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Resident Supervision

The Residency Supervision Area is designed to assist hospitals and clinics with the protocols outlined for specific duties residents and fellows can perform. These guidelines are determined by the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Any questions about certain procedures not listed should be addressed to the faculty and not decided by the resident or fellow.

A credentialed and privileged attending physician ultimately provides supervision or oversight of each resident's patient care activities. Direct supervision by a qualified attending physician is required in the OR/Delivery Room or for non-routine invasive procedures like Cardiac Cath, Endoscopy, and Interventional Radiology. The standards for resident supervision in patient care settings are described in GME Policy #410.

William Davies

Davies, William - PGY - 3

Department of Family Medicine-Nashville
Resident Supervision

FM – Nashville Family Medicine residents can perform the procedures listed below with indirect supervision as designated by PGY Level:

 

Procedure:

PGY1

PGY2

PGY3

Circumcision

   

X

Digital Block

 

X

X

EKG

X

X

X

Endometrial Biopsy

   

X

History and Physical

X

X

X

Joint Injection

 

X

X

Limited OB Ultrasound

X

X

X

Mirena

   

X

Nexplanon

 

X

X

Non-Stress Test

 

X

X

Pap Smear

X

X

X

Punch Biopsy

 

X

X

Read Chest X-Ray

 

 

X

Read Orthopedic X-Ray

 

 

X

Shave Biopsy

 

X

X

Simple Sutures

X

X

X

Skin Cryosurgery

 

X

X

Splinting

X

X

X

Toenail Removal

 

 

X

Wet Prep

X

X

X

 

All other procedures require direct supervision. It is understood that emergent procedures may require performance by whatever personnel are available.<![if !vml]><![endif]>

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