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  4. Resident Training
  5. What to Expect
  6. Call Schedule

Call Schedule

This is an estimate of total number of call days in a year.

Weekends are off on all rotations unless you are on call except during one-month inpatient internal medicine rotation.

PGY-1

  • Long call (weekend day 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.): 12
  • Short call (weekday 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): 30
  • 12-Hour holiday call (9 a.m. – 9 p.m.): 1-2
  • Friday overnight call (4:30 p.m. – 7 a.m.): 1 (occurs May-June; indirect upper level supervision)
  • Average of 1 short call per week and 1-2 long calls per month
  • Direct supervision with upper level resident on short call July-January and on all long calls

PGY-2

  • Long call (weekend day 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.): 5
  • Long call (weekend night 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.): 7
  • 24-Hour Holiday call (7 a.m. – 7 a.m.): 1 – 2
  • Average of one long call per month (not including night float) and no short calls

PGY-3

  • Long call (weekend day 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.): 6
  • Long call (Friday 4:30 p.m. – 7 a.m.; Saturday 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.): 6
  • Short call (weekday 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., July – January only): 8
  • Average of one long call and one short call per month

PGY-4

  • Long call (weekend day 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.): 4
  • Short call (weekday 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m., July-January only): 9
  • No Overnights

Vacation Time

  • 15 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year
  • No vacations allowed during the month of inpatient medicine wards or night float
  • No other restrictions to vacation time
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