Resident Life
OB/Gyn residents at University Michigan are a cohesive and supportive group. The program fosters time for family and private life outside of residency as well as a sense of teamwork and enthusiasm amongst the residents.
Call Schedule:
In 1998, the house staff adopted a Night Float System for the Obstetrics service resident. The schedule has been a tremendous success. In response to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour regulations, a Gynecology Night Float System was implemented in 2003.
- First-year residents have 5-8 calls/month and 1 month of Gynecology Night Float.
- Second-year residents have 5-8 calls/month and 1 month of Gynecology Night Float.
- Third-year residents have 4 or 5 calls/month and 2-2.5 months of Obstetric Night Float.
- Fourth-year residents have 3 or 4 calls/month.
The On-Call residents round on the inpatient OB and Gyn services. Residents on the Oncology service round on the Onc patients on Saturdays and Sundays. Thus, if they are not on call, residents on Gyn and OB services do not come in to the hospital on weekends.
Work Hours:
The program is fully supportive of and compliant with the ACGME duty hour regulations. We believe that we can provide a quality educational experience within this framework that emphasizes time for adequate rest and out-of-hospital activities. We do not intend to apply for the 10% exemption.
Vacation:
All residents have four weeks of vacation.
Holiday Schedule: Residents choose between getting four days off over Christmas or over New Year's. Thus, each resident will have some time off over the holidays.
Resident Retreat:
Each year the residents partake in a full-day retreat. This is an opportunity for residents to spend time together away from the hospital, discuss ideas on how to continue to improve and strengthen the training program, and most importantly, to have fun! The following pictures were taken at our resident retreat.
