The Curriculum Council Steering Committee recently approved a revised and updated version of the Student Duty Hours Policy. This policy goes into effect on the date of this announcement. The full text of the policy can be found at:
http://mse.medicine.iu.edu/curricular-affairs/resources/student-duty-hour-policy.html
Key policy changes:
- Reorganized and expanded content to comply with IU policy standards
- Revised time period for averaging duty hours, the number of uninterrupted hours, and the amount of time between the end of one clinical/education day and the next.
- Updated policies and procedures for logging duty hours, reporting violations, and submitting reports