Shifts:
Daytime shiftsNight float (2 week blocks, Monday PM - Saturday AM)24 hour call (frequency depends on PGY year and night float presence)Hours:
0630 - 1800, although case completion or relief typically earlierShifts:
17-20 total shifts, 6 overnight weekend shifts, 11-14 daytime weekday or weekend shiftsHours:
0630 sign out1800 sign out Mon-Fri1830 sign out Sat-SunShifts:
28 hour call (5-10 in a month typically), short shifts, 4 days off over 4 weeksHours:
0600 sign outPM sign out variable on short shift daysShifts:
Mixed AM/PM shiftsHours:
0630 sign out1800 sign outShifts:
CA 3 elective: 12 shifts, 2 weekend AM shiftsCA 3: 14 shifts, 2 weekend AM shifts, 2 weekend PM shiftsCA 1: 16 shifts, 2 weekend AM, 2 weekend PMHours:
0630 signoutChoose your own schedule (yay!)
Shifts:
20 shifts total, 4 weekend shifts, 16 weekday shiftsHours:
0700 - 1900, although sometimes you can be let go earlyEveryone gets 20 vacation days per year. Everyone must use all 20 days - if a resident fails to request all 20 days, they will get random days off assigned to them. This includes sick days and should ideally be divided evenly between the first half of the year and the last half.
You CAN take vacation during:
You CANNOT take vacation during:
Residents may request 5 meeting days off per year to attend conferences (i.e., these days do not roll over from year to year). Note that most conferences are scheduled through weekends; residents only need to request meeting days for the weekdays the conference is scheduled and instead request "no call" on the weekend days. Residents presenting at conferences have priority for their time off requests; when OR numbers are low, we generally will give preference to meeting day requests (if the resident is presenting) over vacation requests.
Residents are allowed 5 days off for job/fellowship interviews over the course of their entire residency (i.e., these days do not roll over from year to year). You can request these in Qgenda through the same process as requesting vacation days (you just select the Res Interview option instead of Res Vac). It is usually best to email the scheduling chief resident when you make these requests so they can make sure to plan ahead for it.
When you work on an eligible holiday as a CA-1, CA-2, or CA-3, you get an extra vacation day. Unlike your normal 20 vacation days/year, these “Holiday Makeup” vacation days do roll over year-to-year; as a result, many residents save them until CA-3 year.
Holiday OR shifts are filled by a volunteer system - residents can choose to work on eligible holidays and therefore earn a holiday makeup day. Holiday shifts are 12 hours long, meaning 4 residents must work each holiday; at least one of the residents for each AM & PM shift must be a CA-2 or CA-3 (the other resident may be a CA-1). If you are on a vacation-ineligible rotation, you cannot work a PM holiday shift if the next day is a weekday. Shifts that don’t get signed-up for will be randomly assigned; those residents will still earn a holiday makeup day. If you work during an eligible holiday while on an outside rotation (e.g., SICU as a CA-2) you do still earn a holiday makeup day.
Holiday makeup days can be used à la carte for 1 day off when needed, or combined to take a week off. However, single holiday makeup days off cannot be requested in advance prior to a month’s schedule being made; single holiday makeup day off requests will be evaluated after normal vacation day requests.
Some holidays award makeup days if you work "into" the holiday on a post-call day. E.g., if you are on 24-hour call starting 12/30, you gain a holiday makeup day for working into the morning of 12/31 (New Year's Day). However, if you are on 24-hour call starting 7/3, you do not gain a holiday makeup day despite working into the morning of 7/4, because July 4th is not a "work-into" holiday. The "work-into" holidays are noted in the list below.
The eligible holidays that earn holiday makeup days are:
Holidays are broken into two 12-hour shifts: two residents work the AM shift and two residents work the PM shift. The AM shift starts at 6:30 AM, and the PM shift starts at 6:30 PM. Everything else works like a normal call shift - see the guide to taking call for more details.
Each year, the chief residents will post or send out a sign-up sheet for all the holiday shifts; each shift needs to have at least one senior resident working it, but otherwise it's usually first-come first-serve.