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Resident Life
“Welcome to Saint Barnabas Medical Center resident
life. As a Chief Resident, I have had the privilege
to work in this community of residents, attendings and nurses
throughout my residency. Resident life is challenging, both in
the hospital and at home making it imperative to find a place
that allows you to grow both as a doctor and as a person. Here,
as a resident, I have found a place where residents are treated
as people, support each other and have created an environment
that is conducive to both learning and working. We not only work
together, but also are active socially outside of the hospital.
It is this diverse group of people who make this residency into
the excellent and dynamic program for which Saint Barnabas Medical
Center is recognized.”
What is the call schedule? As of a year ago,
we began a nightfloat schedule for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year residents.
The interns have a dayfloat system and are on call every 5th night.
They go home after 24 hours in-house.
What is the patient population? The majority
of the patients at Saint Barnabas are private. Despite having private
attendings, the residents are involved in all aspects of patient
care while they are in-house.
How do the residents interact with the attendings? Residents
receive one-on-one teaching from the attendings. As the residents
are involved with all in-house patients, they speak and work directly
with all the attendings.
What is the clinic schedule and where is it located? The
Ob/Gyn clinic is located Saint Barnabas Medical Center. Residents,
working in teams of 3 to 4, see patients whom they follow throughout
their care. Residents go to clinic once a week and do chart review
during the time they are on nightfloat.
Where do most residents live? Most residents
live within 2 to 10 miles of the hospital. A number of residents
also live in Manhattan as it is easily accessible and in close
proximity from the hospital.
What is the male to female ratio of residents? On
average it is roughly 50-50. This year there are 12 female to 8
male residents, with 5 total a year.
When do you start to operate? As an intern, basic
cases such as D&Cs in the main OR, as well as LTL and diagnostic
laparoscopies in the outpatient Women's Center. As a second year,
primary C/S are done along with more complicated OR cases in the
main OR. As a third year, hysterectomies and repeat C/S are the
basic cases. As a chief, you are primary on the Gyn-Onc cases,
all vaginal hysterctomies and other more complicated cases.
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