Call Frequency

PGY 1 - For interns on psychiatry at the VAMC, call is one time / week. Call on other services varies by department; most but not all months spent on primary care and neurology do not include call.

PGY 2 - In the second year, most overnight shifts are covered by night float, and call averages one weekend 12 hour shift, every third week. During July and December only, there is weeknight and weekend call, with a frequency of approximately once a week.

PGY 3 - In the third year, call is once every 24 days, supervising interns at the Albuquerque VAMC.

PGY 4 - There is no regularly scheduled call for PGY 4 residents in our program.