Fellowship Resources

 

Welcome, LSU Pediatric Fellows! Please review the items on this resource page and feel free to reach out to the program coordinators with any questions.

 

 

Book Money/Allotment Guidelines:

• Residents receive $250 in their allotment each year
• Residents, in their final year of training, will receive $500 but if they are presenting at a meeting, can get an additional $500 for a total of $1000 with approval from program director
• Fellows receive $1500 during each year of their training
• Fellows in their final year, if they are presenting at a meeting, can get an additional $500 for a total of $2000 with approval from program director
• Fellows who need additional support should contact their program director and or section chief first and then Dr. Desselle

 

Conference/Travel:

• If a fellow or last-year resident is presenting or attending an out of state meeting, they will need to contact their Program Coordinator and LSU Pediatrics Administration before the meeting to use their allotment
• SSPR meeting costs will be covered for both residents and fellows who are presenting at the meeting (these fees will not count towards book money)

 

Approved items for book money spending:

• Educational material (books, flashcards, etc.) that is relevant to pediatrics
• Equipment (stethoscope, reflex hammer, etc.)
• Lab/White coats
• License renewals
• Membership subscriptions

 

Non-approved items for book money spending:

• Scrubs
• Clothing
• Computers, laptops, iPads

           

Book money can be used in one of two ways:

1. Make the purchase on your own and get reimbursed
   1. You will need to submit a copy of credit card statement showing transaction and last four digits of card to Hanh Rimmer.
   2. You will also need to submit the purchase email/invoice/receipt to Kegan Reid
   3. If you order anything to be delivered, it must be delivered to: Pediatrics Administrative Office, 200 Henry Clay Ave, NOLA 70118
   4. If a personal address is used, reimbursement may not be approved

 

2. Department
   1. If total cost of purchase is more than allotment balance, a personal check will need to be made out to LSUHSC for the difference
   2. See Kegan Reid in the Pediatrics Administrative Office, State Street

 

If gift card is used to pay for order, gift card amount cannot be reimbursed.

Book money must be used by June.  Book money does not carry over to following year.

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LSU Pediatrics Faculty

LSU Pediatrics Administrative Staff

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House Officer Manual

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New Innovations

New Innovations site guide

Click here to access New Innovations with your LSU email user ID and password. Be sure to save this site as a favorite for easy access. If the link does not work, copy and paste this website into your browser:  https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/medical_education/new-innov/

 

1. Work Hours (formerly known as Duty Hours)

Work Hours are monitored by the Fellowship Director and Coordinator monthly. If you get an email from your corrdinators or the GME Office, please complete the hours in a timely manner. Click here for more information on Work Hours.

          Work Hour Types Set Up In New Innovations:

• Shift – Regular working hours that do not fit any of the other duty hour types.
• Clinic – to be used when working in a clinic.
• Continuity Clinic – to be used when working at a continuity clinic.
• Call – to be used when doing overnight / in house call.
• Post Call – to be used after a 24-hour overnight call to complete paperwork and patient transition activities.
• Exceptional Circumstances - to be used in RARE circumstances for severely ill patients or unique conferences. Hours logged on this type count towards 80 hour week.
• Conference – to be used when attending conferences, journal club, didactics, and other educational events
• Moonlighting – to be used when moonlighting, either internal or external. Must be approved by your Program Director.
• Night Float – To be used when working any night float rotation or shift
• Vacation/Leave – Vacation, sick leave, educational leave. Per ACGME rules, any days scheduled as Vacation/Leave are NOT counted as days off for day off requirements.
• At Home Call‐‐Not Called In – to be used when at home during home call. Any hours logged on this duty type do NOT count towards the 80-hour week.
• At Home Call‐Called In – to be used when called in to work during at home call. Any hours logged on this duty type DO count towards the 80-hour week.
• At Home Call - Clinical Work - to be used when at home completing clinical work. Any hours logged on this duty type DO count towards the 80-hour week.
• At Home Call - Phone Consult - to be used when at home doing a phone consultation. Any hours logged on this duty type DO count towards the 80-hour week.
• Break / Not Working – to be used for short breaks throughout the day. This should be used to fill in any gaps in working time to prevent a “Short Break” violation. Any time recorded with this duty type counts towards the 24 maximum shift length and 80-hour work week limit

 

2. Procedures

Most programs use New Innovations to keep track of fellow procedures.  Please consult your program director and senior fellow if you have questions about logging procedures. Some programs keep spreadsheets on their own.  ALL fellows must keep track of their cases/procedures and submit to Program Director and Coordinator. 

Travel Policy

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Vacation Requests

Fellows are allotted 28 days of vacation and 14 days of sick leave each year (7 day work week, including Saturday and Sunday). Unused leave will not roll over to the next year.  If you plan to take vacation, you must get approval from your Program Director. Fellows are required  to complete the LSU Application for Leave Form before leave is taken. Please send your Program Coordinator an email with your exact dates of vacation after getting approval from your Program Director.