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LIABILITY INSURANCE - The University provides professional liability insurance coverage to house officers for malpractice claims arising out of the house officer’s acts or omissions within the scope of their University duties. Exceptions to this coverage are acts or omissions in the course of activities not within the scope of the house officer’s duties, and acts or omissions resulting from actual fraud, corruption, malice or criminal negligence. House staff contacted by attorneys or others regarding malpractice suits are asked to immediately notify the Medical Center Office of Risk Management at 794-3500, who will advise on how to respond or coordinate the response on their behalf.

Powell Library
Powell Library is among the 19 libraries on campus

LIBRARIES — The University Library at UCLA comprises a campuswide network of libraries. Its principal components are the Charles E. Young Research Library (which serves the needs of faculty and graduate students in humanities and social sciences, plus the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and the School of Public Policy & Social Research) and the College Library (which is used by undergraduates), as well as several subject-specific libraries. The total collections of the UCLA Library number more than 8 million books and 78,000 magazines and academic journals. In addition, the libraries hold collections of manuscripts, oral history transcripts, archives, technical reports, government publications, photographs, maps, audiovisual materials, corporate reports and other scholarly resources. UCLA staff, faculty, and students have access to all libraries in accordance with library regulations. To borrow books or use services, use your UCLA BruinCard.

The Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library is located on the first floor of the CHS, room 12-077. It is generally open Monday–Thursday from 7:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; and from 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. on Sunday. The Biomedical Library has an excellent reference collection and a comprehensive historical section that gives special emphasis to the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, ophthalmology, radiation biology, molecular biology, and vertebrate zoology. The total collection includes over 643,095 volumes and 4,400 current journals including 3,500 electronic journals. The UCLA Library Catalog contains information about most books, audiovisuals, microcomputer programs, and all currently received journal titles at all UCLA libraries. It also provides links to electronic resources such as online journals and e-books. A customized version of the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed database is available from the Biomedical Library’s web site. PubMed@UCLA will display links to electronic journals and to call numbers for print versions of the journals to which the library subscribes. Personal consultations and group seminars customized for individual departments, labs, or research groups are also available. Call 310/206-8016 for more information or visit the library’s home page at http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/biomed.

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM - A large group of qualified therapists is available to provide ongoing low cost treatment to UCLA medical students and house staff. The program offers initial consultation with a psychologist at no cost. Strict confidentiality is maintained; offices are located off campus and no records are kept of any initial visit. For more information or for an appointment, call 310-206-8976. Emergency assistance is available at any hour.

OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT: 10920 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 420 310/794-3500. This department provides information and technical assistance on risk management issues and related problems. They should be notified immediately:
  1. if there is a possibility of or notification of a lawsuit for malpractice or negligence or the possibility of a claim;
  2. if you are contacted by an outside attorney or law enforcement officer regarding a patient or care of a patient;
  3. if you are asked to be an expert witness;
  4. if unusual incidents occur in the course of patient care or contact;
  5. if contacted by the Medical Board of California. Hours are Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. After-hour coverage is provided on an on-call basis by contacting the page operator. This should be limited to the reporting of serious incidents that need immediate evaluation and follow-up or other emergency type situations requiring consultation with Risk Management.


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