Policies for Ob/Gyn
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Duty Hours:Resident duty hours in Obstetrics and Gynecology are intended to provide continuous patient care in a manner which allows the resident adequate opportunity for personal development, health, and leisure.
Policies:
1. In-house resident duties will not exceed 80 hours per week, averaged over 4 weeks.
2. After 24 hours in-house, a resident may not evaluate new admissions. He/she may continue to work with established patients in-house, see patients in clinic, go to the OR, or attend didactics for an additional 6 hours.
3. Residents will have 10 hours between the end of one shift and the beginning of the next.
4. Residents will have at least 24 continuous hours off each week.
5. Regular monitoring of duty hours will be done.
Contracts: House officer appointments are renewed annually based upon mutual agreement between the Director of the program and the houseofficer.
Licensure: All residents are required to have a license to practice medicine in the state of South Carolina. Depending on individual circumstances, this license may be a limited or permanent license. You must apply for licensure prior to beginning work at Palmetto Health. You are not required to obtain a narcotics license but are eligible to do so if you have a valid South Carolina medical license.
Outside Education: Resident attendance and participation in continuing education programs is encouraged. Second- third- and fourth-year residents are supported financially for one trip per year. Additional expense allowances may be paid for those residents presenting scientific papers at local, regional or national meetings.
Residents are allowed paid time off to sit for the FLEX or Part III of the National Board Examination.
Examinations: The CREOG In-Training examination is given each January in accordance with the recommendations of the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Oral examinations are undertaken in the fall of each year. A quarterly conference with the Program Director further ensures that you are meeting all requirements of the program and gives you the opportunity to discuss strengths, weaknesses, problems and suggestions.
Junior Fellows:Funding is provided for payment of yearly dues for each resident to be a Junior Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Your active participation in this excellent educational opportunity is encouraged.
Exclusions: The department offers counseling on all methods of contraception, family planning, adoption placement and pregnancy terminations. Termination of pregnancy for medical indications and a selected number of elective terminations are performed in both first and second trimesters. Resident exclusion in this process is granted upon request; however, training in the management of complications of such procedures is required.
Lab Coats & Pagers: Each resident is provided four laboratory coats at no charge. Four laboratory coats are ordered for first-year residents and coats for other OBG levels are ordered depending on need. Each resident is provided a Palmetto Health Richland pager for the duration of the program. Replacement batteries are obtained from the hospital warehouse, and all repairs are handled through the Ob/Gyn Administrative office, at no cost to the resident.