GME Policies (2011-2012)

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TITLE	Policy
	Number
Section I - Institutional Policies Related to Graduate Medical Education
Institutional Statement of Commitment	I-A
Institutional Resources for Graduate Medical Education	I-B
Accreditation Standards	I-C
Educational Affiliations – Rotations, Program Letters of Agreement and Master Affiliation Agreements	I-D
Roles and Responsibilities of DIO	I-E
Completion of Training and Final Verification	I-F
Financial Support and Allocation of Training Positions	I-G
Licensing of House Staff	I-H
Supervision	I-I
HIPAA	I-J
Clinical Observerships at UPHS	I-K
Clinical Observerships at UPHS Checklist	I-K
Clinical Observerships at UPHS Terms and Conditions	I-K
Educational Resources for Pain Medicine Training	I-L
Educational Resources for Critical Care Training	I-M
Educational Resources for Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Training	I-N
Institutional Disaster Policy	I-O
Institutional Vendor Relationships	I-P
Penn Medicine Influenza Immunization Policy	I-Q

Section II - House Staff Policies Related to Graduate Medical Education
House Staff Compensation and Benefits	II-A
Appropriate Treatment of House Staff	II-B
Professional Liability for House Staff	II-C
House Staff Code of Conduct	II-D
Vacation and Leave for House Staff	II-E
House Staff Impairment	II-F
House Staff Impairment Consent Form	II-F
Prohibited Harassment of House Staff including Sexual, Racial and Gender Discrimination	II-G
Accommodation for House Staff with Disability	II-H
House Staff Discipline, Non-renewal and Dispute Resolution	II-I
Ombudsperson for House Staff	II-J
House Staff Work Environment	II-K
House Staff Evaluation and Promotion	II-L
Roles and Responsibilities of House Staff	II-M
House Staff Involvement in Performance Improvement	II-N
House Staff Involvement in Hospital Affairs	II-O
House Staff Participation in Research	II-P

Section III - Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) Functions
Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and Subcommittees	III-A
House Staff Committee	III-B
Internal Review Process	III-C
Duty Hours	III-D
Requests for Duty Hours Exceptions	III-E
House Staff Moonlighting	III-F
House Staff Moonlighting Request Form	III-F
House Staff Onboarding	III-G
Sponsorship of New Training Programs	III-H
Training Program Closure or Reduction in Size	III-I
House Staff Agreement	III-J
House Staff Eligibility, Selection, Recruitment and NRMP	III-K
Roles and Responsibilities of Program Directors	III-L
Evaluation Policies	III-M
House Staff Professionalism Committee	III-N

Policy Disclaimer

The policies included on this website are not legal documents. Every attempt has been made to accurately represent the policies and benefits programs. The plans and policies described here are based on plan documents and policies that govern the operations of the plans. If there is a conflict between the information presented here and the information contained in the plan documents and polices, the plan documents and policies always govern and are the controlling legal documents. Policy and benefit descriptions are not terms of employment, nor is the language intended to establish a contract between UPHS and house staff members. Full policy descriptions are in the Graduate Medical Education Policy Manual or in plan documents available for inspection in the Graduate Medical Education Office. UPHS reserves the right to change, amend or terminate any of these policies and/or benefits plans at any time for any reason.

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