I. Identifiers

• Hospital-Physician ID/Dictation Number
  
  Upon appointment to the Medical Staff at the UCSF Medical Center, each trainee is assigned a physician ID number that will remain constant for the entire residency and/or fellowship. This number is required on all hospital documents bearing the trainee’s name, and is necessary to access the hospital telephone dictation system.
  
  UCSF computer system users have access to confidential medical records and patient account information. This information is maintained to serve the patient, health care providers, third-party payers and to conform to HIPAA requirements (see section II, B)
  
  The home department initiates appointments to the Medical Staff at the time of a trainee’s employment. Subsequent to the processing of forms by the Dean’s office, the data is processed by the Medical Staff Office who notifies the trainee of the assigned ID number. These ID numbers are issued 24-48 hours from the verification of appointment by the Dean’s office. If a trainee has not received this number within 3-4 days from the start date, the trainee must contact their department coordinator.



• Campus Photo Identification & Library Card
  
  All faculty, staff and students must possess and carry a Campus ID Card. The home department will inform the trainee about obtaining this document at the office of the UCSF Police Department. This ID Card serves as a library card, an on call meal card, and for security access to the medical center, especially at night and on weekends. In addition, parking privileges for on call residents is validated via this ID card.