Candidates for Residency or Fellowship
The National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) require that each residency and fellowship program participating in the Match must provide its interviewees with the following information:
Children’s National Hospital Resident/Fellow Contract
Date:
First Name Last Name, MD
Dear Dr. Last Name:
We are pleased to offer you a fellowship in {PROG} at Children's National for a period to commence {PROM_SD} and terminate {PROM_ED}. Your annual salary as a PGY{LEVEL} will be {RATE_AS} for full-time employment with benefits. Your responsibilities and those of the institution are outlined below.
I. Children's National Responsibilities:
A. GME Program
B. Compensation
C. Professional Liability Insurance
D. Leaves of Absence
E. Benefits
F. Physician Impairment and Counseling Services
G. Harassment
H. Accommodation for Disabilities
I. Program Closure & Reduction
J. GME Policies
A. Provide the Graduate Medical Education office with all requested credentialing information.
B. Comply with all Children's National's immunization, health screening, and drug testing requirements.
C. Satisfy all other requirements for employment by Children's National. Should these requirements not be satisfied by the commencement date of this agreement, this agreement will be null and void.
D. Comply with each Affiliated Institution requirements and applicable state laws pertaining to the specific Children’s National location to which Fellow is assigned.
E. Complete all requirements for promotion to the next level of training.
F. Review the requirements for specialty board examination and register to take the Boards during the first year of fellowship. Access to information related to eligibility for specialty board examinations may be obtained at the American Board of Pediatrics Website at: https://www.abp.org
G. Comply with all Children's National policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct, Compliance Program Policies and Procedures, Bylaws of the Medical Staff of Children's Hospital, Rules and Regulations, and any individual educational and clinical policies and procedures of the training sites to which you are assigned.
H. Develop a personal plan of learning to foster professional growth, with guidance from Program Director and Teaching Staff.
I. Participate fully in the educational and scholarly activities of your program and assume responsibility for teaching and supervising other fellows and students as appropriate.
J. Participate regularly with and serve on committees and councils whose actions affect education and/or patient care.
K. Provide safe and appropriate care for patients commensurate with your level of education, ability, and experience as determined by and under the supervision of the teaching staff.
L. Comply with applicable federal laws and the laws of the District of Columbia. Fellows are not permitted to start training at Children's National until they have obtained a full D.C. license; or applicable D.C. training license.
M. Perform duties under this Agreement, during such hours as the Program Director may direct, in accordance with Children's National's Program Work Hours and Moonlighting Policies, including reporting to the Program Director or GME Office any work hour violations or concerns.
III. Conditions for Reappointment
IV. Termination of Agreement
V. Acknowledgement
All institutional policies regarding eligibility for appointment including expected or required training credentials, pre-employment drug testing, background checks and information relevant to licensure status and/or visa status are linked here.