Sample Call Schedule
WARDS
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | On Call | Post-Call | Post-Post Call | Pre-Call | On Call | Post-Call | Post-Post Call |
| Week 2 | Pre-Call | On Call | Post-Call | Post-Post Call | Pre-Call | On Call | Post-Call |
| Week 3 | Post-Post Call | Pre-Call | On Call | Post-Call | Post-Post Call | Pre-Call | On Call |
| Week 4 | Post-Call | Post-Post Call | Pre-Call | On Call | Post-Call | Post-Post Call | Pre-Call |
| Admissions | On call | Team (one resident and two interns) admits 5 patients from 7am – 6pm |
| Post-Call | Team receives 4 patients from Nocturnist – H&Ps and orders already done | |
| Post-Post Call | Team admits 2 patients before noon | |
| Pre-Call | Team does not admit |
| Hours | On call | Interns alternate day and night shifts. Day intern 6:30am-6:30pm, Night intern 6:30pm-10:30am. |
| Post-Call | Day intern 6:30am-5:30pm. Night intern leaves at 10:30am. | |
| Post-Post Call | One intern 6:30am-5:30pm, the other intern has the day off or leaves early. | |
| Pre-Call | The resident and the interns alternate taking this day off. |
ICU/CCU
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Day Short | Day Long | Day Short | Off Day | Day Short | Day Long | Day Short |
| Week 2 | Night Shift | Night Shift | Night Shift | Night Shift | Transitional Day | Off Day | Day Long |
| Week 3 | Day Short | Day Long | Off Day | Day Long | Day Short | Day Long | Off Day |
| Week 4 | Night Shift | Night Shift | Night Shift | Transitional Day | Off Day | Day Long | Day Short |
| Night Shift | 7 Night shifts per block, 7pm-9am. |
| Transitional Day | 2 Transitional days. The day after your last night shift, no clinical duties. |
| Day Long | 7 days per block. 7am-7pm. |
| Day Short | 7 days per block. 7am-2pm. |
| Off Day | 5 days off per block. |