Interns (PGY-1) 

While on ophthalmology rotations, interns work in clinic and on the adult consult service during regular business hours. There is no overnight, weekend, or holiday call. 

 First Year (PGY-2) 

First-years are responsible for in-house call at the WashU Medicine Medical Campus, where Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are located.  

Weekdays 

During regular business hours (weekdays from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM), adult and pediatric consults are covered separately by the first-year residents assigned to the consult rotation at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the pediatrics rotation at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. From 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM, consults from both sites are covered by a single first-year resident that rotates weekly.   

Weekends and Holidays 

Consults from both Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are covered by a first-year resident on a rotating basis from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. 

Night Float 

First-year residents rotate coverage of adult and pediatric consults from 7PM to 7AM in two-week blocks beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday.  

The first-year class may collectively agree to make adjustments to the call schedule provided that none of them is ever assigned to more than 24 hours of continuous duty.   

Second Year (PGY-3) 

Second-years cover consults at the John Cochran VAMC from 4:30 PM to 7:00 AM. This is done on a home-call basis with responsibilities rotating weekly.  

Third Year (PGY-4) 

Third-year residents assist first-years with complex consults overnight and on weekends or holidays. The third-year also serves as the primary surgeon or surgical assistant for all surgical cases that occur during these times. All surgical cases are staffed by an attending. Third-year call is taken on a home-call basis.


About WashU Medicine

WashU Medicine is a global leader in academic medicine, including biomedical research, patient care and educational programs with 2,900 faculty. Its National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding portfolio is the second largest among U.S. medical schools and has grown 56% in the last seven years. Together with institutional investment, WashU Medicine commits well over $1 billion annually to basic and clinical research innovation and training. Its faculty practice is consistently within the top five in the country, with more than 1,900 faculty physicians practicing at 130 locations and who are also the medical staffs of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals of BJC HealthCare. WashU Medicine has a storied history in MD/PhD training, recently dedicated $100 million to scholarships and curriculum renewal for its medical students, and is home to top-notch training programs in every medical subspecialty as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and audiology and communications sciences.