HOSPITAL AGREEMENTS. The Hospital agrees to: A. Recognize that long duty hours extending over an unreasonably long period of time or onerous on-call schedules are not consistent with the primary objective of education or the efficient delivery of optimal patient care. Although the actual duty hours and schedule of each House Staff member shall be determined by the Clinical Department to which he/she is assigned as part of his/her graduate training program, the Hospital policy shall be to adhere to the guidelines established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the specific requirements of the specialties' Residency Review Committees. The formal duty hours policy is included with the institutional policies pertaining to residency and fellowship programs published on the Hospital Intranet and Jefferson Health website. B. Assure that the educational programs of hospitals used for affiliated and integrated training meet all criteria for Board certification in the respective specialty, and standards for accreditation published by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. C. Appoint each House Staff member and establish the appropriate level of stipend based on his/her appropriate postgraduate year, as necessary for resident certification by an approved Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties. D. Work in good faith with the House Staff member in order to improve patient care. E. Provide for the House Staff member’s participation in the following benefits (detailed explanations contained in "Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx University Hospital Personnel Benefit Programs for House Staff"):
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Samples: House Staff Agreement, House Staff Agreement, House Staff Agreement
