Current Residents and Fellows

• Work Hours Reporting

 

Open Forum Meetings

for Health Insurance Changes

Changes will go into effect January 1, 2010.

For preview information go to:  Benefits about to change and 3-Tier Plan.

 

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Topics

Associations and Committees

• House Staff Association
• Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC)
• Hillsborough County Medical Association - application page 1 / application page 2
• Florida Medical Association - application

Employment Forms and Resources

• Direct Deposit
• Email, Computer Accounts & Information Technology
• Leave of Absence Request
• Questions regarding J-1 VISA or Permanent Resident Card - Contact Elaine Adams at (813) 844-7412.  ECFMG - Foreign Resident/Fellow or from a Foreign Medical School
• USF ID Information  (How much is the USFCard?
  The cost for your original card is $10.00. Replacement/re-make cards are $15.00.)
• W-4 2009

Medical Health Administration

• Website with information for Infection Prevention and Control, Employee/Student Health .
• Questions regarding Residents/Fellows health records

Need Help With the Following?

• First time in GEMS?
• How do I get a copy of my Pay Check Stub?
• Do you need to reset your GEMS Password because you haven't been in the GEMS system in a while?
• How do I change information on my Direct Deposit?
• How do I change information on my W-4 Tax Form?
• Where can I post my house for rent/sale?

Patient Safety Graduate Course Info

A new multi-college course for graduates students, the first of its kind at USF, taps into a team approach for improving patient safety. 

• GME NEWSLETTER article
• DEAN'S Lecture Series on Patient Safety
• Available online lectures below:

             September 10, 2008  Greg Ogrinc, MD - "Is It Possible To Change Organizational Culture through the Clinical Improvement Work of Our Learners?"

          October 1, 2008  Karen Frush, BSN, MD - "Establishing a Patient Safety Climate in an Academic Medical Center: Trials, Tribulations and Opportunities"

          October 29, 2008  Don Moorman, MD - "Patient Safety in Surgery"  (Audio Only)

 

Policies and Procedures

• Graduate Medical Education Policies
• Housestaff Handbook
• Housestaff Contract

RAP (Resident Assistance Program)

• Provides confidential evaluation, grief counseling, and referral service designed to assist the resident and family members
• Ombudsman - Provides another forum in which individual residents can address concerns in a confidential and protected manner

Resident Pay & Benefits

• Insurance Information - Muniz & Associates
• Resident Salary Schedule
• Resident Benefits
• Pay Check Stubs
• Retirement Information:  Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) State of Florida Deferred Compensation (457) For assistance, contact USF HR Benefits Representatives: Donna Pepper at (813) 974-9357 or Suzy Siegmann at (813) 974-3872.

Resident Resource Links 

• Affiliated Hospitals
• CME Information
• Educational Resources
• Find Your TRN or License Number
• GME Calendar
• GME NEWSLETTERS
• Near Miss Web Reporting
• Requirements for Board Certification
• Risk Management
• Shimberg Medical Library
• USMLE Information

Sleep Deprivation Info

• Bibliography of Sleep Loss Articles
• Resident Sleep and Fatigue - Valerie Panzarino, M.D., USF Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology
• Sleep Deprivation Article - David F. Dinges, Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine