Diceroll2011 Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Do FM docs do call? I know there is variety, but are there discrepancies in call between rural doing a lot and urban family docs doing little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 There's not a big discrepancy no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceroll2011 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 What does call typically involve then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubcredfox Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Ya, there is a big difference between rural and urban family practice. It depends on what you call rural as well. Urban practice - zero call. Rural practice - 1:2 - 1:3 24 ER call coverage. Sometimes sleep, sometimes work all day, all night. These are large differences. You can factor in patient care into this mix on a daily basis, aside from weekends when you are not on call (or if you are, then you are covering all in patients). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 ^ ^ agreed. There is a huge discrepancy. Most urban family docs do absolutely no call. Rural family docs may do a lot of call, although they still may do none, depending on the setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 is there under some arrangements periodic weekend call? Thought that was factored in to the new funding models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Rural docs may also do obstetrical coverage; the one I worked with as a med student did 24/7 call for YEARS. YEARS. I did it with her for 6 weeks and said THIS IS CRAZY. GET ME OUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 In hindsight, I'm glad I didn't do that family med rotation there. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutritionRunner Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 My family doctor in Ottawa didn't do traditional "call" per se, but she worked with a group of doctors, and they all took turns spending one night a week staffing the after hours clinic for all the patients who saw the doctors in that group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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