Attending-Only Inpatient Medicine Service

Our attending-only services function similarly to community-based practice models. Faculty members are typically scheduled on a particular service for 7 days ON followed by 7 days OFF. In addition to a regular set of shifts assigned, faculty are expected to serve on a number of Back-up shifts.

The Attending-Only Services (AOS) is the largest of the clinical services offered by the Adult Hospitalist Care Program. The primary responsibility is to manage the clinical problems of the acutely ill requiring hospitalization. AOS is staffed 24/7 by our hospitalists.

Hospitalists staff a combination of day shifts (7AM-5PM), swing shifts (Noon-10PM), and night shifts (8PM-8AM) throughout the course of an academic year. There are currently four general medicine AOS services, of which two are also staffed by APPs 7 days a week. These services also have primary responsibility as the Triage Officer for all medicine patient admissions and transfers.

Resident Staffed Inpatient Medicine Service

Our resident-staffed services are modeled like traditional academic services in which the attending faculty member is supported by a team of residents and medical students. The teams work and learn together to provide the very best care to the patients assigned to their team. Faculty who provide this traditional academic service usually are appointed to the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor. Faculty primarily assigned to these services are typically scheduled on service for two-week blocks. There are three resident-staffed services. These services are staffed 24/7 by resident physicians.