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Residency Program

 

Yearly Schedule

 

Month

PL-1

Call Responsibility

Vacation

1

Combined Outpatient

(General Pediatric Clinic

and Emergency Room)

1 week of night shift in ER

Three weeks total:

two weeks of vacation are

taken during outpatient

service months and one

week from

Behavior & Development

2

3

4

5

Behavior & Development

No call

6

Term Nursery

q4-6 Overnight

Term Nursery Call

7

Intensive Care Nursery

8

Inpatient Service (Wards)

(each Intern performs 1 month

of night float)

q4-6 night Team Ward Call

(approx 3-4 overnight calls/month)

Night Float to cover

7:30pm-7:30am Sun-Thurs

9

10

11

12

 

Month

PL-2

Call Responsibility

Vacation

1

Inpatient Service

(Wards)

q5-6 Ward Call

Night Float to cover Sun-Thurs

Three weeks total:

two weeks of vacation

are taken during no call

elective months and

one week from other

elective months

2

3

PICU

Rotating Night Float (no call)

4

Intensive Care Nursery

Night Float and

weekend call

5

6

Cardiology

No overnight call

7

Endocrine

2 ER Calls per month

8

Adolescent

9

Electives

10

11

Primary Care*

No call

12

Outpatient Resitern

1 week of night shift in ER

 

Month

PL-3

Call Responsibility

Vacation

1

Inpatient Service

(Wards)

q5-6 Ward Call

Night Float to cover Sun-Thurs

Three weeks of vacation

are taken from

elective months

2

3

PICU

Rotating Night Float (no call)

4

Intensive Care Nursery

Night Float and weekend call

5

Term Nursery

q4-6 Overnight Night Call Term Nursery

6

ER Admit

Day/Night ER Shifts

7

General Pediatric Clinic

1-2 ER Calls per month

8

Electives

9

No call

10

11

12

 

*The primary care month rotation may be completed with any board-certified pediatrician anywhere in the U.S.

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