How many patients does each intern follow?
On most inpatient services, each intern will admit 2-5 patients per admitting day and will carry an average census of 8-10 patients. However, census varies from service to service with the higher intensity services having slightly fewer patients. Intern services are strictly “capped” at 10 patients (the RRC nationally mandated number is 12) and interns may admit no more than 5 patients and accept 2 transfers in a 24-hour period.
