I finally got my block schedule for my intern year yesterday! I had been waiting for it since late May (when it was first projected to be available). I am very excited about my schedule and starting residency and, just, everything! So here it is:
Month 1: Med 1(General Inpatient Service, aka "Floors" or "Wards")
Month 2: Development
Month 3: NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, located at UW Hospital on Labor/Delivery Floor)
Month 4: Newborn Nursery (located at UW Hospital on Post-partum Floor)
Month 5: Elective (to be determined)
Month 6: Med 2 (general Inpatient)
Month 7: Continuity Clinic/Ambulatory Pediatrics (All clinic work)
Month 8: Hematology/Oncology (Inpatient service for kids with genetic anemias – like Sickle Cell – and with cancer)
Month 9: Emergency Department
Month 10: 2 week vacation and 2 weeks of "float" (where I cover for anyone who is sick, etc.)
Month 11: Med 3 (General Inpatient)
Month 12: Emergency Department
On the Med / NICU / Heme-Onc months I will be on call every 4th night (staying overnight at the hospital). The Continuity Clinic month is call free (yay!). When I’m assigned to the Emergency Department (ED), I will work about 18 shifts (8-12 hours each) during each month. When I’m on my Development and Elective months, I won’t have any call for those services, so I’ll be doing a few shifts in the ED during those months. When I’m in the Newborn Nursery for a month I’ll help to cover the NICU call nights a few times over the course of the month. And of course, no call during my vacation, and no call when I’m a float, since I have to be available to come in whenever needed.
So there it is! I love that I’m starting on a floor month so I’ll have a chance to learn the new computer system / hospital layout / how rounds work / etc all from the get go. Also, I think it’s best to be a little shaky on the floors in June (when people know it’s your first time there) rather than not having a floor month until December (like some people have) and have to remind everyone that it’s your first experience there. I also like the spacing of months with heavier call vs. months with lighter call. Overall I’m very happy with my whole schedule!