On-Call Schedule Being on call is a way of life for a family physician and is a way of life for a resident physician as well. All residents rotate through the call schedule, and all residents remain in the hospital while on call. Residents are on call in the nighttime hours Monday through Friday, and all day on Saturday and Sunday. Each of the two hospitals where we admit patients will have a first-year resident on call. Since there are eight first-year residents to cover two hospitals, call averages one night in four .
Call is approximately one night in every eight .
One third-year resident will assist in a supervisory role, covering both hospitals. Call will average one night in every eight .