WELCOME
to the
University of Mississippi
Medical Center
Orientation for New House Officers
The Orientation Process:
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Introductions and Announcements with
some “key messages”
Processing: Go to EVERY station, even if
you think you’ve completed already
Day #1 Afternoon: Competency Focus
Orientation Day #2 is mandatory for ALL
house officers (7:30 a.m.)
No work/no pay until you have a MS license
Come to the Welcome Luncheon at Noon on
Day #1!
New House Officer
Top 10 List
Ten Hints for Successful, Happy
Survival as a House Officer at the
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Hint # 1: Stay in touch!
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Read your UMMC e-mail daily!
Read your UMMC e-mail daily!
Read your UMMC e-mail daily!
Make sure your program, and the GME
office, have current home phone numbers
and addresses at all times.
Learn to TYPE if you don’t know how!
Hint # 2: You are both an employee
AND a physician-in-training.
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Student loan deferments are now handled
through your department / residency
program.
The Registrar’s Office (Student Services)
continues to maintain records for eventual
credentialing and licensing.
Absenteeism may now result in financial
loss or dismissal.
Hint # 3: Big Brother is watching
you!
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HIPAA means being very careful with
patient information.
Patient care information should be accessed
on a “need-to-know” basis only.
Campus computers are for patient care,
education, research, and communication:
avoid frivolous e-mail, surfing inappropriate
web sites, etc.
Hint #4: Medical Records are a
DAILY reality…
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Dictate op notes, DC summaries same day.
Sign electronic notes and visit incomplete
medical records at least weekly.
Don’t use unacceptable abbreviations.
Never forget, the medical record is a
LEGAL document.
If you don’t write it down, it didn’t happen.
If they can’t read it, you might as well not
bother writing it down!
Hint #5: Know the scoop on “duty
hours.”
 80
hours/week
 4 days off / month
 10 hours off between shifts
 Call no more often than every 3rd night
 24 + 6 hours maximum in hospital
 Beware of moonlighting…
 The GME office and program will
monitor
Hint # 6: You are now a professional.
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Act like one!
Commit to service−Patients come first!
Commit to compassion.
Commit to integrity.
Commit to excellence in all you do.
Respect others.
Dress appropriately; bathe regularly.
Return your library books!
Hint # 7: Physician “competency”
has been defined.
Medical Knowledge
 Patient Care
 Professionalism
 Communication Skills
 Practice-Based Learning and
Improvement
 Systems-Based Learning
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Hint # 8: The best physicians are
skilled learners.
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won’t know it all when you
finish training, and even if you do,
it will change!
 Plan to develop life-long learning
habits.
Hint # 9: The best physicians are
good teachers.
 Teach
your patients.
 Teach your students.
 Teach your colleagues.
 Serve on committees as asked.
Hint # 10: You are not alone!
Know your institutional support services, and
use them as appropriate!
 Student-Employee Health
 Learning Resources / RML
 Information Services/ Help Desk
 Human Resources
 Campus Security
 Resident’s Council
 GME Office (gme.umc.edu)
Miscellaneous Reminders:
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Fingerprinting and employee physicals to be
completed. (LOA without pay if fingerprints not
completed)
Old badges will be deactivated; you must
exchange old badge to receive new .
All on-the-job injuries MUST be reported to
Employee Health.
Never ignore bills!!!