Introduction
The David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine is the sponsoring institution assuming responsibility for 62 ACGME accredited educational programs and approximately 900 residents at the University of California, Los Angeles. There are approximately 1400 full time faculty physicians participating in resident supervision and patient care at UCLA Westwood and UCLA Santa Monica. The UCLA Healthcare System has a total of 1138 licensed beds, which includes UCLA Westwood, UCLA Santa Monica, the Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Neuropsychiatric Institute. In addition to the inpatient facilities, a large ambulatory care center is located adjacent to the Westwood Medical Center in the 100, 200, and 300 Medical Plaza buildings. Additional major affiliated institutions include the Harbor-UCLA (County) Medical Center, Olive View-UCLA (County) Medical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Sytem, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and the Kaiser Healthcare Systems. The Medical Center is licensed by the State of California and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
The governing body for UCLA Medical Center is the Regents of the University of California. Authority to lead the UCLA Medical Center is delegated to the Provost for Medical Affairs, Dr. Gerald Levey, and the Medical Center Director, Dr. David Callender. Authority is further delegated to key Medical Center leaders, such as associate directors, senior nursing staff, department managers and unit directors for the daily operations of the Medical Center. Medical staff are led by the Chief of Staff as well as by selected and appointed officers who work closely with non-physician managers to achieve the Medical Center's mission.
The policies and procedures in the Manual apply to all house staff participating in ACGME/ADA accredited training programs of graduate clinical training within the School of Medicine/School of Dentistry and the UCLA Medical Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). "House Staff" for purposes of these Policies and Procedures refers to individuals with patient care responsibilities who have received the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Osteopathy or Dentistry or the equivalent, and have been accepted into an organized program of the University for the purpose of obtaining the advanced education or training leading to eligibility for licensure or recognition in a specialty or subspecialty field in the health profession; or postdoctoral preparation for an academic career in a clinical field.
The individuals referred to above will generally fall into one of the following categories:
- Post M.D. I-IX: This is the official University payroll title for individuals formally engaged in an approved graduate training program leading to eligibility for certification in one of the clinical specialties. Such individuals may be enrolled as graduate students of the University and are referred to as interns, residents, house officers, house staff, or clinical fellows.
- Chief Post M.D. (Chief Resident): This is the official University payroll title for individuals specifically appointed to carry out designated administrative and other responsibilities.
- Clinical Fellow: This is not an official University title but is a term to describe individuals who are pursuing an approved program of clinical or research training and who, as part of their program, engage in clinical activity. Persons with this title may or may not carry the official payroll title of post M.D.
All members of the house staff who are enrolled in ACGME/ADA accredited postgraduate training programs and who have satisfactorily completed all parts of their program, will receive a certificate of completion at the end of their training.
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