Duty Schedules

Work duty hours:

Call and duty hour schedules are carefully monitored. They provide ample time off and typically assign resident work hours at well below the 80 hour limit.

Call Schedules:

PGY1	Every fourth to sixth night in-house call on general internal medicine services Staggered shift and call schedule for ICU residents Home call for all other services Controlled shift schedule in emergency medicine
PGY2	Staggered shift and call schedule for ICU residents 2 months ward back-up, supervisor role Home call for elective rotations.
PGY3	Every fourth to sixth night call during general internal medicine No overnight call for ICU SR. Day call 6 days per week. Home call for elective rotations.

Rounds:

• Formal daily patient management and teaching rounds occur on all inpatient medical services, including General Internal Medicine, nephrology, and intensive care unit.
• Routine daily patient management and consultation rounds occur on all subspecialty services.
• Weekly rounds and conference occur in emergency medicine rotation.
• Daily report occurs on Monday–Thursday for all general medicine services, managed by program director and chief residents.

Vacation and Educational Leave:

• Twenty-one days paid vacation, plus 2-day break at Christmas, New Years, or an alternate holiday.
• Seven days paid educational leave

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