR-1	Postgraduate education	Planning and implementing resident education	Assist program directors to plan residency education curriculum, organize teachings and tutorials for Royal College of Physicians examinations, “near-peer” simulation training for emergency and acute medical scenarios, tutorials for ACGME-I In-Training Examinations, procedural skills and effective communication workshops
CR-2	Undergraduate education	Planning and implementing education program for medical students from affiliated medical school	Organize resident-led teachings for clinical medical students: bedside tutorials, lectures, and objective structured clinical examination based teachings; organize 6-week structured elective program for visiting student interns and clerkship students; involvement in the Residency Selection Committee and matching exercise
CR-3	Staffing	Planning and coordinating resident staffing	Staff residents for inpatient teams, specialty clinics, and overnight calls and night float; handle leave matters; plan staffing for emergency and mass casualty exercises; plan orientation program for incoming residents joining the department
CR-4	Policy and welfare	Improving quality of patient care Providing mentorship, support, and welfare to residents	Serve on the Junior Unit against IneffiCiEncies (JUICE) Committee, coordinate quality improvement programs, organize department resident-led mortality and morbidity rounds, provide counseling and support for residents at risk of burnout or who are facing coping difficulties, organize gatherings and team-building activities for residents to improve morale and promote cohesion
ACR-1	Postgraduate education	Assisting the CR in planning and implementing resident education	Organize and teach at the weekly intern education seminars
ACR-2	Undergraduate education	Assisting the CR in planning and implementing education program for medical students from affiliated medical school	Precept and orient clinical medical students joining the department
ACR-3 ACR-4	Staffing	Assisting the CR in planning and coordinating resident staffing	Plan the ward roster and night duty roster of the interns, organize a primer and orientation program for new interns
ACR-5 ACR-6	Policy and welfare	Assisting the CR in improving quality of care and welfare of residents	Counsel “at-risk” interns and supervise a buddy-system program

Abbreviations: CR, chief resident; ACR, associate chief resident.