On-Call Responsibilities

CALL SCHEDULE / NIGHT FLOAT

Night Float: The resident will take call from 8:30pm to 8am in two week blocks. Suitable call room facilities are provided within the hospital. The call schedule will be divided among 2nd through 4th year residents. Absence of residents because of vacations, unscheduled leave and educational meetings, including AFIP, will be covered by qualified residents.

Holiday Call:  Call will be shared equally among 2nd through 4th year residents on holidays and on any weekends related to these holidays (e.g. the Friday, Saturday and Sunday following Thanksgiving).

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ON-CALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Residents will begin on-call responsibility 12 months after initiation of the radiology residency.  Residents are to inform the front office of their whereabouts while on-call and the page operators must be notified of any changes in the call schedule.  Prompt response to pages is expected.

1st Year Buddy Call: The first year resident should begin training for call duties after their fourth block of residency is completed (mid October).  This will be in the form of “buddy call” where the first year resident accompanies a more senior resident to become acquainted with the usual call responsibilities.  First year residents will list their preferences for call dates during their 5th  through 13th  blocks of radiology residency.  The program director will approve the “buddy call” schedule.  The first year resident will be expected to take evening call, Saturday call and overnight call during this time period. Each resident is encouraged to work with varying senior residents and attendings in preparation for call.  The following is a chart of minimum requirements:

	Block 5	Block 6	Block 7	Block 8	Block 9	Block 10	Block 11	Block 12	Block 13
	2009	2009	2009/10	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010
	19-Oct	16-Nov	14-Dec	11-Jan	8-Feb	8-Mar	5-Apr	3-May	31-May
	15-Nov	13-Dec	10-Jan	7-Feb	7-Mar	4-Apr	2-May	30-May	30-Jun
5p - 9p Week Night	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
8am - 5pm    Saturday / Sunday	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
5pm to 8am Fri or Sat    Overnight	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1

You will receive meal tickets for your time on call. The amount of tickets will vary according to the call schedule.

Weekday Call: This will be covered by the night float resident. Weekday call begins at 8:30 pm and ends at 8:00 am the following day. Responsibilities include call report exams, checking sonograms, ER films, and assisting the evening attending radiologist with film reading. The following morning, the resident will review the on call studies with the early a.m. attending radiologist. At 8:00 am the resident will be excused for the rest of the day, except to attend visiting professor conferences.

Weekend Call:
Weekend-Saturday/Sunday Day Shift: The weekend Saturday and Sunday day shift begins at 8 am and ends at 6:00 pm. This will be split evenly by the residents not on night float. The resident’s responsibilities on Saturday include the GI exams, special procedures and exams as directed by the attending radiologist. The resident will read out any call reports and all other exams reviewed while on dayshift. The resident is then excused for the remainder of the day. The resident’s responsibilities on Sunday include any GI exams and special procedures, as well as helping cover early morning sonograms to allow the staff to concentrate on reviewing the films and exams of the Saturday on-call resident. The resident will then read exams as directed by the attending radiologist. The following morning, the night float resident will review the ER exams and his/her on call studies with the early a.m. attending radiologist. Following completion of these exams, the resident will be excused for the rest of the day.

Weekend- Saturday/Sunday Evening Shift: The evening shift begins at 6 pm and ends at 8:00 am after morning readout. This will be covered by residents not on night float excluding first year radiology residents.

Angiography Call:
Primary angiography call will be provided by the attending physicians.  The on-call resident will be allowed to participate in the examinations as his/her training permits.

Call Room
A call room is assigned to the radiology department for resident on call. This room is equipped with a bed, study area with a desk and view boxes, a PACS station, television, phone and bathroom facilities. The resident library also has a recliner if the resident chooses to sleep within the department.

You will receive meal tickets for your time on call.  The amount of tickets will vary according to the call schedule.

Fourth year residents are exempt from call responsibilities during the last six months of their residency, to prepare for oral board exams.

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Visiting Professors

Attendings will provide coverage in the department to allow all residents to attend evening conferences given by visiting professors.