Samples of the 7 elements for Program Policies

Getting your Seven Most Essential Policies Right

Your RRCs are most interested in your having, and posting and sharing with staff and residents, at least seven of the most essential policies.

Below, please find under each of the indicated policies:

A. The formal UT Health San Antonio GME-approved policy

B. The thumbnail guidance ("the most essential elements") PDs and reviewers can use to optimize each policy

C. One or two real-life examples of cherry-picked that are examples that have each of the indicated elements

• Description of Clinical Competency Committee (CCC)

  • Clinical Competency Committee of Policy & Template
  • Description of Clinical Competency Committee
  • Gastroenterology CCC

• Description of Program Evaluation Committee (PEC)

  • Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) & Annual Program Evaluation (APE)
  • Description of Program Evaluation Committee
  • Gastroenterology PEC

• Duty Hours Policy

  • Resident Duty Hours
  • Programs' Duty Hours Policy
  • Diagnostic Radiology Duty Hours

• Evaluation of the Resident

  • Resident Evaluation Policy
  • Final Summative Evaluation
  • Programs' Resident Evaluation Policy
  • Internal Medicine-Resident Evaluation

• Moonlighting Policy

  • Moonlighting by Residents
  • Programs' Moonlighting Policy
  • Internal Medicine-Moonlighting

• Supervision Policy

  • Resident Supervision Policy
  • Programs' Supervision Policy
  • Cardiology Supervision
  • Hematology/Oncology Supervision

• Transition of Care Policy

  • Transition of Care Policy
  • Programs' Transition of Care Policy
  • Pulmonary Critical Care Transition of Care
  • Surgery Transition of Care