Program Call Information

There are four different types of call: Medicine, Peds, OB/Gyn, and Junior Weekend. Call schedules are customized to fit resident needs, and are written for the entire academic year. Residents can view their schedule on-line at www.amion.com.

Medicine Call: The four residents on primary Medicine wards (usually two PG1's and two PG2's) share every fourth day, 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. daily for the Medicine service. The time is usually busy.

OB/Gyn: Call is shared by four residents with 12-hour or 24-hour shifts. This call, when added to wards, clinics, and surgery responsibilities, is demanding. Post-call days are off.

Peds Call: Call is shared between 2 or 3 residents and consists of taking pediatircs admissions until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Junior Weekend Call: This second or first year resident takes resonsibility for pediatric and ICU admissions on weekends from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., under the supervision of the weekend senior resident. Specifically, the third year resident sees all patients admitted by new first year residents in their first six weeks on the Medicine service and all critical care and pediatric admissions by first year residents the entire year.

Patient Care Shifts:

CCU: Second or late first year residents fulfill CCU duty from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. for a one-week rotation.

Night-Float: Second and third year residents fulfill night float duty about six weeks each. They cover Medicine/CCU/Surgery/Pediatric services between 7 p.m.and 6 a.m. seven nights per week. The second year takes primary responsibility for admissions and patient care, with team support from the third year

Other Call Information

All residents must take call and fulfill patient care duty shifts in the hospital, with the expection of third year residents on OB who have fulfilled certain minimal requirements. Such third year residents may take OB call from home.