USC/California Hospital
Family Medicine Residency

Call Schedule

PGY 1:
During their first four months, first-year residents are generally on-call every 4-5 nights.  Later in the Fall, they begin two 2-week blocks as the night float resident (a total of four weeks).  When the PGY-1 night float service is staffed, first year residents who are not scheduled on night float have 1-2 calls per month. During their obstetric/gynecology blocks, residents are on a separate obstetric call pool. Residents are exposed to a breadth of clinical experiences during call as they participate in the care of patients on the Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and the Pediatric services. A senior resident is always in-house and works closely with the first-year resident.

PGY II:
Second-year residents take part in the night float system in order to provide enhanced continuity of patient care. PGY-II residents will spend two 2-week blocks as the night float senior resident, for a total of four weeks.  Second-year residents are on 1-2 calls per month when they are not on night float. Residents are afforded with the opportunity to develop their clinical decision making and teaching skills as they supervise the care of patients on the Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatric services.
In addition, second and third-year residents are responsible for maintaining continuity with their maternity patients and come into the hospital to manage the labor and delivery process, under the guidance of the Family Medicine faculty.

PGY III:
Third-year residents also participate in the night float system, covering two 2-week blocks during the academic year for a total of four weeks. In addition, third year residents provide weekend round coverage on a rotating basis for patients on the Family Medicine inpatient service, working in conjunction with a faculty physician. Third-year residents are also responsible for off-hour "home-call" coverage for patients of the Family Health Center and nursing homes. This duty is assigned on rotating basis. Senior residents are provided with backup call coverage throughout the year.