USF – College of Medicine

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION POLICY & PROCEDURE

Title: Supervision of Post-Graduate Residents		No.: GME-204
Effective Date: 1/1/99	Revision Date: 2/1/07	Distribution: All
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Policy Statement

It is the policy of the College of Medicine of the University of South Florida and in keeping with the statutes of the State of Florida that post-graduate trainees function only under the supervision of a member of the regular or the clinical faculty of the College of Medicine who is credentialed to perform the relevant activities and procedures. Supervision can be either direct or indirect. Under direct supervision, a resident can participate in any activity or procedure for which the attending physician is physically present and duly credentialed. For indirect supervision, each residency program will maintain a scope of practice statement for each year of the residency indicating the activities suitable for performance by a resident under indirect supervision. Furthermore, all residents will have either an active license to practice medicine in the State of Florida or be continually registered as an unlicensed physician in training with the Board of Medicine of the State of Florida.

Procedure

Responsible Party Action

Program Director Provides each resident and each institution with a Scope of Practice Statement for each year of the residency which details the activities the resident may perform under indirect supervision.

Ensures direct supervision is provided to the resident by an attending physician who is physically present and duly credentialed for the applicable procedure or activity.

Faculty Faculty, in conjunction with the program director, will assure that residents are provided an appropriate level of supervision at all times and at all clinical sites.

Resident Understands limitations as contained in the Scope of Practice statement for each year of residency.

APPROVED:

Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education

Dean, College of Medicine

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