Graduate Medical Education

House Officers' Manual

Rhode Island Hospital & 
The Miriam Hospital

Major teaching hospitals of the Warren Alpert Medical Achool of Brown University

Table of Contents

Section A: Graduate Medical Education Organization

  • Statement of Institutional Commitment
  • Organizational Chart and Reporting Structure                 
  • Graduate Medical Education Administration                       
  • Graduate Medical Education Committee Members           
  • Graduate Medical Education Programs

Section B: House Officer’s Contract

  • House Officer’s Contract

Section C: Professional Liability Insurance Coverage (Malpractice)

  • Lifespan Malpractice Plan           
  • Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Malpractice Insurance     
  • Verification of Professional Liability Coverage     
  • Verification of Comprehensive General Liability Coverage

Section D: Hospital Policies

(A more complete listing of Hospital and Lifespan-wide resources may be found on the Intranet.)
  • Affirmative Action                                   
  • Autopsy Policy                       
  • Customer Service Standards Policy                       
  • Documentation in Medical Record by Medical Students                       
  • Gerry House On-call sleeping facility                       
  • Hand Hygiene                       
  • Hospital Parking Regulations                 
  • Identification Badge Policy                 
  • Hospital Leave of Absence Policy – (See also GME Policy)                 
  • Lifespan Internet/Email Access                  
    • IS Infrastructure and Email Usage Policy                       
  • Pharmaceutical Representatives           
  • Physician Behavior Guidelines           
  • Sexual Harassment                   
  • Smoking on Hospital Premises           
    • Rhode Island Hospital                       
    • The Miriam Hospital                       
  • Substance Abuse/Drug-Free Workplace            
  • TB surveillance           
  • Verification of the Patient’s Identity, Procedural Site, and Invasive Procedure Performed Outside the OR - RIH
  • Verification of the Patient Identity, Surgery/Procedure, Site and Side - TMH

Section E: Graduate Medical Education Policies

  • Administrative Support for House Staff in the Event of a Disaster
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification         
  • Cab Reimbursement Program Policy       
  • Clerkship Policy for Medical Students              
  • Policy on Compensation               
  • Policy on Duty Hours            
  • Criteria for Granting Duty Hour Exceptions      
  • Institutional Policy Granting H-1 B1Visas        
  • Holiday Policy for House Officers
  • House Staff Participation on Medical Staff Committees        
  • Policy on Inspection of House Staff Files         
  • Leave of Absence Policy       
  • Legibility in the Medical Record      
  • Policy on Licensure      
  • Policy on Maintaining House Staff Files               
  • Institutional Policy for Moonlighting Activities        
  • Policy for On-Call Meals       
  • Policy on Resident Peer Review Evaluation       
  • Residency Closure/Reduction         
  • Resident Supervision           
  • Policy on Restrictive Covenants           
  • Policy on Eligibility, Selection, Evaluation, Advancement, Supervision and Due Process for House Officers                 
  • Vacation Policy for House Officers

Section F: Support Services and Resources

  • Benefits Overview                 
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan         
  • Clinical Social Work/Interpreter Services/Chaplain Services     
  • Counseling and Psychological Support Services (Hospital EAP) 
  • Diagnostic Imaging Listen Line     
  • Do Not Use Abbreviations  
  • Ethics Committee Resources      
  • HIPAA/Corporate Compliance Program    
  • House Staff Confidential Phone Line     
  • Isolation Precautions         
  • Legal Counsel/Risk Management      
  • Lifespan Intranet  Web Site – Site Guide   
    • Graduate Medical Education Website                                   
    • Lifespan On-Line Directory                       
    • Medical Web Page                                   
  • Medical Records Dictation Procedures (RIH & TMH)       
  • Pharmacy Services         
  • Physician Professionalism and Health  
  • Salary and Benefits Summary      

Terms and Conditions of Employment

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