To demonstrate the school’s commitment to providing excellent, compassionate and ethical care, IU School of Medicine residents and fellows must adhere to the highest professional standards. The policies and standards established by the school and its clinical partners ensure that these standards of excellence are achieved in all situations.
Statements and policies posted on this website, letters of appointment, and policy manuals pertaining to graduate medical trainees do not create a contract and do not create any legal rights. The university reserves the right to update, revise, or withdraw all or any part of these policies, including but not limited to the procedures set forth in the policies.
- Accommodations for Disability
- Annual Program Evaluation
- Away Electives
- Bureau of Motor Vehicle Record Check
- Clinical and Educational Work Hours
- Closure Policy for Institution or Programs
- Complement Change Requests
- Data Security on Mobile Devices
- Eligibility & Selection of Residents and Fellows
- Emergency Plan for the DIO
- Extra Shifts or Call for Extra Pay
- Evaluation and Promotion of Residents
- Fellow Billing for Clinical Services and Procedures
- Fellow Eligibility Exception
- Lactation
- Management of Fitness for Duty
- Management of Impaired Residents
- Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance
- Military Leave Policy
- Moonlighting and Other Professional Activities Outside the Scope of Training
- Non-Academic Criteria (Technical Standards) for Residents
- Non-ACGME Fellowships
- Official GME and Email Communications
- Part-Time Residency Positions
- Patient Care Chaperones
- Post-Graduate Year (PGY) Level Appointment
- Procedures on the Newly Deceased
- Purpose and Duties of the Graduate Medical Education Committee
- Record Retention for Residents' Files and Records
- Relationships with Colleagues
- Remediation, Probation, Non-Reappointment, Summary Suspension, and Termination of Appointment
- Request for New Training Program
- Resident as Teacher Oversight
- Resident Appointment
- Resident Supervision and Accountability
- Resident Transfers
- Resident Wellness
- Review and Approval of Documents Prior to Submission to the ACGME
- Social Media
- Special Reviews
- Teacher/Learner Conduct & Unprofessional Behavior
- Time Off Work
- Transition of Care
- USMLE or COMLEX Requirements
- Verification of Active Training Status with Specialty Boards