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Medical College of Georgia Administrative Policies
and Procedures
Office of Primary Responsibility: Human Resources Division
No. 1.4.18 A
House Staff/Residents and Clinical Fellows
1.0 Purpose:
To provide policy guidelines for the appointment of
House Staff/Residents and Clinical Fellows; to specify their form of
compensation and identify the fringe benefits available.
2.0 Policy:
House Staff/Residents and Clinical Fellows may be
placed on the MCG exempt payroll in non-classified positions. The Program
Director, Department Chair, Dean, and/or Administrative Manager
will be responsible for determining qualifications, identifying the
funding required for positions, advertising vacancies, selecting
individuals to fill vacancies, and issuing appointment letters and
submitting appropriate employment related documentation, i.e. Personnel
Action Request, to Human Resources. The Human Resources Division will be
responsible for payroll processing, maintaining personnel files, and
administering applicable fringe benefits when available.
Fringe Benefits – House Staff/Residents and Clinical
Fellows are eligible for certain institutional fringe benefits, if their
work commitment is half-time or more. (For more information on House
Staff/Residents and Clinical Fellows benefits, contact the Graduate
Medical Education Office, AE 3042, extension 1-3052.)
3.0 Definitions
3.1 House Staff/Residents
House Staff/Residents will normally have an
MD, DDS, DMD, DO, MBBCh, or MBBS degree and be assigned in a patient care
environment for training. Salaries of individuals in this category should
be consistent with the AAMC guidelines for persons with comparable
backgrounds and experience. Appointment of these individuals normally
would be for one year, renewed annually, until completion of training
program as specified by the individual department.
3.2 Clinical Fellows
Clinical Fellows will normally have an MD, DDS, DMD,
DO, MBBCh, or MBBS degree and be assigned to advanced clinical work or
research in a specialized patient care, working environment for additional
training. These positions are usually sponsored by the Graduate Medical
Education Office and are comparable to that of House Staff/Residents.
Salaries of individuals in this category should be consistent with House
Staff/Resident salaries for persons with comparable backgrounds and
experience. Appointment of these individuals normally would be for one
year.
Date: 1 May
2004 | Rev. No: | Rev. Date: | No. 1.4.18 A |