General Information

• Report first day at 0630-0700 in the Control Room in the Wearn Building (Between Cafeteria and Lakeside) for sign-out.

• After sign out, pre-round on your patients 0700-0800. Rounds generally start at 0800.
  Note: if you have patients on Lerner tower, but your main team is in Lakeside (Wearn/Naff/Eckel), we recommend that you see the Lerner patients before heading all the way to Lakeside. It’s quite a walk to go back and forth.

• Attire: business casual, scrubs on long call days

• Learn to present, admit, and manage patients and sign-out efficiently.

  • After rounds, it’s helpful to create a short list of To Do’s for the day by patient (this will also speed up running the list with your seniors) - prioritize consults (do this first thing in the morning even before rounds if you are able to/have run it past your senior), discharges and orders (especially procedures/imaging) first, notes and handoff/sign out should be last.

  • Make sure to follow consult notes daily - they may not always call you with updates, some services just update their A&P with recommendations.

  • As soon as you get a new admission, quickly read their chart and see them ASAP.

    • ALWAYS confirm code status on admission

    • Helpful to confirm home meds and preferred pharmacy

  • Always ask your seniors if you have any doubt or questions!

  • Work on discharge paperwork EARLY - DP2, appointments, scripts, gold form, wound care recommendations, hospital course.

  • At the end of the rotation, make sure to send the incoming resident a thorough sign-out of your patients - include next day’s To Do’s and general pre-discharge To Do’s.