How often...

[obgyny]

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How often are residents on call?

 

[GenSurg]

depends on the specialty and the program. medicine, ob, and surgery q3 to q4. radiology sometimes q6-7. Ophth and plastics and some other specialties are sometimes homecall for a week at a time every 1-2 months. Some specialties like anesthesia and radiology take pre and post-call days off.

Talk to residents at your current program. I know in my program, call is always changing to better accommodate the 80 hour rule.

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[obgyny]

actually I'm premed, I was just curious. what does q stand for?

 

[blz]

i think it stands for 'every'

 

[gluon999]

i think it stands for 'every'

is that referring to the number of days. like q3 = every 3rd day.

 

[Gut Shot]

ac (ante cibum) means "before meals"
bid (bis in die) means "twice a day"
gt (gutta) means "drop"
hs (hora somni) means "at bedtime"
od (oculus dexter) means "right eye"
os (oculus sinister) means "left eye"
po (per os) means "by mouth"
pc (post cibum) means "after meals"
prn (pro re nata) means "as needed"
q 3 h (quaque 3 hora) means "every 3 hours"
qd (quaque die) means "every day"
qid (quater in die) means "4 times a day"
Sig (signa) means "write"
tid (ter in die) means "3 times a day"

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[fantasty]

is that referring to the number of days. like q3 = every 3rd day.

yes

 

[futuredo32]

Is "night float" the same thing as on call?

 

[Gut Shot]

Is "night float" the same thing as on call?

No, night float is a system that gets people out of pulling call. Rather than taking turns staying up all night, a team has one "sacrificial lamb" who just does night shifts, usually for a whole month. Weekends are generally covered by members of the "day team" who do long shifts (i.e. 7 am Saturday to 7 am Sunday). Overall it's a good system, although there are always problems inherent to transferring care between doctors. Still, I'll take a night float system over Q4 call any day...

Reason #348 I went into pathology.

 

[deschutes]

Provided you are not the night floater who screws up their sleep cycle for a whole month - and still has to make it to all the daytime conferences! 🙂