The Medical Resident Scheduling Tool

Schedule Maker's Guide

Call and Shift Schedules

Call and Shifts schedules are where the daily and hourly schedules are made for your medical residents.

Call / Shift Schedules cover the year but are divided into blocks.

  • Create Blocks

    A Call/Shift Schedule is divided into blocks. Each Block is made independently of the other Blocks in the Schedule. Care should be taken in selecting the Block dates of a schedule to avoid making your life harder later on.

  • Include Residents in Call/Shift Schedules

    When should a resident be available to work in a Call / Shift schedule?

  • Create Shifts and Calls

    The Shifts & Calls Tab is where you create shifts and calls for this block. This is also where you set up Tallies and Areas.

  • Count Resident's Shifts and Calls

    Tallies allow you to keep track of the number of Calls and Shifts that each resident takes in each block, and throughout the year.

  • Make Your Call/Shifts Schedule

    The Schedule editing page is where you’ll spend most of your time. Let’s have a look at what it offers.

  • Automatically Generate Your Schedule

    The Randomizer fills your Call, Shift, or Clinic Schedule with residents while respecting duty hour rules, day-off requests, staffing requirements, Tally Targets, etc…