title: Standards for attending staff in an emergency medicine residency program.
abstract: An academic emergency department established comprehensive standards for its attending staff. Extensive input from multiple levels of emergency department (ED) personnel were utilized. There was uniform agreement that written roles and responsibilities were needed for a more efficiently operating department. Written standards for attending staff represent a novel approach in ED administration.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care