Do on-call hours meet the ACGME requirements?
Night, weekend and holiday coverage is provided by residents on a rotating basis. Most overnight coverage is handled by a “night float” system, during which a resident is assigned to cover the evenings in the ER and is off during the daytime. Weekend and holiday coverage is also provided by residents at the second, third and fourth year levels. As noted above, first year residents are never assigned without senior resident for backup until they are “certified”. The call schedule falls well within the ACGME guidelines as well as the very rigid guidelines set forth in the regulations of the New York State hospital code. • Does the program provide training in BLS/ACLS? Jacobi Medical Center provides training in both basic and advanced life-support. The course is provided without charge to the department and the residents. All residents are required to become BLS certified. • How are residents evaluated? Resident evaluations are conducted at regular intervals. After each rotation, the resp
