House Staff Manual - Winthrop University Hospital

2. Residents shall not be scheduled to work for more than 24 consecutive hours.3. A maximum 3 additional hours for transfer of information about patients is allowed in connection witha consecutive 24-hour shift if 1) the resident assumes no new patient care responsibilities during thistime, and 2) the transition time is included in the 80-hour work week. The 3-hour transition time shallnot be scheduled as part of assigned duties.4. Scheduled activities which count in the 80-hour work week and for the 24-hour consecutive work ruleinclude inpatient assignments, outpatient clinic and ED assignments, required conferences and otherrequired educational activities, and on-site activity/direct patient care which occurs when a resident ison beeper call.5. Scheduled on-duty assignments shall be separated by not less than 10 non-working hours.6. Residents shall have at least one 24-hour period of scheduled, non-working time per week. This meansno scheduled activities including beeper call from home.7. Each resident shall prospectively notify his/her department of any employment outside of assignedprogram duties (i.e., moonlighting). Residents are prohibited from working outside of the trainingprogram if the addition of such hours will exceed the 80-hour maximum workweek or the 24-hourconsecutive work limit. The hours devoted to moonlighting must be added to the training programwork hours and must be reported in the Office of Academic Affairs work hours survey.8. For departments other than Anesthesiology, Family Practice, Medical, Surgical, Obstetrical, Pediatricor other services which have a high volume of acutely ill patients, and where night calls are infrequentand physician rest time is adequate, the department may develop other scheduling arrangements withapproval of the GME Committee.Approved by NYS DOH 6/2/98Approved by Graduate Medical Education CommitteeUpdated and approved by the Graduate Medical Education Committee38. ELIGIBILITY, SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDUREAll residents who are selected into residency programs are required to meet the eligibility and selectionrequirements in accordance with the Essentials of the Accreditation Council for Graduate MedicalEducation. Winthrop-University Hospital (WUH) does not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age,religion, color, national origin, disability, or veteran status.RESIDENT ELIGIBILITYApplicants for residency are considered eligible for appointment to an ACGME-accredited residencyprogram if they meet the following qualifications:Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee onMedical Education (LCME)Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the AmericanOsteopathic Association (AOA)Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the followingqualifications:Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for ForeignMedical Graduates orHave a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction.Rev. 1/08