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 highly successful night float system for the obstetrics service resident. In response to the ACGME duty hour regulations, a gynecology night float system was implemented in 2003. The only traditional night “call” is currently on Friday and Saturday night when the residents work a 24 hour shift. Our goal is to eliminate these remaining 24 hour shifts to improve resident quality of life and optimize patient safety. A Summary of the current call/night float follows:
- First-year residents have 4-5 calls/month, 1 month of gynecology night float and 1 month of obstetric night float.
- Second-year residents have 4-5 calls/month, 1 month of gynecology night float and 1 month of obstetric night float.
- Third-year residents have 3-4 calls/month and 2 months of obstetric night float.
- Fourth-year residents have 2-3 calls/month.
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.
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 picture was taken at our resident retreat.
