Resident Supervision
The Residency Supervision Area is designed to assist hospitals and clinics with the protocols outlined for specific duties residents and fellows can perform. These guidelines are determined by the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Any questions about certain procedures not listed should be addressed to the faculty and not decided by the resident or fellow.
A credentialed and privileged attending physician ultimately provides supervision or oversight of each resident's patient care activities. Direct supervision by a qualified attending physician is required in the OR/Delivery Room or for non-routine invasive procedures like Cardiac Cath, Endoscopy, and Interventional Radiology. The standards for resident supervision in patient care settings are described in GME Policy #410.
Kean, Amber - PGY - 2
Department of Family Medicine-St. Francis
Resident Supervision
All PGY1 Family Medicine-St. Francis residents are supervised either directly or indirectly with the supervisor available to provide direct supervision.
PGY 2 and 3 Family Medicine-St. Francis trainees can perform the procedures listed below with indirect supervision:
Procedures |
PGY2 |
PGY3 |
Patient Care |
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Clinical history |
X |
X |
Physical examination |
X |
X |
Interpretation of lab studies |
X |
X |
Interpretation of basic X-ray studies (chest, abdomen, extremities) |
X |
X |
EKG interpretation |
X |
X |
Emergency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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BLS |
X |
X |
ACLS |
X |
X |
Additional Specific Skills |
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Vaginal examination and cervical check |
X |
X |
Amniotomy |
X |
X |
Fetal scalp electrode placement |
X |
X |
Intrauterine pressure catheter placement |
X |
X |
Labor induction/augmentation with Cervidil, Cytotec placement |
X |
X |
Cook cervical ripening balloon insertion |
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Cerumen removal |
X |
X |
Wet Mount/KOH prep |
X |
X |
EKG interpretation |
X |
X |
Skin staples removal |
X |
X |
Pap smear |
X |
X |
Basic OB ultrasound to determine fetal presentation, placental location |
X |
X |