Resident Manual

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the student programs at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. Our faculty and residents are proud to participate in the education of future physicians. We provide an excellent broad-based clinical experience at our major teaching hospital, UF Health Jacksonville, as well as at other affiliated sites.

Core clerkship rotations in all the major disciplines are provided for our students from the UF College of Medicine. Elective rotations in the final year of clinical training are available to medical students from all LCME accredited schools.

Please explore this site for more information about our student programs and services. If you are interested in our graduate medical education (residency) programs, please also review our graduate medical education site for more information.

IMPORTANT: Links that are marked with an asterisk (*) are located on the UF Health Jacksonville’s Intranet, which can only be accessed from a computer on the UF Health Jacksonville campus or by utilizing the employee VPN.

Policies, Procedures and General Information

  • ABMS Policy on Parental, Caregiver and Medical Leave during Training 
  • ACGME WebADS and AAMC GME Track 
  • Accommodations for Persons with a Disability Policy 
  • Annual Institutional Review Policy 
  • APER, SR, IR, PIWP Policy and Procedure 
  • Arrest of a Trainee 
  • Board Certification Institutional Standards 
  • Call Schedules 
  • Clinical Experience and Education Policy 
    • Fatigue Training 
  • Closure or Reduction of Residency Program 
  • COBRA 
  • Committees, Resident Partication
  • Competencies, ACGME
  • UFCOMJ Office of Compliance
  • Conflict of Interest – College of Medicine Policy 
  • Counseling: Resident Assistance Program (RAP) 
  • Directory, UF 
  • Disability Insurance 
  • Disaster Preparedness Policy and Procedure (GME) 
  • Dress Code (Trainee) 
  • Drug-Free Workplace
  • Drug Screens and Background Checks 
  • Due Process Policy for Adverse Action Appeals and Grievances 
  • Email as Public Record
  • External Rotations 
  • Evaluation of Residents and Fellows: Minimum Standards Policy 
  • Faculty Evaluation by Residents and Fellows 
  • Fatigue Training 
  • FICA Alternative Plan
  • Florida Medical-Dental Licensure Policy 
  • GMEC Policy and Procedure Review and Approval 
  • Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) Policy 
    • Current Resident Housestaff Council Members 
    • Resident Housestaff Council 
  • Graduation-Termination Policy 
  • Harassment Brochure 
  • Health Insurance 
  • HIPAA Training Online
  • HIPAA Training Policy 
  • Immunizations 
  • Industry Relationship with Academic Faculty and Residents 
  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) 
    • IRB Website
    • Research Manual 
    • Researcher Responsibilities 
  • Information Technology Policy 
  • Leave Types and Usage, Including Leave of Absence 
  • Library 
  • Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment 
  • Meal Cards 
  • Medical Licensing Exam Policy 
  • Moonlighting 
  • National Patient Safety Goals – Hospital
  • National Patient Safety Goals – Ambulatory Health Care
  • Non-Competition Policy 
  • Outside Activities Policy and Outside Activities Reporting Form, UF COM-J Resident/Fellow Policy 
  • Parking Policy 
    • Parking Violations Policy 
  • Pay Statements 
  • PEP – BBE Exposure Flyer 
  • Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) 
  • Professionalism Expectations Policy (Code of Conduct) 
  • Promotion Policy 
  • Professional Liability Coverage 
    • Self-Insurance Programs – State University Systems of Florida, Board of Governors
    • SIP Adverse Incident Reporting 
    • SIP Policy for Trainees 
    • SIP Liability Insurance Brochure 
    • SIP Orientation Presentation 
    • Universal Protocol For Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery™ 
  • Records, Confidentiality of
  • Recruitment Communication and Attestation 
  • Research Curriculum 
  • Residency Closure or Reduction Policy 
  • Resident and Fellow Teaching Seminar 
  • Trainee Appointments Policy 
  • Resident Assistance Program (RAP) 
  • Resident Background Checks and Drug Screens 
  • Resident Eligibility and Selection Policy 
  • Resident Impairment and Substance Abuse Policy 
    • Professionals Recovery Network (PRN) Information 
  • Resident Stipend Policy 
    • UF College of Medicine Stipends 
  • Safety and Security 
  • Self-Insurance Program 
    • Self-Insurance Programs – State University Systems of Florida, Board of Governors
    • SIP Adverse Incident Reporting 
    • SIP Policy for Residents 
  • Social Networking Policy 
  • Supervision Policy 
  • Voluntary 403(B) Plans – Retirement Savings
  • Volunteerism and Community Service 
  • Transfer Policy 
  • UF Directory 
  • Unscheduled Absence Protocol 
  • Virtual Library Curriculum 
  • Wireless Network Guidelines and Setup* 
  • Work Related Injuries and Illnesses/Workers Compensation
    • Reporting a Work-Related Injury 
  • Workplace Injury Protocol 
  • YMCA Website