Department of Veterans Affairs

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Department of Veterans Affairs
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VA Wards

• Four teams- 1 resident 2 interns per team
• One Attending per team every two weeks
• Q 4 long- overnight call with cap of 5
  patients-residents admit overflow
• Q 4 (alternate with long) short call-until 2PM
  with cap of 2
• Clinic day short call is 1 pt until noon

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VA Wards

• For Teams Blue, Green, Orange, White
• One Resident 2 Interns per team
• One intern takes call with his/her resident
• One intern is Orphan- takes call with a
  resident who covers--from Screening
• Overnight coverage for July and August then until
  midnight

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VA Wards

• Admissions come from Screening, Unit, other
  services, NH, Home
• All patients should be seen by a covering
  resident
• Present new patients post call rounds
• Round each day with attending at 8 AM
• Expected to have pre-rounded
• Days off

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VA Ward Conferences

• Noon conference- every day 2nd floor conference
  room
• Morning report-for interns every Thursday at 930
  in department of medicine conference room- for
  residents 930 M-W-F
• Grand Rounds Tuesday 730 AM at UH-
  teleconference at VA
• MM Wednesday at noon in place of noon conference

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VA Unit

• Mixed Medical and Cardiac ICU with one attending
  for each service
• Closed Unit
• Three teams of 1 intern 1 resident
• Q3 overnight call
• Days off

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Miscellaneous

• Food- get money from Dept. of Medicine--Cafeteria
  until 4 M-F and Sat Morning Canteen 8-4 M-F
• Dinners brought in by screener
• Parking
• Radiology
• CPRS
• Phones- call 96 to get to UH, 99 dial out