Table of Contents

Welcome to the Program

• Purpose

• Profile of Our Institution

• Institutional Responsibilities

• Statement of Inclusion of Fellowship Program

• Department of Surgery Mission & Vision Statements    

• General Surgery Training Program Mission Statement    

• Departmental Organization Chart

PROGRAM POLICIES

APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS

• Eligibility Requirements

  • ACGME RRC Specialty-Specific Program Requirements - Start on Page 18

  • Selection and Interview Process

• Non-Discrimination Statement

• Institution Visa Policy

  • The J-1 alien physician visa sponsored by ECFMG is the preferred visa status for foreign national trainees in all UMN graduate medical education programs; therefore, the General Surgery Residency Program sponsors only J-1 visas.  We do not sponsor H-1B or F1 OPT visas. 

• Appointment and Promotions

• PGY-Level Advancement Checklist

• Requirements for Completion of Training and Graduation

• Policy on Effect of Leave for Satisfying Completion of Program

• Failure to Advance

Preliminary Track Program - General Surgery

Preliminary Track Program - General Surgery/Neurosurgery

Rural Track Program

TRAINEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPERVISION

• Trainee Supervision 

• Monitoring of Well-being

• Conference Attendance Requirements

• Duty Hours Requirements and Reporting

• Completion of USMLE Step 3

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

• ACGME General Competencies, Milestones 2.0, starting 7/1/20

• Clinical Rotations 

• Block Schedule

• Program Sites & Services including Competency-based Goals & Objectives

• Specialty-specific Curricula

  • American Board of Surgery Requirements

• Research Requirements

• Quality Improvement Project Requirements - Start on Page 37

EVALUATIONS AND OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT

• Evaluation Process, Methods, and Tools

• Life Support Certification Requirements

• Surgical Education Council

• Annual Evaluation of Program Goals and Objectives

  • Program Evaluation Committee

• LCME Requirement 

  • Teaching Medical Students  

PROGRAM PROCEDURES

• ABSITE Performance Standards Department of Surgery Policy

• Attendance - expectations and reporting instructions

  • Dress Code Policy

• Clinical and Educational Work Hours

• Duty Hours in the Learning & Working Environment

• Time Away Policy and Procedures for General Surgery Residents  

• Departmental Disaster Plan

• Moonlighting Policy 

• Impairment/Fitness for Duty

• Grievance/Due Process

• Disciplinary - Corrective Action Policy

  • Please refer to Institution Policy Manual at The Institution Manual (http://z.umn.edu/gmeim) 

• State Medical Board Licensure Requirements

• Medical Records, Pharmacy, Patient Safety, Clinic Procedures

• Needle Stick Procedures - Infection Control

• Resident Management System

BENEFITS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES

• Insurance

  • Liability Insurance

• Communication Policy

• Stipends

• Parking 

• On-Call Schedule

• Support Services

• Laboratory/Pathology/Radiology Services

• Security/Personal Safety

• Laboratory Coats & Laundry Service   

• Meal Tickets 

• Departmental Funding for Travel

• Employee-Student Health Services

• Nursing Mothers Policy

• Medical Library and Services

• Department of Surgery Events

• UMMC Resources

  • Exercise/Fellow Room

  • General Surgery Resident Workroom

  • On Call Rooms

  • Resident Lounge

  • Photo ID Badge

  • Pagers     

  • Mailboxes & Campus Mail   

• Email & Internet Access   

• HIPAA Privacy Regulations  

CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL

• Confirmation of Receipt of Policy Manual