House Staff Manual - Winthrop University Hospital

Winthrop-University HospitalHouse Staff ManualThe Office of Academic Affairs has developed this manual as a guide andresource for members of Winthrop’s House Staff. It is distributed to allnew House Staff as a component of the resident appointment agreement.It contains a description of benefits accorded our house staff, and policiesthat establish what a resident can expect of Winthrop-University Hospital,and what Winthrop can expect of its residents. It also contains valuablereference material on clinical support services and administrative issues atWinthrop. Residents are expected to become familiar with and complywith all policies set forth in this manual.The term “resident” used in this manual refers to any trainee (resident orsubspecialty resident/fellow) who is enrolled in an accredited graduatemedical education program. This is the accepted definition used by theAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) andWinthrop-University Hospital adheres to this usage.This book will be amended and updated as necessary. If new policies aredeveloped by the Graduate Medical Education Committee in the interim,House Staff will be notified through appropriate channels ofcommunication, including, but not limited to the House StaffCommittee.Rev. 1/08