INTRODUCTION 3
EVALUATION POLICIES 6
SIX GENERAL COMPETENCIES 7
LEAVE 8
The levels of supervision are defined as follows: 19
Intensive Care Units 20
Consult Services 20
Nerve Conductions and EMG 21
tPA Administration 21
AFTER HOURS CALL 22
Residents take at-home call on all rotations except in the Ochsner Neuro-critical Care Unit (NCC), which is in-house call. Call is taken for UMCNO, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System (SLVHCS), Ochsner NCC, and Ochsner – Kenner. 22
New consults and stroke activations at UMCNO are only taken on even calendar days from 5PM-7AM on weekdays and 7AM-7AM on weekend days. LSU Neurology will also cover new consults and stroke activations at UMCNO on the 31st of January, May, and August. Otherwise, the Resident on call after hours is only responsible for covering established patients at UMCNO. 22
For SLVHCS and Ochsner – Kenner, the Resident is responsible for both established and new consults from 5PM-7AM on weekdays and 7AM-7AM on weekends. 22
PROGRAM POLICY ON CLINICAL WORK AND EDUCATION HOURS 22
The Program strictly adheres to the ACGME Clinical Work and Education Hour Requirements and monitors compliance with these requirements closely. A full description of the requirements may be found in the LSU SOM NO HO Manual and the ACGME Neurology Program Requirements (http://www.acgme.org/Specialties/Program-Requirements-and-FAQs-and-Applications/pfcatid/37/Neurology). 22
MOONLIGHTING 22
NEW INNOVATIONS MEDICAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SUITE 25
