POLICIES & PROCEDURES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
House Officer Manual
For purposes of the House Office Manual, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto unless otherwise clearly required by the context in which such term is used.
Academic Dean - The term “Academic Dean” shall mean the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans or his “designee”.
Dean - The term “Dean” shall mean the Dean of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans or his “designee”.
Department - The term “Department” shall mean the clinical department that the GME program resides in at the School of Medicine.
DIO - The term “DIO” shall mean Designated Institutional Official for Graduate Medical Education.
Graduate Medical Education - the term, “GME,” as used in this document encompasses residency and fellowship programs accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), in addition to programs in dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) - the term, “GMEC” shall mean the School of Medicine committee that has the responsibility and oversight of the ACGME accreditation status of the Sponsoring Institution and each of its ACGME accredited programs. It maintains oversight of the quality of the GME learning and working environment.
House Officer - The term “House Officer” shall mean and include interns, residents, and fellows.
Ombudsman - The term “Ombudsman” shall mean a third party official to investigate House Officer complaints regarding issues they are having in their program.
Program - The term “Program” shall mean a resident or fellow training program of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.
Sponsoring Institution - The term “Sponsoring Institution” shall mean the institution that has the ultimate authority and oversight of ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. Oversight of House Officer assignments and of the quality of the learning and working environment by the Sponsoring Institution extends to all participating sites.
Working Days - The term “working days” shall mean Monday through Friday.
Lafayette
For the purposes of understanding the organizational structure of the LSUHSC OUHC Branch Campus, the following terms will be considered in the application of policies and procedures outlined in the LSUHSC New Orleans House Office Manual.
Associate Dean for Lafayette Affairs - Dr. James Falterman Jr. is the Associate Dean for Lafayette Affairs. All policies that refer to the Academic Dean shall be deferred to the Associate Dean on the Lafayette Campus.
Section Chief - All policies that refer to the Department Head shall be deferred to the Section
Chief of the appropriate program on the Lafayette Campus.