Guidelines and Policies Applicable to GME Programs

• Backup and Coverage Policy
• Closure and Reduction Policy
• Disaster Policy
• Eligibility & Selection of Clinical Trainees
• Pre-employment Drug Screening Policy
• Program Integration Guidelines
• Remedial Action Guidelines, Trainee Non-Disciplinary
• Resident/Fellow Transfer Guidelines
• Resident Salaries Policy
• Trainee Contract Policy
• Trainee Evaluation Policies
  • Trainees in ACGME-accredited training programs
  • Trainees in non-ACGME accredited training programs
  • Resident/Fellow Access to Evaluations
• Work Hours Monitoring Standards

Trainee Contract Attachments: Policies

• Adverse Action Process
• Extra Shifts Policy
• Grievance Policy, Graduate Medical Trainee Redress of
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Moonlighting Policy
• Moonlighting Policy FAQ
• Supervision of Trainees
• USMLE Completion Policy
• Vacation, Sick Time, and Leave Policy
• Work Hours Policy

Mass General Brigham Vaccine Policy

COVID vaccination

• Full compliance requires completion of primary series and one Booster vaccine (see below)
• Primary vaccine compliance requires the completion of the two-vaccine series of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine consistent with the FDA and CDC recommendations. Vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) authorized list of vaccines will also be accepted for the primary vaccine series
• Booster compliance requires the receipt of one COVID-19 booster shot (Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen or AstraZeneca)

• Please reach out to Andy Gottlieb MSN/MPH, FNP-BC (AGOTTLIEB@PARTNERS.ORG)

Flu vaccination

• Flu vaccination is a condition of employment unless given a religious or medical exemption by Mass General Brigham.

Vacation/Leave Policy FAQs

FAQs about Mass General Brigham resident and clinical fellow vacation/leave policy (for residents and clinical fellows only).

Transportation Safety Program for Trainees

• Transportation Safety Program for Trainees

Medical Staff Bylaws

• Bylaws of the Medical Staff of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Bylaws of the Medical Staff of the Massachusetts General Hospital

Institutional Policies

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Page was last reviewed 1/28/23.