GME Institutional Policies
Alphabetical Listing of Key GME Institutional Policies for Our Campus
View the complete listing of GME Institutional Policies.
- Academic Appeals and Due Process [#720]
- Academic Performance & Improvement Actions [#705]
- Accommodation for Disabilities [#160]
- ACGME Accreditation and CLER [#300]
- Affirmative Action & EEO [#110]
- Annual Resident Agreement of Appointment [#120]
- Aid for Impaired Residents (AIRS) Program [#320]
- Clinical Competency & Quality Improvement Committee (CCC) [#640]
- Clinical & Educational Work Hours [#330]
- Clinical and Educational Work Hours Logging and Monitoring [#335]
- Criminal Background Checks [#130]
- Code of Conduct [#UTHR0580]
- Disaster [#550]
- Disciplinary and Adverse Academic Actions [#700]
- Drug/Alcohol Use and Pre-Employment Testing [#740]
- Drug Free Campus and Workplace [#UTHSC 720]
- Establishing Personal Primary Care Physician, Refraining from Treating Self and Family, and Refraining from Providing Primary Care for Other Residents or Medical Students [#290]
- Fatigue Management and Stress Education [#340]
- Fitness for Practice and Drug/Alcohol Testing for Reasonable Suspicion [#745]
- GME Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids Including Needle Sticks - Chattanooga Protocol [#748]
- GME Institutional Well-Being [#222]
- GME Leave Policy [#250]
- GME Resident Insurance Benefits [#230]
- Grievances [#730]
- Handoffs and Transitions of Care [#360]
- Immunity from Professional Liability vs Malpractice [#280]
- Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (#115)
- Licensure Exemption & Prescribing Information [#260]
- Loan Deferment [#270]
- Meal Cards and Cafe' Hours [#200]
- Medical Licensing Examination Requirements (USMLE or COMLEX) [#630]
- Mission, Vision, and Core Values (#010)
- Moonlighting [#350]
- New Innovations Policies & Procedures [#060]
- Observing Requests [#185]
- Offsite Rotation Approval for UTCOMC Residents [#530]
- Professional GME Dress Code Policy [#240]
- Professionalism Policy [#770]
- Program Closure & Reduction [#540]
- Program and Faculty Evaluation (New Innovations Procedures) [#600]
- Program and Educational Goals & Objectives [#510]
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety [#380]
- Resident Evaluation including Final Summative Evaluation [#610]
- Resident Learning & Work Environment [#310]
- Resident Non-Compete [#125]
- Reappointment, Promotion, Non-Reappointment, Promotion, & Termination [#620]
- Reporting UT Resident Time Off [#255]
- Resident Recruitment Selection and Appointment Guidelines [#100]
- GME Position Statement on Resident Selection and Recruitment [#101]
- Resident Travel, Professional Development, and Reimbursement [#750]
- Resident Supervision [#400]
- Resident Supervision Standards in Patient Care Settings [#405]
- Resident Supervision and Procedures by Program and by Resident
- Resident Support Services [#225]
- Resident Transfers [#170]
- ScrubEx System [#245]
- Sexual Harassment [#410]
- Social Media Guidelines [#430]
- Stipends [#220]
- Stipend Level [#221]
- Technical Standards [#150]
- Workers Compensation - UTHSC website
- Vendor and Industry Relationships [#800]
- Visas [#140]
- Visiting Resident Approval [#180]
- Visiting Resident Approval Form [#181]
- UTHSC Consensual Relationships
- UTHSC College of Medicine MERL (Medical Educator Resource Links)
- UTCOM Student Mistreatment
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- EHS Alert Instructions
- Erlanger Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Plan including Needle Sticks [#8304.020]
- Erlanger Disclosure Guidelines Policy [#8316-1184]
- Erlanger Dress Code Policy [#8327.0800]
- Erlanger Social Media Policy [#8316.1062]
- Erlanger Solicitation and Literature Distribution Policy [#8327.1007]
- Erlanger Standards of Behavior 2022
- Erlanger Standards of Behavior Acknowledgement Form (for Residents/Fellows) -- download the form and then complete and digitally sign. Email to GME@erlanger.org.
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GME Exposures (including Needlesticks):
Review how to report to the hospital and how to report to the State of Tennessee Workers
Compensation (CorVel)
Workers Compensation Claims Process Supervisor:
- Supervisor may call in First Notice of Loss (FNOL) within 3 days when resident is receiving medical treatment.
- Contact the CorVel nurse triage line: 1-866-245-8588 option #2
- A departmental fine of $1,000 will be charged each time a claim report is not completed by a supervisor.
Workers Compensation Claims Process for Residents:
Step 1: Injured Worker Reports Injury
- BEFORE SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT, report the injury to CorVel: 1-866-245-8588, Option 1
- This is a 24/7 Nurse Line
- The NURSE determines the appropriate level of treatment needed and will direct you to the nearest STATE APPROVED treatment facility
- DO NOT go to the doctor before you call CorVel
Step 2: Inform your Supervisor RIGHT AWAY
- Exactly what happened, how it happened, and if CorVel advises you to get medical treatment.
Step 3: Inform the GME Office WITHIN 24 hours of Injury
- GME@erlanger.org, 423.778.3899
Complete the Incident Report form and return to the GME Office in Suite 104 of the Whitehall Building (fax to 423.778.3673 or scan and email to GME@erlanger.org)