Common use of Outside Activities (Moonlighting Clause in Contracts

Outside Activities (Moonlighting. Professional activity outside the scope of the House Officer Program, which includes volunteer work or service in a clinical setting, or employment that is not required by the House Officer Program (moonlighting) shall not interfere in any way with the responsibilities, duties and assignments of the House Officer Program. House Officers must not be required to moonlight. It is within the sole discretion of each Department Head and/or Program Director to determine whether outside activities interfere with the responsibilities, duties and assignments of the House Officer Program. Before engaging in activity outside the scope of the House Officer Program, House Officers must receive the written approval of the Department Head and/or Program Director of the nature, duration and location of the outside activity. Foreign Medical Graduates sponsored for clinical training as a J-1 by ECFMG are not allowed to moonlight or perform activities outside the clinical training program. All moonlighting activities must be counted in the 80 hours maximum work hour limit. House Officers must track these moonlighting hours into their duty hours and must not schedule moonlighting so as to exceed the 80 hour week. Failure of residents to track hours or to allow moonlighting to cause work in excess of the 80 hours will result in disciplinary action. (Revised June 2007, Feb 2011)

Outside Activities (Moonlighting. Professional activity outside the scope of the House Officer Program, which includes volunteer work or service in a clinical setting, or employment that is not required by the House Officer Program (moonlighting) shall not interfere in any way with the 5 responsibilities, duties and assignments of the House Officer Program. House Officers must not be required to moonlight. It is within the sole discretion of each Department Head and/or Program Director to determine whether outside activities interfere with the responsibilities, duties and assignments of the House Officer Program. Before engaging in activity outside the scope of the House Officer Program, House Officers must receive the written approval of the Department Head and/or Program Director of the nature, duration and location of the outside activity. Foreign Medical Graduates sponsored for clinical training as a J-1 by ECFMG are not allowed to moonlight or perform activities outside the clinical training program. All moonlighting activities must be counted in the 80 hours maximum work hour limit. House Officers must track these moonlighting hours into their duty hours and must not schedule moonlighting so as to exceed the 80 hour week. Failure of residents to track hours or to allow moonlighting to cause work in excess of the 80 hours will result in disciplinary action. (Revised June 2007, Feb 2011)