DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL

July 2008

EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM... 3

ADMINISTRATION SECTIONS.. 5

SUPERVISION POLICY OF PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS.. 6

PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT POLICY.. 7

DUTY HOURS.. 8

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IMPROVEMENT POLICY.. 10

RESIDENT SELECTION POLICY.. 11

graduated responsibility and supervision of residents in ambulatory general pediatrics 12

THE ROLE OF THE PL-3 IN UMC PEDIATRIC CLINIC.. 13

CONTINUITY CLINIC GUIDELINES.. 14

COMMON UNITY.. 15

CODES AND STAT CALLS.. 16

CONFERENCES.. 17

DISCHARGE SUMMARIES.. 19

ELECTIVES.. 22

RESIDENT WISHING TO TAKE AN OUT-OF-TOWN ELECTIVE.. 24

EMERGENCY Medicine ROTATION... 25

REQUIRED EVALUATIONS.. 27

VACATION POLICY.. 29

PATIENT CARE PROTOCOL.. 30

ADMISSIONS TO UMC PEDIATRIC FLOOR.. 31

ADMISSIONS to TMC PEDIATRIC FLOOR.. 31

ADMISSIONS to UMC or TMC PICU.. 31

ADMISSIONS CAP PROTOCOL.. 33

PEDIATRIC WARD POLICY RE: PEDIATRIC PATIENTS.. 34

HOUSED OFF THE PEDIATRIC WARDS.. 34

NON-PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.. 35

PICU RESIDENTS’ JOB DESCRIPTION... 37

POLICY FOR TRANSFERS OUT OF OR INTO INTENSIVE CARE UNITS..