Work Hours
Faculty Supervision
Abstract Submission
Well-Being
Promotion, Appointment, and Dismissal
100

This Regulation body/area is more stringent when comparing maximum work period, mandatory weekly time off, mandatory rest between shifts, and maximum work

What is NYS (New York State)  405 Regulations?

100

When the attending physician is physically present with the patient and the resident.

What is direct supervision?

100

The level resident who can attend one conference funded by the department at which he/or she does NOT have a presentation.

What is chief year?

100

This is the resident who heads the resident wellness initiative.

Who is Amy Yao?

100

This is the number of required evaluations between program director and resident per year.

What is 2 semi-annual reviews?

200

This is maximum number of hours per week you are allowed to work per ACGME policy and this number is averaged over this many weeks. 

What is 80 hours over 4 weeks?

200

When the attending physician is physically within the hospital or other site of patient care and is immediately available to provide direction supervision.

What is indirect supervision with immediate direct supervision available?

200

Alcohol, business/first class travel, car rental, dry cleaning, and spousal/significant other expenses are examples of

What are Items Not reimbursed by the Department of Surgery?

200

This is the number of official mentor-mentee meetings required per year.

What is 4?

200

This is the required numerical grading for graduation given in by the clinical competency committee.

  • What is 4 out of a total of 5?
300

According to the ACGME the mandatory weekly time off per week is this but according to the NYS 405 it is that

What is one in 7 days as averaged over 4 weeks compared to one in 7 days?

300

When the supervising physician is available to provide review of procedures/encounters with feedback provided after care is delivered.

What is oversight?

300

This is the maximum meal reimbursement per day while attending a conference. 

What is $50?

300

This is where to find information regarding recognizing signs of sleep deprivation and burnout.

What is New Innovations?

300

These are the factors that contribute to successful promotion in residency year. (#5)

What are CCC recommendation, in-service score, mock oral, observed clinical experience, and evaluations?

400

This is the maximum work period length according to NYS 405 regulations

What is 24 hours with addition 3 hours for transition of care?

400

The person you notify when a patient is admitted to the hospital or service, needs intubation, sustains cardiac arrest, sustains a medical error, or is pronounced dead.

Who is the attending physician?

400

This is the time you ask Dr. Garfein for permission to attend a meeting in which you have an abstract selected.

What is prior to submitting the abstract for consideration?

400

These types of appointments are encouraged and we do not expect residents to make up time at work.

What is doctor, dentist, or mental health appointments?

400

This is the required percentile passing score for the PSEF sponsored in-service examination

What is 50th percentile?

500

This is the mandatory time off duty between assignments

What is 8 hours?
500

Medical knowledge, patient care, professionalism, interpersonal skills and communications skills, systems-based practice, and practice-based learning are known as

What are the ACGME Six Core Competencies?

500

This is the total number of days residents can attend local meetings.

What is 4 weekdays?

500

If you are sick and cannot make it to work, this is who you notify.

Who are the chief resident and program director?

500

When faced with unsatisfactory performance as a resident, this is the first step to help improve performance.

  • What is remediation?
600

This is the maximum in house call frequency.

What is one in 3 nights averaged over 4 weeks?

600

Residents are required to document this after performing an operation.

What is a brief operative note?

600

This is the time to tell Dr. Garfein you abstract was selected for a meeting. 

What is within 48 hours of abstract notification? AKA when you get the acceptance email.

600

This is the current requirement for return to work if you travel outside New York, CT, Mass, or NJ.

What is a COVID test 4 days after return?

600

In the face of dismissal, non-promotion, or non-renewal this is the time required to deliver written notification of this intent to the resident.

What is 4 months?