Resident Handbook

Schedule Switches for Rotations and Calls

Changes in the resident schedule are usually feasible with enough notice. Residents are encouraged to look through the block schedule and call schedule to find a feasible solution to their requests.

All schedule changes (rotations, calls, weekends, single day coverage) must be approved by the chief residents. All changes must be reflected in EZCALL.

There are many factors that need to be accounted for when making these decisions. The following checklist should be applied to any possible schedule change.

• If a daytime rotation schedule was changed, were the residents’ previously assigned call schedules accounted for? This includes short call, weekend calls, night shifts, and second calls

• Do the residents have outpatient clinic patients scheduled in the Faculty Teaching Practice?

• If a night shift is involved, do the residents have daytime duties that require coverage for the next day?

• After the switch, do the residents have 4 days off in a 4 week period?

• Do the residents end up working two weekends in a row, effectively working 19 days non-stop? While this is technically permissible, it is highly discouraged.

• Do the residents have other scheduled departmental assignments, including M&M presentation, case conference presentation, medical student didactics, or NCCU simulation sessions that would be affected by the change?