Medical Staff Bylaws - Arkansas Children's Hospital

ARTICLE 5. HOUSE STAFF AND MEDICAL STUDENTS5.1 Nature of the House Staff5.1.1 The House Staff shall consist of practitioners who have been assigned clinical rotations atArkansas Children's Hospital by virtue of their appointment in a University of Arkansas College ofMedicine medical training program or fellowship.5.1.2 Members of the House Staff are not eligible to admit patients or to hold office but mayfunction in the clinical areas of the Hospital within the limitations of their appointment. They may beasked to serve on a Professional Partnership Committees and may vote as a member of the committee.One General Pediatric Chief Resident may be asked to serve on the Medical Staff Health Committee andwill have voting rights.5.2 Supervision of House Staff5.2.1 Members of the House Staff are directly responsible to respective Chiefs of Service andto the Medical Director for clinical aspects of patient care.5.2.2 Members of the House Staff must comply with pertinent Medical Staff Rules andRegulations and hospital policies/procedures.5.2.3 During their rotation at ACH, members of the house staff are supervised by members ofthe Active Medical Staff who serve as teaching attending Physicians. Consistent with the privileges ofthe teaching attending, certain duties and responsibilities may be delegated by a member of the MedicalStaff according to the house officer's capabilities and experience.5.2.4 Examples of supervision include review by the teaching attending of all admissions, cosigningof history and physical examinations and operative and procedure reports, clinical rounds,availability for consultation, and co-signing of discharge summaries.5.3 Role, Responsibilities, and Patient Care ActivitiesWritten descriptions of the role, responsibilities, and patient care activities of house staff are establishedby the Chief of each respective service and the Residency and Fellowship Director, (consistent with theAccreditation Council Graduate Medical Education Guidelines). These descriptions are submitted to theMSEC for approval.5.4 Graduate Medical Education Committee (UAMS)5.4.1 The Medical Director or his/her designee will be a standing member of the UAMSGraduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and serve as a liaison for communication between theGMEC and ACH Medical Staff and Board of Directors.8