OHSU Psychiatry Service
PGY-1's and PGY-2's take short call while on the OHSU Psychiatry Service every four to five days. Short call is Monday - Thursday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm then nightfloat begins accepting further admissions after 8:00 pm. Call on Friday begins at 5:00 pm until 8:00 am the next day. Saturday call is a 24 hour shift and weekend call is typically taken twice per month, otherwise weekends are free.

VAMC Psychiatry Service
Residents rotating on the psychiatry service at the VAMC take overnight call from home every fifth night. Short call is Monday - Thursday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm then nightfloat begins accepting further admissions after 8:00 pm. Call on Friday begins at 5:00 pm until 8:00 am the next day. Saturday call is a 24 hour shift and weekend call is typically taken twice per month, otherwise weekends are free.

Non-Psychiatry Services
Interns on the General Medicine and Neurology services take call according to those department schedules. Currently, General Medicine call is 24 hours every fifth night, with one scheduled day off per week. When not on call, no new admissions are taken on weekends, but morning work rounds must be completed daily.

Neurology Call consists of rounding with the inpatient service one weekend per month, otherwise your weekends are free and there is no overnight call during the week days.

Third and Fourth Year Residents
Third and fourth year residents take back-up call from home every thirteenth night. Third and Fourth year residents do in-house back up to help and support interns with their first 3 calls.

House Officer Salaries 2009-2010 Annual salary is determined by the resident's level of postgraduate training completed within the United States. Benefits include medical malpractice, life, disability and health insurance. Additional coverage is available for spouses, dependents and domestic partners. Go to the GME Benefits page for the most recent information on house officer benefits.

PGY-1 $45,600 PGY-2 $47,800 PGY-3 $50,000 PGY-4 $52,500 PGY-5 $55,100 PGY-6 $57,800 PGY-7 $60,700 PGY-8 $63,600