RESIDENT DUTY HOURS. Hours of duty will be established in compliance with the Institutional Duty Hours Policy, the ACGME Duty Hours Standard, and specialty-specific Program Requirements. Duty hours are defined as all clinical and academic activities related to the training program, i.e., patient care (both inpatient and outpatient), administrative duties related to patient care (including any medical record charting completed at home), the provision for transfer of patient care, time spent in-house during call activities, scheduled didactic activities such as conferences and journal club, scheduled research activities, and other program activities such as participating in committees and in interviewing residency candidates. Duty hours do not include reading, studying, and academic preparation time spent away from the duty site. In-house call is defined as those duty hours beyond the normal work day when residents and fellows are required to be immediately available in the assigned institution. Each program shall maintain a program duty hour policy that meets the educational objectives and patient care responsibilities of the training program, and complies with duty hour limits according to ACGME requirements and the Institutional Duty Hours Policy. Residents may be assigned night rotation and weekend duties on a regular basis. The Program Director shall establish fair and reasonable schedules of hours of duty for residents, as well as adequate and defined off-duty hours.
RESIDENT DUTY HOURS. LSU, in cooperation with OLOL, will work to ensure that the LSU GME Programs promote patient safety and Residents' and Fellows' well- being in the establishment of Duty Hour assignments.
RESIDENT DUTY HOURS. Resident Duty Hour Policy for the Penn State Hershey provides residents with a sound academic and clinical education that is carefully planned and balanced with concerns for patient safety and resident well-being. Appropriate limits are placed on duty hours to xxxxxx high-quality education and to promote institutional oversight. Each residency program must ensure that the learning objectives of the program are not compromised by excessive reliance on residents to fulfill service obligations. Didactic and clinical education must have priority in the allotment of residents’ time and energies. Duty hour assignments must recognize that faculty and residents collectively have responsibility for the safety and welfare of patients.
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