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What is the call system?
- Our four interns rotate call with one or two family medicine residents throughout the PGY-1 year, consisting of q3 – q6 call. During their emergency medicine rotation, interns take OB call once a week. Otherwise, interns remain in the call pool throughout all rotations.
- Our PGY-2 residents are on call on weekends, alternating between a 24-hour Saturday call and a Friday night/Sunday day 12-hour call.
- From Sunday through Thursday night, an upper-level resident (PGY-3 or 4) and a second year resident (for nine of 13 blocks) rotates as a night float, making the total in-house team three residents. A third upper-level resident is on home-call during the week when there is no second-year night float.
- Weekends consist of a three-resident team: One intern, a second-year, and a chief (PGY-3 or 4). The gyn-oncology chief hands over the oncology pager throughout the week to the night float, and rounds on the oncology service when on his/her own weekend call. The weekend team covers gyn-oncology patients when the gyn-oncology chief has the weekend off.
Does your coverage change during the winter holidays?
During the December holidays, the call schedule is covered by a “mega rounds” schedule. Residents have seven days on and seven days off. Residents work either day or night shifts.
Are there any research requirements?
Participation in research is encouraged. Only one research project is mandatory, however, and is presented orally at the end of the PGY-4 year as a Grand Rounds.
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