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Rounding should not take place after in-house call. The Agreement is clear that “apart from handover of patient-care responsibilities, no Resident Physician shall be required to assume new responsibilities following the twenty-fourth (24th) hour of duty”.
Yes, residents can be scheduled for rounds on weekends when not otherwise scheduled for call shifts.
Residents cannot receive more that two stipends for a scheduled shift
Weekend rounds must occur at the start or end of standard duty hour shift or call shift and cannot exceed two (2) hours.
On-call duty hours refer to those times the Resident Physician is scheduled and required to carry clinical responsibilities beyond the standard duty hours. This typically includes evenings, overnight, and weekends.