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• Failure to follow universal precautions regarding blood-borne pathogens as mandated by the
Department of Health
• Committing unprofessional conduct, as defined by the Board of Regents in its rules or by the
Commissioner in regulations approved by the Board of Regents
Physicians, the Hospital's Medical Director, the President of the Medical Board and the Director
of each Service are also required by law to report any information, which reasonably appears to
show that a physician is guilty of professional misconduct. However, a physician is not required
to report any information which the physician
learned solely as a result of rendering treatment to another physician.
Meal Tickets
Residents on MMC payroll or on Jacobi Payroll but doing a rotation at MMC are provided at no
charge with weekly meal tickets for up to three meals a day while they are on duty. The tickets
are given to the residency departmental coordinators for distribution every four weeks. The
coupons can be used at the MMC Food Pavilion (located in Silver Zone on 2nd Fl.), the cafeteria
at Einstein Hospital or the kiosk in the Children’s Hospital at MMC (CHAM).
On-Call Rooms
The hospital will provide each House Staff Officer with an on-call room, which is cleaned daily,
in good condition and secure. The on-call rooms are located in the Blue Zone - Loeb Building in
the rear of the Activity Room on the first floor (opposite Nurse's Station). To access a room,
please see the Security Officer in the 210th Street Lobby of the Moses site. He will present you
with a key upon checking his copy of the on-call schedule. Please check with your department
for location of additional on-call room sites.
Paychecks
Paychecks are issued every other Thursday and are available to the House Staff. The checks
may be picked up at the House Staff Office located at 150 East 210th Street. Residents may
enroll in Direct Deposit to the bank of their choice however, there is a policy they must read and
adhere to before direct deposit is allowed. The applications are available in the House Staff
Office. Direct Deposit Slips will be kept in the House Staff Office for pick-up or mailed to your
home.
Voluntary Service on -MMC Administrative Committees
The Committee on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) is an organized administrative
committee of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that oversees all residency programs and
has the responsibility for monitoring and advising the sponsored institution on all aspects of
residency education. The committee has representation
of key academic and hospital administrators, as well as residents. Included in the responsibilities
of the COGME are the establishment and implementation of policies that affect all residency
programs regarding the quality of education and the work environment of the residents in each
program. MMC and JMC are active participants on this committee and strongly support the
mandated mission of the committee. It is the intention of MMC that residents have active
participation on important hospital committees that serve to formulate hospital policy. All
residents are invited to provide voluntary service on the administrative committees of this
Institution. The representation of residents on our administrative committees will give the
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