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.
Jha, Aaradhana - PGY - 6
Department of Orthopaedic-Pediatric
Resident Supervision
Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship Supervision Requirements 2020-2021 - Prepared by Jeffery R. Sawyer, MD
PGY6 Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellows can perform the procedures listed below with indirect supervision:
Clinical Activity |
PGY6 |
History & Physical |
X |
ER consultation |
X |
Inpatient consult |
X |
Clinic evaluation |
X |
Fracture reduction |
X |
Joint Aspiration |
X |
Operating room |
X |
Method of Instruction for the above procedures = Direct Instruction
Instructor Level for the above procedures = Attending MD
Supervision Level for the above procedures = Indirect Supervision available
Requirements to Perform w/o Direct Supervision = After Instruction
Method to Confirm Competency = Obs/confirmation
PGY6 Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellows can perform the procedure listed below with direct supervision:
Clinical Activity |
PGY6 |
Spine Surgery |
X |
Method of Instruction for the above procedure = Direct Instruction
Instructor Level for the above procedure = Attending MD
Supervision Level for the above procedure = Direct
Requirements to Perform w/o Direct Supervision = N/A
Method to Confirm Competency = N/A
Obs = Observation