Residency Lounge...Optional??

[bkaqm6]

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Our hospital is in the process of transitioning our lounge (which is shared by attendings and residents) into a store room for OR supplies. The attendings will move their offices into the department office space, while it seems as though we will be left behind with no lounge/workroom/ect... Anyone know if there are any ACGME rules that prohibit them from not giving us a designated space for just residents?

 

[ranmyaku]

II.D.3. Adequate clinical and teaching space must be available, including
meeting rooms, classrooms, examination rooms, computers, visual and
other educational aids, and office space for teaching staff.
II.D.4. When residents are assigned duty in the hospital, the institution must
provide them with:
II.D.4.a) on-call facilities that are convenient and that afford privacy, safety,
and a restful environment with a secure space for their
belongings, and
II.D.4.b) sleeping rooms, lounge, and food facilities.

http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/downloads/RRC_progReq/140_internal_medicine_07012009.pdf

 

[dragonfly99]

that blows.
Where was your program director, dept chair and chief resident in all this? You're probably screwed at least for this year, but someone should start pressuring the administration about this...

 

[smq123]

Our hospital is in the process of transitioning our lounge (which is shared by attendings and residents) into a store room for OR supplies. The attendings will move their offices into the department office space, while it seems as though we will be left behind with no lounge/workroom/ect... Anyone know if there are any ACGME rules that prohibit them from not giving us a designated space for just residents?

I agree with dragonfly; that sucks.

You could probably argue that the lack of a lounge/workroom would make it hard for teams of residents to meet and run patient lists for signout without violating HIPAA. But it sucks that your PD let this happen. 🙁

 

[Smurfette]

Was this a lounge just for members of your dept? Is there a resident lounge available for any residents at your institution? If there is one for residents in general (just not one specific for your dept), it may not be a violation.

If you are really concerned about it, talk to your GME office and see what they have to say. They may have something planned due to the changes being made. They should be familiar with generic ACGME residency rules, and can always look up the specialty specific ones.

 

[dragonfly99]

Make sure you don't complain ALONE. Unfortunately being stereotyped as a complaining resident could really hurt you with your PD.

 

[turquoiseblue]

i think you shouldn't complain about it whatsoever, just so you don't get into any trouble, unless you are on some resident committee that can make change. if you know someone that is on that sort of committee, tell them and they should bring it up. it is safer that way.

 

[anon-y-mouse]

i think you shouldn't complain about it whatsoever, just so you don't get into any trouble, unless you are on some resident committee that can make change. if you know someone that is on that sort of committee, tell them and they should bring it up. it is safer that way.

I agree, but I think that rather than some committee, this is something to bring up with a Chief. Are there none there?