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Call
There are three types of call: house, obstetrics, and pediatrics. One first-year resident is assigned to the obstetrics service, and another to the pediatrics service. The remaining first-years share house call responsibilities. Note: Senior residents are always in-house; first-years are never alone. House Call
Obstetrics Call
Pediatrics Call | | | Frequency: | Averages approximately once every six days | | Duties: | Include care of existing inpatients with acute status changes, ranging from life-threatening medical emergencies (myocardial infarction, respiratory failure, etc.) to more common, less dramatic changes (insomnia, analgesic needs); does not include admitting patients to the hospital or delivering babies | | The house call schedule is created by one of the chief residents. All special requests (e.g., vacation or CME) are forwarded to him or her. It is sometimes possible to switch call days after the schedule is prepared as long as clinic schedules aren’t impacted. | | | | Frequency: | Once every three days; no rotation-related duties on post-call day | | Duties: | Triage patients, manage labor, and deliver babies | | | | Frequency: | Once every four days | | Location: | Children’s Hospital – St. Paul | | Duties: | Admit patients to the hospital (including a few patients going to the intensive care unit) and split “cross-cover”/house call duties with either a pediatrics or family medicine resident from another program |
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