Graduate Medical Education

Program Administration
Resident Duty Hours: Implementation Policy

It is necessary for all of our ACGME accredited programs to achieve compliance with the resident duty hour rules. It is also necessary for GME to play a proper role in facilitating this compliance and monitoring success. The following policy outlines the procedures that will be used by the GME office.

  1. The GME office will collect and maintain a file containing all of the individual program policies concerning resident duty hours.
  2. The GME office will distribute a form to the individual programs requesting information concerning current compliance with resident duty hours. In addition, the individual programs will be asked for information concerning the mechanisms utilized to assess compliance. This information will be updated quarterly.
  3. The GME office will request action plans from the individual programs concerning individual rotations, which the programs feel, are not in compliance. The GME office will encourage the individual departments to involve residents in the preparation of these plans. The GME office will follow-up monthly concerning progress on these action plans.
  4. The GME office will conduct focus group sessions with the residents participating in various rotations to assess not only compliance with the resident duty hour regulations but also to assess educational aspects, resident stress and quality of life issues. The aid of the PEAR office will be enlisted in conducting these focus groups.
  5. The internal review committee will include questions concerning resident duty hours during the reviews of all programs. These reports will be included in the summaries submitted to the GMEC.
    6. The GME will submit a report to the Dean annually for submission to the medical staff and the governing bodies of the various hospitals in which our GME programs are active.