GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Moonlighting Policy For Graduate Medical Education At Texas Health Presbyterian
Hospital Dallas
 Policy Number: 10
Date Issued: 11/2002
Prior Revision Date:
  Date Revised: 01/2003
PURPOSE To define the Graduate Medical Education policy for moonlighting
SCOPE All interns, residents and fellows (hereafter all will be referred to as trainees) employed by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (THD).
PROVISIONS

Qualifications for moonlighting:

  1. Texas Medical License- The resident must be an independent licensed physician with the state of Texas
  2. Malpractice Insurance – The trainee must obtain malpractice coverage
    for any moonlighting position acceptable to THD
  3. Signed approval from the Program Director

Restrictions:

  1. The trainee may not moonlight during rotations requiring in- house call, for example, ward rotations nor may he or she moonlight when taking call from home during subspecialty rotations.
  2. The trainee may not work more than 80 hours per week, including the moonlighting hours.
  3. The trainee must register his/her moonlighting hours with the Program Director.
  4. The Program Director may revoke moonlighting privileges from any trainee whose performance becomes impaired.

LESLIE H. SECREST, MD
Medical Director, Graduate Medical Education

BRUCE BOUGENO
Vice President, Medical Staff Affairs