MANDATORY DIDACTIC ATTENDANCE- Revised 01/2016

 

  1. Morning conference attendance is an expected resident responsibility and demonstrates an essential facet of professional behavior.
  2. If a resident has 5 or more unexcused absences in any calendar month, Dr. Knox will be notified and the resident will receive a warning.
  3. If a resident has a second occurrence with in a 6 month period it will be brought to the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) semiannual review and the resident will receive an unsatisfactory rating for attendance for this 6 month period and an automatic “needs improvement” for professionalism in semi-annual report. The CCC will consider these evaluations when determining 6 month CCC reports for the ABA.
  4. If your monthly rotation is: “CT/APAC/OR(VASC,ENT,A/W,etc)/PACU/ECHO/NEURO/RESEARCH/” your presence is required. Shrine and OB expect Wednesday conference attendance. Attendance is encouraged on other UTMB rotations and post-call. You are automatically excused if you are post-call, off service, or on vacation. An absence on Wednesday will count as 2 absences, be sure to sign in for each session. Residents with valid excuses for not attending a lecture (relief of on-call resident, asked by faculty to start case early, sent off service etc.) must submit that excuse by email to Lyndsey Phillips, with copy to faculty, on the day of the absence.

 

  1. Please be considerate of the speakers and arrive on time. Swipe or sign-in by 06:50 to get credit for attendance. Room set-ups should be completed prior to conference.
  2. Signing in and leaving is not acceptable. Honesty and professionalism are expected attributes for satisfactory resident performance.
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