Self-funded training is not permitted in ACGME approved Programs. Trainees on J-1 visas are not permitted to hold gratis or self-funded positions. In extenuating circumstances, the Dean may make exceptions to this policy Approved by GMEC-July 2005.
House Officer level and compensation is based on the trainee successfully completing all requirements for academic promotion to the next PGY level. House Officers not academically promoted or who must repeat all or part of a year prior to academic promotion will be paid at the current PGY level until academically promoted by the Program.
To distinguish a fellow from a resident, the LSU Systems Office approved the following titles for fellows:
House Officer 8 – first year of fellowship programHouse Officer 9 – second year of fellowship program House Officer 10 – third year of fellowship program
These titles DO NOT relate to the postgraduate year of the individual.
House Officers will be paid the LSUHSC approved base salary at the assigned academic level in the training program regardless of the number of postgraduate years completed in other training programs. House Officers training in the same program at the same academic level must receive the same salary amount. No one will be paid more or less than another trainee at the same academic level in the same program.
All first-year residents and fellows will be paid a base salary no higher than the approved base salary for a first-year resident or fellow and a base salary no higher than the approved base salary for all other academic levels in the same program.
All trainees will be appointed in the personnel system with the approved base salary for his/her level of training. Programs that have approval to pay residents or fellows a salary greater than the approved base salary can do so by paying the difference between the approved base salary and the greater amount by submitting a PER 3. The source of funds for this difference can be department/section funds, funds from an executed contract, a grant, or another source of funds. All trainees at the same academic level are to receive the same salary amount. An existing or renewed House Officer contract cannot be used to pay a higher salary than the approved base salary; a separate executed contract must be completed.

Resident Scheduler System and System Functions (PS-RTS)

The PeopleSoft-Resident Scheduler System (PS-RTS) provides the information required to issue a paycheck to all House Officers.
Programs should follow the guidelines below to appoint House Officers and input rotation schedules in the Resident Scheduler System:

1. Program Coordinators must send New Hire packets to all new hire House Officers
2. House Officers should complete the pre-employment drug screen, background check, and the New Hire packet and return the New Hire packet with all required documentation to the Program Coordinators.
3. Program Coordinators must attach any required personnel form to the New Hire packet and send the packet to the GME Office for review; the GME Office will then forward the packet on for approval, and then to Human Resources.
4. Human Resources receives the New Hire packet and enters the House Officers information in PeopleSoft.
5. Once the House Officer's information has been entered into PeopleSoft by Human Resources, the Program Coordinator can enter the House Officer rotation schedules into PS-RTS.

A check will not be issued for any House Officer that is assigned to a non-paying account or assigned to Leave of Absence Action in PS-RTS. If a House Officer is assigned for less than 100% effort, his/her check will be issued based on the percent of effort he/she is assigned in PS-RTS.
Account Codes-Account Codes are issued by the Accounting Department once a fully executed contract for the rotation site is received. Accounting enters the account code information in PS-RTS and Program Coordinators schedule residents using the code for the House Officer's rotation site for that period.
Facility Numbers-Facility Numbers identify the rotation site the House Officer is assigned to each period and is entered in PS-RTS when the Program Coordinator enters the schedule for the month.
The PS-RTS is locked to all Coordinators a day before a payroll is run and is locked to the GME Coordinator on the day a payroll is run. Payroll issues a paycheck to a House Officer based on the information in PS-RTS. When PS-RTS is locked, any changes related to that payroll must be made on a PER 3 submitted to the GME Coordinator by the Program Coordinator.

Verification of Schedules and Data Entry in RTS

Program Coordinators are encouraged to enter House Officer schedules for a new month prior to the end of the previous month. Coordinators can use the Unassigned/Under Assigned option in PS-RTS to view any unassigned or under assigned House Officers for a particular month or date range. The GME Coordinator also reviews the unassigned/under assigned option in PS-RTS before locking the PS-Resident Scheduler System for the pay period's payroll run. The GME Coordinator contacts the program coordinator regarding any issues for clarification before corrections are made and the system is locked by the GME Coordinator.
Program Coordinators are encouraged to enter House Officer schedules for a new month prior to the end of the previous month, but they can begin scheduling for the next fiscal year once the new schedule is available. However, Program Coordinators can only schedule new House Officers once HRM has entered their information into PeopleSoft. The GME Coordinator can update PS-RTS schedules unless the PS-RTS system has been locked by the GME Coordinator.
Payroll Certification Reports and Signature Pages must be run by the Program Coordinator at the conclusion of every month. Each month, House Officers must review the Certification Report and sign by his/her name (or send an email response to the Program Coordinator) certifying the information on the report (or providing corrections and certifying the new information is correct). The Program Coordinator submits the Certification Report with the House Officer signatures or emails and the signed Signature Page to the GME Office (deadlines for submission are provided by the GME Office). If leave was taken during the month and it is not included on the report, or if the rotation site listed on the report is incorrect, the House Officer notifies the Program Coordinator, who corrects the Certification Report. Any account code changes require the Program Coordinator to initiate a CSOF ePAF (change source of funds electronic PER 3) detailing the account code change, which must be initiated at the time the Certification report is submitted to the GME Office. PS-RTS is also updated by the Program Coordinator on the CSOF ePAF. The GME Office reviews any corrections entered in PS-RTS from the CSOF ePAF that included PS-RTS updates. Accounting invoices the rotation sites based on the corrections and the information the House Officers certify on the Certification Reports.
Discrepancies between the invoice and the information provided to the hospitals must be investigated and corrected, resulting in new invoices.