Night Call
On general medicine and telemetry, PGY-1 residents are on call every fourth-fifth night and admit an average of three to five new
patients per night. Admissions are capped at five per night. Additional patients are admitted to the non-teaching service
or covered by a supervising senior resident. A day float system is in place to allow the post call PGY-1 resident to leave
the hospital by 10:30 a.m. There is a cross coverage night float system. In the medical intensive care unit, PGY-1 residents
are on overnight call every sixth to seventh night. In the coronary care unit, PGY-1 residents are on overnight call every
fourth to fifth night. PGY- 1 residents have no night call responsibilities during their, oncology, emergency medicine, research
or elective rotations.
Senior residents cover the general medicine services with a night float system: 2 two-week periods for the PGY-2 residents;
and 1 two-week periods for the PGY-3 residents. The Medical Intensive Care Unit is staffed by two PGY-2 residents and one
PGY-3 resident. Each resident alternates covering nights (8:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) for 7 days while the other two residents
work during the day.
In the Coronary Critical Care Unit, there is one PGY-3 resident who works during the day exclusively (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) for
one month. This resident has one and a half days off per week. Nights are covered by four PGY-2 or PGY-3 residents during
one of their elective rotations. Each works 7-8 days consecutively (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.).
Our residency program is in full compliance with all ACGME duty hour limitations.
Family Friendly
The Department of Medicine encourages residents to maintain an appropriate balance in their lives. Regularly scheduled outings
ease the pressures of resident life, and our corporate membership in a health makes it easy for residents to spend time together
away from the hospital.
The residency program also emphasizes the importance of family and friends. We help residents make a smooth transition from
medical school to postgraduate training, and we pay careful attention to the scheduling needs of our residents.
