Psychiatry Junior Clerkship
Night Call Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING NIGHT CALL PROCEDURES

When going on duty, go to a campus telephone in the University Hospital, call the page operator at x6-2242, and ask her to page the "Psychiatry R.O.D." (resident on duty). At UIC the pager is #3927, at Jesse Brown VA Med Center the  pager is #1219.  You can dial these numbers directly if you are at UIC by dialing 136, and at the VA 590-136. Room A125 at the VA, 820 South Damen, has been assigned for the medical student on call as sleeping quarters, for both men and women. The "Psychiatry R.O.D." will also be staying at the VA. Meals are provided in the 2nd Floor Dining Room.

On Weekdays, call is from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (15.5 hours). On Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays call is from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (24 hours) the following morning.  Wednesday call will end at 11:00 pm in order to have a full day on Thursday to attend the required lectures at UIC.  As per the recommendation of the COM, medical students are allowed (but not required) to leave their clinical site after 30 hours of work.  Therefore, if a students begins work at 8:00 am and remains on call for 24 hours, he/she may leave work at 2:00 pm.

Morning Report is held Monday through Friday only at 8:00 a.m. in Room 8105 UICH and at the VA in the PAC (Psychiatric Admitting Clinic) on the Ground Floor-North, 1st hallway off the lobby.  Saturdays and Sundays at the VA it is in room #8450 (7th floor by main elevators)..

Morning Report Discussants:
Monday - Ovidio DeLeon, M.D. (UIH)
TBA (VA)

Tuesday - Nicole White, M.D. (UIH)
TBA (VA)

Wednesday - Michael schrift, M.D. (UIH)
TBA (VA)

Thursday - Robert Marvin, M.D. (UIH)
TBA (VA)

Friday - Ovidio De Leon, M.D. (UIH)
TBA (VA)

Saturday - VA only (TBA)

Sunday - VA only (TBA)

Students are REQUIRED to ATTEND report the morning following night call. Students assigned to night call on FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS are REQUIRED to ATTEND MORNING REPORT THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. Students assigned to night call on HOLIDAYS at UIH, are required to attend MORNING REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORKDAY. Those students who have child psychiatry assignments that end at 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm, or 6:30 pm are required to report to the resident they have been assigned to that evening immediately following their child psychiatry assignments. Page the resident and let him/her know that you will be arriving late due to child psych (in the event that this assignment makes you late). Please do not make this excuse unless your schedule warrants it, as the residents are asked and will report any irregularities.