This involves informal contacts on the wards, and formal lectures to residents and Brown University medical students taking the Renal Elective. Call Schedule Call schedule for fellows is one out of every fourth night and one out of every fourth weekend. Night call is taken by long-range pager or from home, and mainly involves handling problems by telephone, although fellows may go to the hospital for an emergency consultation or dialysis. Benefits Benefits for fellows include four weeks' vacation, disability insurance, and life insurance. Several health insurance plans for individual, 2-person, and family membership are available.
Fellows contribute towards the cost of the elected coverage through payroll deductions.
Option to purchase dental insurance is also available. Details may be obtained through Rhode Island Hospital Records and Benefits Office.