Question

Who should be on this task force to represent what hospital functions and why? To whom should the taskforce report their results and why?

Answer 1

The task force should include the head of each department of the hospital because according to (Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital) a head of department “is responsible for personnel decisions within the department and ensuring interns, residents and fellows are properly supervised during their medical training.” The taskforce should report their results to the hospital’s dean of medicine because “they are responsible for all the day to day functions of the hospital, including supervising the department heads, overseeing medical training, making personnel decisions about non tenured staff, and meeting the hospitals ongoing regulatory requirements.” (Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital) In addition, this person also reports directly to the board.