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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE       Table of Contents 1         SECTION I: Contact Information       Office of Graduate Medical Education 5       Capital Area Health Consortium 6         SECTION II: GME Structure and Administration       Welcome and Introduction to Graduate Medical Education 7       Description of Sponsoring Institution 8       Institutional Commitment 9       Mission Statement 10       The Office of Graduate Medical Education/Administrative Organization 11       GMEC Operation Subcommittee Policy Subcommittee Program Review Subcommittee Resident Forum 12 13 13 13 14       GME Hotline for Duty Hour Violations/Sexual Harassment/Harassment Due to bias or Discrimination 14         Description of Hospitals in the Greater Hartford Area 15       Programs Sponsored 18         SECTION III: Program Eligibility/Selection Process/GME Employment       Resident Selection 20       Employment Requirements 20       Orientation 20       Stipend Information 20       Sample Contract 22       Reappointment 28       Graduation Requirements 28       Exit Requirement 28         SECTION IV: Employment: Policies and Benefits       Summary of Leave Benefits 29       Leave Policies       Vacation Leave Education Conference Leave Sick Leave Administrative Leave without Prejudice Bereavement Leave Emergency Leave Family Leave Maternity/Paternity Pregnancy-Related Absences Medical Leave and Short-Term Disability  Military Leave  Unpaid Leave (other than medical or family leave) 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 33       Annual Contract Extension due to Leave 33       Major Holidays 34       Jury Duty        34       Medical/Dental/Prescription Drug Insurance 34       Notification of Cobra Rights 35       Long-Term Disability Insurance 36       Life Insurance 37       Tax-Sheltered Investment Program 37       Dependent Care Reimbursement Account/Voluntary Benefits 37       Professional Liability/Malpractice Insurance 38       Worker’s Compensation 40       Restrictive Covenants 40         SECTION V: General Policies       Bylaws 41       Code of Conduct for Residents and Fellows 41       Compact between Faculty and Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Trainees 43       Drug Free Workplace and Alcohol Abuse Policy 45       Resident Duty Hours 48       Away Electives 49       Closures and Reductions in Programs and Program Size       49       Control of Resident Occupational Exposures to Blood-Borne Pathogens (OEBP) and Exposure Control Plan Policy 50       Critical Incident Policy 51       Disaster Policy 52       Delinquent Medical Records 53       Moonlighting 53       Resident Occupational Ionizing Radiation Exposure Policy 54       Policy on Interactions Between University of Connecticut School of Medicine Graduate Medical Trainees and the Pharmaceutical, Nutriceutical and Biomedical Industries 57       Prescription Writing/Medical Treatment 62       Sexual Harassment/Harassment Due to Bias or Discrimination 63       State of Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration 66       Resident Supervision Policy 67         SECTION VI: Evaluation and Promotion       Policy on Evaluation 68       Education Committee 68       Glossary of Terms 70       Academic and Non-Academic Deficiencies 72       Non-Academic Deficiencies/Misconduct/Allegations of Misconduct 74       Algorithm for Academic Deficiencies            75       Algorithm for Misconduct 76       Due Process/Appeal of Adverse Action         77       Impaired Physician 79       Fit for Duty Evaluation 79         SECTION VII: Housestaff Assistance       Accommodations for Disabilities – ADA Policy 80       Counseling Services 81       Financial Assistance for New Residents and Fellows 81       Stressed Resident 82         SECTION VIII: Miscellaneous       Combined Residency/Fellowship/MPH Training Program 83       Miscellaneous       DEA Numbers Lab Coats Loan Deferments Meal Allowance Training and Employment Verification N.P.I. Numbers Beepers 84 84 84 84 84 84 84       Additional Contact Information 85

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