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GRADUATE TRAINEE BENEFITS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This document describes generally your responsibilities and benefits as a “Graduate Trainee” for the one year beginning ______________, 2006.
1. Engagement:
The Hospital hereby engages the graduate trainee as a ______________ [insert appointment here: e.g. Clinical Fellow, Graduate Assistant, Assistant in … etc.] in the ___________________ Program. The graduate trainee acknowledges that this engagement is subject to the bylaws, policies and procedures of the Hospital’s Professional/Medical Staff and the Department of ______________, and is contingent upon:
- successful completion of the Hospital and Department credentialing process, and appointment by the Board of Trustees;
- compliance with the attached USMLE completion requirements policy (attached)
- fulfillment of the medical licensure requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; and
- maintenance of an appropriate appointment to the Professional/Medical Staff.
2. Trainee Responsibilities:
The graduate trainee shall:
- develop a personal program of learning to foster continued professional growth with guidance from the teaching staff;
- participate in safe, effective and compassionate patient care, including responsibility for associated documentation in the medical record, completed in a timely fashion, and attendance at patient care rounds as assigned, under supervision, commensurate with his/her level of advancement and responsibilities;
- participate fully in the educational and scholarly activities of his/her program and, as required, assume responsibility for teaching and supervising other graduate trainees and students;
- participate, as appropriate, in institutional programs and medical staff activities, and adhere to established practices, procedures and policies of the Hospital, the Hospital’s Professional/Medical Staff and the Department;
- participate, when nominated and/or selected by their peers , on institutional committees and councils whose actions affect graduate medical education and/or patient care;
- participate in evaluation of the quality of education provided by the program , and submit to the Program Director or the Director of Graduate Medical Education at least annually anonymous, confidential written evaluations of the faculty and of the educational experience.
In addition, the graduate trainee shall:
- attend didactic conferences as indicated by the training program director;
- undertake other responsibilities as specified by the individual Training Program which may include a research project, completion of examinations, maintenance of procedure logs or other items;
- comply with institutional requirements for annual health and safety training, vaccinations and TB testing.
3. Compensation and Benefits:
- For the period of this engagement, the graduate trainee’s annual salary will be $_________.
- A summary of your benefits ______________ select one of the two statements and delete the other: is attached use this, for fellows, OR for staff appointee, use: will be provided by the Department. Additional information is available from the Human Resources Department and is provided at the time of arrival and/or annual enrollment.
- The Partners Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential professional assistance and counseling to employees (including graduate trainees) and their families. Their services include psychological support services, referrals and counseling for personal and family issues (e.g., substance abuse, work-related stress, financial concerns, relationship issues, domestic violence, medical care, etc.)
- Job-related health services are provided to all employees (including graduate trainees) by Partners Occupational Health Services. Evaluation of any job-related injury or exposure is provided at no charge.
- The Department of ____________________ will provide you with specific information regarding vacation time, duty hours, on-call responsibilities, laundry and beepers, as may be applicable .
- The graduate trainee may request up to twelve weeks of leave per year for personal medical reasons, to care for a spouse, child or parent with a serious medical condition, or for childbirth, placement of a child for adoption or foster care, or care for a newborn/adopted child, consistent with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Further information about such leave may be obtained from the Human Resources Department.
4. Professional Liability Insurance:
- The Hospital shall provide appropriate professional liability coverage. The coverage presently is provided through the Controlled Risk Insurance Company, Ltd. (CRICO). The limit of liability currently is $5 million per claim and $10 million annual aggregate per physician.
- This coverage provides legal defense and protection against awards from claims for which the graduate trainee would be liable reported or filed after the completion of training if the alleged acts or omissions of the graduate trainee occurred within the scope of the education program.
- Insurance provided by the Hospital generally applies only to activities performed within the scope of the training program and approved affiliations. There may be coverage for moonlighting activities, depending upon your appointment category.
- If you are appointed as a Fellow, the Graduate Trainee Moonlighting Policy is attached.
- Others can seek additional information from the appointing Department or from CRICO.
- The CRICO program requires, among other things, that physicians report incidents and claims to the Hospital’s Risk Management Office.
- Graduate trainees shall not be liable in a suit for damages as a result of an act of omission related to rendering care in an emergency under the Commonwealth of Massachusetts “Good Samaritan” law.
5. Release of Information:
The graduate trainee understands and agrees that, should another institution, organization or individual to which the graduate trainee has applied for a position request a reference from the Hospital, the Hospital may share any and all appropriate information that it possesses concerning the graduate trainee, including information relating to any discipline, suspension or termination from the Program or the Hospital, or perceived inability to practice within commonly accepted standards of care. The graduate trainee hereby authorizes the Hospital to release such information under these circumstances at any time, provided such information is given in good faith and without malice.
6. Term and Termination: Conditions for Re-engagement and Continuation in the Program
The planned duration of the training program is __ year(s). The term for this agreement is one year, terminating on ____________, 2007, unless sooner terminated for failure to fulfill the terms of this agreement, for inadequate performance, or for other cause. For multi-year programs, this agreement is subject to renewal at the end of each one-year term. The graduate trainee will be notified of such renewal in writing upon successful evaluation by the training program director and/or Department Chief as to the graduate trainee’s ability to continue with the Program, and satisfaction of the other conditions as stated below:
- Re-appointment to the Staff and maintenance of appropriate appointment; and
- Successful completion of the assigned post-graduate level of the Training Program, as determined by the Program Director.
Signed:
______________________________________________________ ____________
Graduate Trainee ( type in name here ) Date
_______________________________________________________ ____________
Chief of Service or Program Director ( type in title and name here ) Date
If the graduate trainee will be given a Fellow appointment, attach the documents listed below; if the trainee will be given a staff appointment, delete this entire section and be sure to provide the trainee with specific information regarding applicable staff benefits and policies.
Attachments for Fellows:
- Clinical Fellow Benefits Summary
- Policies regarding Graduate Trainee: Redress of Grievance, Adverse Action, Moonlighting and USMLE Completion Requirements
*If the graduate trainee will be given a Fellow appointment, attach the documents listed above; if the trainee will be given a staff appointment, delete this section and provide specific information regarding applicable staff benefits and policies.
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