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.