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MEDICAL STUDENT DUTY HOURSPOLICY

Feinberg School of Medicine

BACKGROUND

During he clinic!l "e!r#$ Feinberg %edic!l #uden# #hould !##u%e !n

incre!#ing le&el of 'rofe##ion!l re#'on#ibili"$ le!rning o c!re for '!ien#(ih dedic!ion$ inegri"$ !nd co%'!##ion) One of he ch!llenge# ofbeco%ing ! 'h"#ici!n i# le!rning o ful*ll one+# clinic!l re#'on#ibiliie# (ihou#!cri*cing one+# o(n 'h"#ic!l !nd %en!l he!lh) The clinic!l "e!r# #hould'ro&ide !n en&iron%en in (hich #uden# c!n !end boh o heir educ!ion!nd o heir 'er#on!l (ell,being !# he" de&elo' ino 'h"#ici!n#)

POLICY 

Medic!l #uden# %u# no be re-uired o (or. %ore h!n re#iden 'h"#ici!n#$

(ho#e du" hour# !re regul!ed b" he AC/ME) Du" hour# !re de*ned !# !n" clinic!l (or. or re-uired educ!ion!l

e0'erience# 1e)g) conference$ lecure#$ e0!%#23 he" do no include i%e !ho%e o #ud" or r!&el i%e o !nd fro% clinic!l #ie#)

Medic!l #uden# %u# no (or. %ore h!n 45 hour# 'er (ee.)

Medic!l #uden# %u# no (or. %ore h!n 67 con#ecui&e hour# c!ring for

'!ien#) Afer 67 hour#$ he" %!" coninue o (or. for u' o 8 hour# for

coninui" of c!re or cl!##roo% e0'erience#$ bu %!" no !##u%e c!re forne( '!ien# during hi# i%e)

Medic!l #uden# %u# no be #cheduled for c!ll he nigh before !n e0!%)

Medic!l #uden# %u# no be #cheduled for o&ernigh c!ll he nigh before

IDM) A minimum, %edic!l #uden# %u# recei&e !n !&er!ge of one d!" o9 'er

(ee. o&er ! four (ee. ro!ion) :ih he e0ce'ion of Th!n.#gi&ing$ Uni&er#i" holid!"# 1e)g) Inde'endence

D!"$ L!bor D!"$ Me%ori!l D!"$ M!rin Luher ;ing D!"2 #h!ll be re!ed li.e(ee.end d!"#$ on (hich #uden# %!" be on c!ll) For !ll ro!ion# e0ce'#ub,inern#hi'#$ he Th!n.#gi&ing Holid!" #h!ll be ob#er&ed beginning !8'% on he :edne#d!" before Th!n.#gi&ing !nd ending on Sund!" e&ening3

he#e coun !# d!"# o9) During #ub,inern#hi' ro!ion#$ %edic!l #uden#%!" be re-uired o (or. during he Th!n.#gi&ing holid!")

MONITORING

:ihin he li%i!ion# !bo&e$ he cler.#hi' direcor# !re re#'on#ible for

#eing %edic!l #uden #chedule# on e!ch indi&idu!l ro!ion) All #cheduling#h!ll be done (ih he #uden#+ be# educ!ion!l inere## in %ind)

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An" concern# !bou du" hour# #hould be di#cu##ed (ih he cler.#hi'

direcor) Suden# #hould re'or !n" &iol!ion# of hi# du",hour# 'olic" oDr) <ohn =) Tho%!#3 #uden gr!de# #h!ll no be !9eced b" #uch re'oring)