Professional Conduct

As you become an active member of the health care team, your degree of interaction with patients will often equal or exceed that of more senior members of your team. Accordingly, you are required to meet certain minimum standards of professional decorum.

Dress
You are expected to wear clean white coats with name tags at all times. Men must wear shirts and ties. Women are expected to be comparably attired. You may wear a scrub suit when on call (obtain from operating room, 2nd floor). Please do not change into scrubs until 5:00 p.m. on weekday call days and please change back into street clothes the following morning.

Patients
All patients are to be addressed as Mr., Mrs., etc. Any discussion of diagnosis, management or prognosis with the patient or family should be first cleared with the housestaff or attending physician.

Ancillary Personnel
Optimum patient care requires a mutual attitude of courtesy and respect. You can and should learn a great deal from nurses and other personnel. Should you have any interpersonal difficulties with ancillary personnel, notify your resident or attending.

Punctuality
You are expected to be present and on time for all rounds, conferences and other scheduled activities.