1. Resident Wellness and Duty Hours
Created by Sarah Sofka, MD
Chair, GME Wellness/Duty Hours Committee
Program Director, Internal Medicine

2. Duty Hours Dictated by ACGME
Monitored by program administrators, program directors, GME office.
Must be logged regularly in E-Value
Program directors and the GME office receive regular reports of residents who are delinquent in logging duty hours.

3. Duty Hours
Do Not Lie

4. Duty Hours 80 hours per week maximum Averaged over 4 week period
Includes
In-house clinical and educational activities
Clinical work done from home
Moonlighting
Does not include
Studying
Non-clinical work from home

5. Duty Hours
Must have 10 hours free of clinical and educational duty between shifts.
There may be rare circumstances when residents choose to stay longer to continue providing care for a patient. This should be well documented.
Must have 14 hours free of clinical and educational duty after a 24 hour shift.
Must have 1 in 7 days off averaged over 4 weeks.
No home call must be assigned.
All residents should have 5 days off per month
Excludes December and January

6. Duty Hours
Must not exceed 24 (+4) hours of continuous clinical and educational duties.
Up to 4 hours additional to the 24 period may be used to assure patient safety, transitions of care, or education.
No additional new patient responsibilities may be assigned in that 4 hour time period.
In RARE cases after completing handoff of patient care, residents may choose to stay longer than the 24 (+4) hours for:
Care of a single, critically ill patient
Humanistic attention to the needs of a patient or family
A unique educational event
Explanation must be well documented

7. Duty Hours In House Call Home Call
Must not be more frequently than every third night (averaged over 4 weeks)
Home Call
Time spent on patient care activities both at home and if the resident comes in to the hospital must be documented.

8. Resident Wellness

9. Resources WVU Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
Professional staff who can help you address:
Relationship issues
Getting along with co-workers
Problems with alcohol, drugs, gambling, or other addictions
Anxiety/Depression
Mental Illness
Coping with loss of a loved one
Balancing work and life
Burnout

10. Resources WVU Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
Available to all faculty, staff, and residents and their dependents.
Cost is FREE
Confidential
Phone:
Location:
1085 Van Voorhis Road
Suncrest Center Suite 218
Morgantown WV 26505

11. Resources Hospital Chaplain Available to residents and faculty
Page #0590

12. Resources The Wellness Center
Open to all employees of WVU Medicine
Various programs targeting
Exercise
Stress management
Nutrition
Screenings

13. Join us in July for our annual 5K
July 21st, 2019
Edith Barill Riverfront Park
Medals for top resident finishers.
Sign up at:
running/wvu-im-for-global-health-5k-2019

14. WVU Physician Family Network
Simply stated, we all get it. Whether you're in the thick of training and countless work hours, or finally on the "other side" with your first faculty position, we've all been there and understand the sacrifices endured during the decade or more of medical education. Our goal is to provide an outlet and a supportive network to you and your family through your medical journey.

15. CLER Wellness Committee
Interested in serving on the Wellness Committee?
Have ideas to improve resident wellbeing?
Join us on the Wellness Committee!
Contact Rebecca Elmo for more information

16. Remember……
You’re not the only one who has struggled with depression, anxiety, burnout…
Your program director is there to help you. If ever you do not feel comfortable telling your PD about issues you are having contact me or Dr. Vallejo
If you are worried about the safety or well-being of another resident, please say something. You could make the difference!