Call & Rotation Schedule
Resident schedules are structured as a 4 + 2 + 2 (X+Y) schedule
Call & Night Float Requirements
| Rotations | Calls |
|---|---|
| University Hospital: ICU |
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| University Hospital: CCU |
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| University & VA Wards | Every 4th day call (call shifts last 12 hours on Sundays through Thursdays and 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays) |
| VA: ICU & Cardiology |
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| Electives | No call, unless assigned to weekend coverage |
| Night Float | Provides coverage 7 p.m - 7 a.m. for ward and ICU/cardiology teams Sunday-Thursday |
**UofL Health - UofL Hospital ward teams receive additional support from nurse clinicians and a non-teaching hospitalist service.
► Interns will take a total of approximately 12 overnight calls during the entirety of the intern year.
Typical Schedule (number of blocks/years per service)
| Rotations | PGY1 | PGY2 | PGY3 | PRELIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine Wards | 2.5 - 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cardiology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 2 |
| MICU | 1 - 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 - 2 |
| Nephrology Wards (private hospitals) | 1 | |||
| GI/Hepatology Wards (private hospitals) | 1 | |||
| Dedicated Ambulatory Blocks | 3 - 3.5 | 4 - 4.5 | 3 - 3.5 | |
| Night Float | .5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Geriatrics | .5 | |||
| ER | 1 | |||
| Palliative Care | .5 | |||
| Oncology/Hematology | .5 | |||
| Neurology | .5 | |||
| Elective | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Vacation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
