In general, interns and residents are off on holidays and weekend days that they are not on call.
Emergency Department Rotation
During the Emergency Department Rotation, residents get 8 days off. During the intern outpatient rotations, all weekends are off (but 1 weekend is sick call).
LAC-USC NICU and Newborn Nursery
At the LAC-USC NICU and Newborn Nursery, resident teams work together so that each member gets 4-6 days off per block rotation.
Intern Year
During intern year, there are 5 weeks of vacation. Four of the five weeks are taken during outpatient rotations and are usually divided into two 2-week blocks. Since interns start one week early, they get their last week of internship off – to total 5 weeks vacation time.
Second and Third Year Residents
Second and third year residents have 4 weeks of vacation during each year. Vacation time is used during “free” elective months, and can be used all at once or split between the 2-3 blocks.
Winter Holidays
There are four consecutive days of holiday vacation during the Christmas/New Year's holiday. During this time, half of the residents will work on Christmas and the other half will work on New Year's. Residents are assigned to work an every other night (Q2) call during the 4-day period of the holiday which they do not have vacation. We also observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, & Thanksgiving.
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