You don't have
a code problem.
You have a standardization problem.
"This gives every resident in your program the same definition of what good code leadership looks like."
Most residency programs expect senior residents to lead codes — but very few have a standardized way to teach or evaluate it. Lead the Code changes that.
A ready-to-use system for real-world code leadership training
- Standardizes how codes are led, coached, and debriefed
- Clear performance expectations across all faculty
- Real-time observation checklist + feedback tools
- Pocket guides and role-clarity stickers for live codes
- Faculty can start using it immediately
Less than the cost of a single simulation session
Senior residents are expected to lead. But they're improvising.
During a code, a physician must simultaneously perform life-saving interventions, lead an interdisciplinary team, communicate clearly under stress, and teach medical learners in real time.
They are given no shared language, no performance rubric, and no practical tools to do any of it consistently.
"I'm supposed to lead and teach… but I don't always feel like I have a system."
The result is learner confusion, inconsistent expectations, missed teaching moments, reduced confidence, and elevated risk of error — not because your residents aren't capable, but because no one ever defined what right looks like.
Everything your program needs.
Nothing it doesn't.
Simplified Performance Framework
A clear, standardized guide for what good code leadership looks like — so every supervising physician is working from the same definition.
Real-Time Evaluation Tool
A structured checklist for in-the-moment observation and post-event feedback. Makes debrief objective, actionable, and consistent.
White Coat–Ready Reference
Abbreviated guidance and evaluation criteria sized to fit a white coat pocket or clip to an ID badge. Cognitive offloading when it matters most.
In-the-Moment Team Clarity
Role-identification stickers that eliminate confusion about who's responsible for what — instantly, without adding overhead.
Post-Code Debrief System
Structured debrief templates that transform post-code conversations from informal impressions to consistent, growth-oriented coaching.
Fits Your Existing Systems
Designed to operationalize ACLS, PALS, NRP, and TeamSTEPPS — not replace them. Aligns with EPA/Milestone frameworks for GME programs.
A one-time implementation.
A permanent program standard.
Before the Code
Align expectations across your faculty and senior residents. Everyone operates from the same framework — no more variability by attending or rotation block.
During the Code
Lead with clarity using the pocket guide and role-identification tools. Structured real-time observation supports in-the-moment teaching without cognitive overload.
After the Code
Debrief with structure. The post-code feedback framework makes coaching fast, objective, and repeatable — turning every code into a teaching moment.
The Reinforcing Loop
Clear expectations → better performance → better feedback → faster learning → higher confidence → improved outcomes. The system compounds over time.
"For less than the cost of a single simulation session, your entire program gets a repeatable system for real-world code leadership training."— Lead the Code™
This replaces variability — it doesn't add work.
Implementation Packages
Priced for residency programs and teaching hospital departments — not individual physicians. One purchase, one standard, across your entire program.
- 10 complete Code Leadership Kits
- Leadership guide + observation checklists
- Pocket reference cards
- Role-ID stickers
- Post-code debrief framework
- Integration guide (ACLS, TeamSTEPPS, EPAs)
- 20 complete Code Leadership Kits
- Leadership guide + observation checklists
- Pocket reference cards
- Role-ID stickers
- Post-code debrief framework
- Integration guide (ACLS, TeamSTEPPS, EPAs)
- 30 complete Code Leadership Kits
- Leadership guide + observation checklists
- Pocket reference cards
- Role-ID stickers
- Post-code debrief framework
- Integration guide (ACLS, TeamSTEPPS, EPAs)
Health System or Multi-Site Implementation?
For 50+ kits across multiple services or campuses, we'll build a custom implementation package and pricing for your institution.
What program directors ask us.
Define what right looks like. Then teach it.
Every residency program deserves a standard for code leadership. Your residents deserve to know what they're being evaluated on. Your patients deserve a team that moves with purpose.