General rotating interns spend 9 weeks on ER rotations (3 weeks of daytime, 6 weeks of overnights) thought the year. They also cover ER shifts from Saturday 7am through Sunday 7pm and holidays on a rotating basis divided between 10 interns.
Daytime ECC focused rotating interns spend 15 weeks on ER rotations (12 daytime, 3 overnight) throughout the year. They also cover ER shifts from Saturday 7am through Sunday 7pm and holidays on a rotating basis divided between 10 interns.
Daytime ECC rotation shifts are Monday through Friday from 7am to 7pm. Overnight ER rotation shifts are Sunday through Friday from 7pm to 7am.
There are DACVECC Faculty and/or ECC house officers on-site 7-days a week, with ECC staff presence in the ER scheduled until midnight during the week to assist the interns working. Additionally, there is a well-established resident and faculty on-call support system for all specialty services available to interns at all times while on ER. Interns are required to call their specialty service backup for each case they see on ER for the first 6 months of the internship, but may continue to use the backup system as needed for the entirety of the program.