Memorial Health University Medical Center's department of surgery uses a night-float system to cover overnight call. The night-float team covers all new and established surgical and trauma inpatients overnight. Residents typically spend two months each year on night-float, where they gain significant experience caring for acutely ill patients and performing a variety of bedside and operating room procedures.
The PGY-1 residents work six 12-hour overnight shifts, Sunday through Friday, with Saturday nights off. The PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents work six 12-hour shifts, Saturday through Thursday, with Friday nights off. The PGY-4 and PGY-5 residents work five 12-hours shifts, Monday through Thursday, as well as one 24-hour shift on Sunday, with Fridays and Saturdays off. The night-float residents also assist the weekend rounding teams seeing floor patients on Saturdays and Sundays prior to leaving.
Residents that are not on the night-float rotation cover in-house call on the weekends. All residents not on the night-float rotation typically have every other weekend free of all clinical duties (from Friday afternoon until Monday morning). The weekends on call for PGY-1 residents consist of one of the following shifts: one five-hour shift on Friday night and one 16-hour shift on Saturday night, or two 12-hour day shifts, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. The weekends on call for PGY-2 and PGY-3 consist of one of the following shifts: one 24-hour shift on Saturday, or two 12-hour shifts, one on Friday night and one on Sunday day. The weekends on-call for PGY-4 and PGY-5 consist of one of the following shifts: one 12-hour shift on Friday night, or one 24-hour shift on Saturday. All of the above shifts are compliant with the new ACGME resident work hours restrictions for all PGY levels.
Memorial Health University Medical Center's department of surgery uses a night-float system to cover overnight call. The night-float team covers all new and established surgical and trauma inpatients overnight. Residents typically spend two months each year on night-float, where they gain significant experience caring for acutely ill patients and performing a variety of bedside and operating room procedures.
The PGY-1 residents work six 12-hour overnight shifts, Sunday through Friday, with Saturday nights off. The PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents work six 12-hour shifts, Saturday through Thursday, with Friday nights off. The PGY-4 and PGY-5 residents work five 12-hours shifts, Monday through Thursday, as well as one 24-hour shift on Sunday, with Fridays and Saturdays off. The night-float residents also assist the weekend rounding teams seeing floor patients on Saturdays and Sundays prior to leaving.
Residents that are not on the night-float rotation cover in-house call on the weekends. All residents not on the night-float rotation typically have every other weekend free of all clinical duties (from Friday afternoon until Monday morning). The weekends on call for PGY-1 residents consist of one of the following shifts: one five-hour shift on Friday night and one 16-hour shift on Saturday night, or two 12-hour day shifts, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. The weekends on call for PGY-2 and PGY-3 consist of one of the following shifts: one 24-hour shift on Saturday, or two 12-hour shifts, one on Friday night and one on Sunday day. The weekends on-call for PGY-4 and PGY-5 consist of one of the following shifts: one 12-hour shift on Friday night, or one 24-hour shift on Saturday. All of the above shifts are compliant with the new ACGME resident work hours restrictions for all PGY levels.