III.E.9 Clinical and Educational Work Hours Attestation Statement

The following statement must be signed by every incoming Program Director of a LSUHSC training program.
As the Program Director of ____________________________________(program name) at LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans I have read the Institutional Policy regarding Clinical and Educational Work Hours and by signing this document I attest to compliance of the policy in the ___________________________________ (program name). I attest that a copy of the policy has been issued to each of the faculty members and House Officers within my program.
I attest that my program has developed a program specific clinical and educational work hours policy that is in compliance with the ACGME and institutional guidelines and it has been issued to the faculty and House Officers within my program.
I agree to monitor the House Officers for fatigue and educate the faculty and House Officers about the seriousness of sleep deprivation and fatigue on work performance. As Program Director, I agree to report to the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) semiannually regarding House Officer performance and compliance within my program to the clinical and educational work hours policy.
Should changes be made to the program policy or monitoring issues the LSU School of Medicine- New Orleans Office of Graduate Medical Education and the GMEC Committee will be notified.