Supervision by Service

Lines of Supervision by Service

Invasive Procedures and Operations

1. An attending surgeon or supervising resident will be physically present with the patient for all invasive procedures.
2. An attending surgeon or supervising resident will be physically present with the patient for all operations. In the event that an attending surgeon is not physically present for an operation, the supervising resident will ensure that appropriate preoperative documentation of the attending surgeon's notification and approval of the operation was obtained prior to proceeding with the operation.
3. An attending surgeon or supervising resident will see and evaluate each patient prior to the operation and ensure that appropriate documentation of a preoperative note has been performed.
4. An attending surgeon or supervising resident will ensure that an appropriate and adequate informed consent has been obtained and documented in the medical record.

5. An attending surgeon or supervising resident will ensure that appropriate documentation of the procedure has been included in the medical record at the time of the conclusion of the procedure or operation.

Moonlighting

Professional Activities Outside the Scope of Training ("moonlighting")

It is the policy of the UCLA Department of Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program to comply with the American Board of Surgery, and the Residency Review Committee in Surgery of the ACGME.

Professional activities outside the scope and intent of residency training detract from the resident's educational experience and may adversely affect patient care. It is the policy of the Department of Surgery, General Surgery Residency Program that absolutely no such activities or any type of outside employment may occur during assignment to clinical rotations.

Participation in outside employment may be allowed during assignment to the research period. Formal approval for such activities must be obtained from the Program Director and the research mentor or principal investigator. Any residents not in good academic standing with the program will not be allowed to participate in moonlighting activities until being reinstated to good standing.

Violation of this policy may result in immediate dismissal from the training program.