Call Schedules
| Wards, NICU, PICU: | Every 4th night | |
| ER: | Five to six shifts per week | |
| General Pediatrics Clinic: | One ER shift every four to nine days | |
| Children's Rehabilitation Center: | Home call for PGY3 only | |
| Pediatric Surgery: | PGY1 rotation only, every 4th night | |
| Harrisonburg Office: | PGY2 rotation only, every 7th night (telephone call) | |
| Electives: | PGY2 and PGY3 on call for Wards or PICU or NICU every 4th to 9th night |
Typical Resident Schedule
- Each work day begins with morning report. Residents and faculty meet and review the patients admitted to the ward and PICU overnight. Following the evening's "headlines," second- and third-year residents present a brief teaching case on a topic of their choosing. Faculty and residents then discuss the topic in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.
- Regularly Scheduled Rounds
Daily
-Resident Rounds/Morning Report
-Ward "Attending" Rounds
-Nursery "Attending" Rounds
-KCRC "Attending" Rounds
-Hematology/Oncology RoundsWeekly
-Grand Rounds
-Neurology Rounds
-Infectious Disease Rounds
-Continuity Clinic Talk - Noon Teaching Conferences provide an opportunity for informal exchange of ideas between faculty, fellows, residents, and students. The year begins with a series of Acute Care Conferences and continues with topics that include the subspecialties as well as general pediatrics. Most conferences are held during the noon lunch hour in the pediatric classroom on the 7th floor of the University Hospital.
- National Meetings - As a second- or third-year resident, you will have the opportunity to attend a medical meeting during each year of your training.
- Additional information may be found under the comments concerning a specific rotation in the Curriculum Overview.
Better yet, experience the schedule first-hand by walking with a resident through a typical day in Wards, NICU, PICU, or at the Children's Rehabilitation Center, and get a better idea for what each part of your day is like.