Meetings Traditionally, each chief resident elects to attend one surgical meeting, for which expenses are reimbursed by the Department of Surgery. If any resident is presenting a paper at a meeting, the Department usually covers all expenses. Meals Meals are provided for those residents on call at University Hospital, the Northport VA Medical Center and Winthrop University Hospital. Housing Residents are responsible for obtaining their own housing with assistance given by the Department. Surgical residents are given an on-call room at all hospitals.
Chief residents are on call at all times for their patients.