“The Best of the Policies” Alicia Kurtz, MD Emergency Medicine

Food @ CRMC On-call residents (and residents working an ER shift during the dinner hour) have food available from 5:30pm to 7am at the locations below. Breakfast & Lunch available all weekdays in the PRC. Limit $21/day. Cafeteria: 5:30-8pm + 12am-3am weekdays, 7am- 8pm + 12am-3am on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Hot food bar closes at 7pm Outtakes Café: Open daily until 2am, for on-call resident use from 5:30pm until closing + prior to 7am The PRC will have microwaveable meals, sandwiches, snacks, and drinks in the evening and on weekends. Serve breakfast and lunch M-F. Vending machines are always available

Parking @ CRMC. Woof.

ACGME Duty Hours for Interns Can google “ACGME, duty hours, FAQ” for a great PDF Max 80 hours/week averaged over 4 weeks Max 24+4 hour shifts (was 16…) Minimum 8 hours in-between shifts 4 days off/4 wks, can’t be bunched in more than 2 day blocks

How to (Literally) Return a Page ex: “57401” (ED Green Zone) - CRMC hospital phone  just enter the extension. - Can use your private phone to return the page by: - Eliminate the 5 or 3 - Area code “559” - Add “459” as the prefix - Ex. “57401”  (559) 459-7401 CRMC Operator: (559) 459-6000 Vocera: (559) 459-7474, or x57474

GME Office Use the housestaff portal Check your email (Outlook, @fresno.ucsf.edu) Worker’s Comp cases Seek care at employee health or after hours in the ED Check-in with HR (Dyan Rueles) At Your Service website (change tax deductions, direct deposit, employment verifications…)

Resident Council All UCSF departments welcome Can sign up through housestaff portal or e-mail Virginia Monthly meetings with lunch provided $500/$750 scholarships to attend conferences, etc. Plan & host fun activities like: Weekly organized indoor basketball Indoor Soccer Teams Ice Skating Downtown Hobb’s Grove Halloween Event

New to Fresno??? Some crowd favorites: Tower Sports Bar Gazebo Gardens http://www.fresno.ucsf.edu/fresno-living/ Some crowd favorites: Tower Sports Bar Gazebo Gardens Woodward Park Farmer’s Markets Day trips to the mountains

Questions??? Your Chiefs Other Residents Or me! :] Your PD / Coordinator Or me! :] aliciakurtz@gmail.com