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Prospective Residents/Fellows Welcome Message Our Programs Housing Office International Medical Graduates Life in LA Recreation Center Resident Contract Salaries & Benefits Current Residents/Fellows Resources ACGME Competencies Certification & Licensure Chief Residents Help Lines HIPAA House Staff Manual Life in LA Our Programs Resident Committees Resident Contract Residents' Homepages Resident Orientation Resident Resources & Websites Resident Surveys Resident as Teacher Salaries & Benefits Townhall Meetings with DIO Verinform Program Director/Faculty Resources ACGME Certification & Licensure Conferences General Resources GME e-bulletin Help Lines House Staff Manual Internal Program Review International Medical Graduates Life Curriculum New PD Appointments Policies Program Letter of Agreement Rotator Guidelines Tools Verinform Program Coordinator Resources Help Lines International Medical Graduates Program Letter of Agreement Preparing for RRC Site Visit Preparing for an Internal Review Recruitment/Interviews Rotator Guidelines Self-reflection Tool What to put in a Resident file Credentials Verification About Us GME Office GME Committee Mission Statement Program Directors Program Coordinators Annual Report Policies Administrative Resident Home   Policy - Leave Meal Access Card Issuance Eligibility Use of Access Card Dept. Access Card Program Management Meal Access Card Eligibility A house officer is defined as an individual with a Personnel Action Form (PAF) and on postgraduate year I-IX status. A house officer is eligible to receive credit for meals when he or she is scheduled and works nine or more continuous hours in house, if engaged in patient care activities. Resident on-call schedules must be in compliance with ACGME Resident Work Hours Policy, UC Guidelines and UCLAMC policy on resident hours. Meal credits may be accrued when the house officer is involved in direct patient care activities at the following sites: On campus although not directly in the Medical Center UCLA owned or operated facilities such as Santa Monica-UCLAMedical Center or Venice Family Clinic. UCLA residency assigned sites if in conjunction with above two sites The total number of meal credits earned is based on the total number of on duty hours per day, per the formula approved by the UCLA Graduate Medical Education Committee and Hospital Administration. Back to Table of Contents