Graduate Medical Education

House Officers' Handbook

Rhode Island Hospital & 
The Miriam Hospital

Major teaching hospitals of the Warren Alpert Medical School 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

  • 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 FMLA Policy – (See also GME Policy)                 
  • Lifespan Internet/Email Access
    IS Infrastructure and Email Usage Policy
  • Medication Reconciliation across the Continuum of Care           
  • Patient Restraint Policy           
  • Pharmaceutical Representatives           
  • Physician Behavior Guidelines           
  • Policy regarding Gifts, Entertainment, and Vendor Promotional
    Training and Travel
  • Professional Appearance Standards           
  • Sexual Harassment             
  • Substance Abuse/Drug-Free Workplace                 
  • Tobacco Free Policies           
    • Rhode Island Hospital                       
    • The Miriam Hospital                                               
  • 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

  • Accommodation for Residents with Disabilities
    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
  • Policy on Eligibility, Selection, Evaluation, Advancement, Supervision and Due Process for House Officers
  • 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
  • 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

Section G: GME Program Policies, Evaluation and Agreements

  • Program Policies
    • GMEC Expedited Review
    • GMEC Review and Approval of Correspondence from Programs
    • Institutional Review of ACGME Requirements
    • Internal Review Policy for RIH and TMH GME Programs
    • Policy on Curriculum Development Between Departments
    • Policy on Experimentation and Innovation
    • Program Director Responsibilities
    • Required DIO Signature

  • Graduate Medical Education House Officer Training Verification
  • Semi-Annual Evaluation Template

NB:  Use of the GME House Officer Training Verification is required by all programs.  The Semi-Annual Evaluation Template may be customized to each program, but should be printed out for completion every six months and signed by the trainee and Program Director (or designee). Other evaluation templates should be program specific and online in E*Value. All programs must also have evaluations for faculty teaching performance and a program evaluation form(s).

  • Affiliation Agreements
    • Program Letter of Agreement
    • Program Letter of Agreement - Consultation
    • Master Affiliation Agreement

  • Other Materials
    • Completion of Remediation Letter
    • Annual Program Evaluation Report/Brown Metrics          

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