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If you're the only fellow at your program in your sub-specialty, is it typical for you to take 365 days of call?
How strict is this usually? Do they make exceptions for an occasional weekend away (maybe 6 weekends per year)?
So you're expected to live within an hour driving radius for 1 year? It sounds a lot like being on probation.
Yes, you're expected to live close by. Why in the world wold you want to live more than an hour from your office/hospital anyways???
I had 4 weeks vacation during fellowship and during those times I was away my attending would cover call. We had a second fellow join during my second year so we started splitting call afterwards. That said, for a 2 year fellowship I took about 3 weeks total off, wanted to take full advantage of my time to learn and perform surgery. If I was in a 1 year fellowship I would have taken much less time off.
How strict is this usually? Do they make exceptions for an occasional weekend away (maybe 6 weekends per year)?
So you're expected to live within an hour driving radius for 1 year? It sounds a lot like being on probation.
maybe 6 weekends per year