Graduate Medical Education Policies and Procedures
Our Graduate Medical Education program is designed to provide residents and fellows with an extensive experience in the art and science of medicine in order to achieve excellence in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients. To achieve this goal, residents and fellows agree to abide by certain policies and guidelines. In return, they are given a number of benefits and the training they need to be successful in their careers.
Below is a look at the policies and fair process procedures of our programs. After reviewing these policies, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us for help.
- Accommodation of Residents with Disabilities
- Alcohol and Drugs
- Away Rotations
- Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
- Campus Advocate Policy
- Closure/Reduction
- Concern and Complaint
- Conflict of Interest-GMEC
- Conflict of Interest-Assessment
- Disaster
- Duty Hours
- Evaluation & Advancement
- Event Notification
- GMEC Approval & Requirement of DIO Signature
- GMEC Procedures for Exceptions in Resident/Fellow Duty Hours
- Harassment
- Immunization
- Inhibiting Conditions
- Institutional Agreements and Contracts
- Leave Policy
- Licensure and Resident Completion of USMLE Steps 1, 2, 3, COMLEX Series Policy
- Moonlighting
- Non-Renewal of Contract
- Professional Expectations
- Program Reports on Duty Hour Compliance
- Program Reports on Letters of Notification to GMEC
- Residents as Teachers
- Resident Fair Process and Grievance Procedure / Hearing Procedures for Resident Grievances
- Resident File Content Access and Retention
- Resident Recruitment & Selection
- Resident Responsibilities
- Resident/Fellow Transfers
- Resident Work Environment
- Reviewing Eligibility for Specialty Board Exams
- Social Media
- Special Review Policy and Protocol
- Supervision and Accountability
- Timeline of Submission of PIF or Equivalent to DIO
- Transitions of Care
- Vendor Interaction
- Back-up Call
- Clinical Competency Committee
- Continuity Clinic
- Duty Hours
- Duty Hours - ER Rotation
- Education Stipends
- Emergent and Non-Emergent Care
- Inpatient Teaching Services (Sanford)
- IV Placement/Phlebotomy
- Journal Club
- Leave/Vacation
- Limiting Number of Admissions
- Limiting Number of Patients
- Messenger Service
- Moonlighting
- Morning Report
- Night Float
- Offsite Rotation
- On-Call
- Order Writing
- Research and Scholarly Activity Submission
- Research Month Elective
- Research Requirement
- Resident Supervision
- Resident Supervision (Fargo VA Healthcare System)
- Responsibilities of Attending Physicians
- Rotation Change
- Transitions of Care
- Defined Categories Requirements
- Altru Policy on Patient Protective Devices
- Call Schedule Policy | Call Change Request Form | Altru Call Guidelines | Sanford Call Guidelines | VA Call Guidelines
- Clinic Attendance Protocol
- Communication & Pagers1|2
- Competency-Based Performance Objectives
- Anesthesia - Altru
- Burns
- Cardiac Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Endoscopy
- General Surgery - Altru-Red | Altru-Blue | Essentia-Fargo | Sanford-Bismarck | Sanford Fargo | VAMC
- Head & Neck/ENT
- Intensive Care Unit - MeritCare - Vision Statement | Rotation Syllabus | Required On-Line Lectures
- Neurosurgery
- Ob/Gyn - Altru
- Orthopedics - Altru
- Pediatric Surgery - Orlando
- Plastic Surgery - Altru
- Thoracic Surgery - Altru
- Trauma Surgery - Orlando
- Trauma/Critical Care/Transplant - Surgery Critical Care-Sanford | Transplant-Sanford
- Urology - Altru
- Vascular Surgery - Altru
- Dress Code
- Educational Conferences 1 | 2
- Educational Examinations & Mock Orals
- Educational Meeting
- Elective Rotations
- Evaluations
- Family Medicine Resident Rotation Policy | FM Objectives | Transitional Year Resident Rotation Policy | TY Objectives
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Testing and Re-Testing
- Health, Disability, Malpractice, Worker's Comp 1 | 2
- Leave
- Letters of Recommendation
- Meal Benefits
- Medical Records Completion
- Moonlighting
- Program Director Meetings
- Required Certification
- Research
- Resident Medical Student Teaching - 1 | 2
- Resident Point System
- Resident Responsibilities
- Resident Supervision
- SCORE Curriculum & Weekly ACS E-Mail Quizzes 1 | 2 -- CURRENTLY BEING REVISED
- Surgery Grand Rounds Policy (schedule & evaluation criteria)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 - Travel Reimbursement Policy
- UND Policies & Procedures | Resident Licensure & Step 3 Examination
- Vaccination Requirements
- Work Hours (E*Value Entry Instructions) 1 | 2
Other Policies
- ACGME Common Program Requirements - July 1, 2020
- ACGME Surgery Program Requirements - Jan. 1, 2020
- ACGME Work Hours Policy
- Medical Industry Interactions
- Back-up Call
- Clinical Competency Committee
- Duty Hours
- Duty Hours - ER Rotation
- Education Stipends
- Emergent and Non-Emergent Care
- Inpatient Teaching Services (Sanford)
- IV Placement/Phlebotomy
- Leave/Vacation
- Limiting Number of Admissions
- Messenger Service
- Moonlighting
- Morning Report
- Night Float
- Offsite Rotation
- On-Call
- Order Writing
- Research and Scholarly Activity Submission
- Research Month Elective
- Research Requirement
- Resident Supervision (primary)
- Resident Supervision (Fargo VA Healthcare System)
- Responsibilities of Attending Physicians
- Rotation Change
- Transitions of Care