๐Ÿ”ฎ Survival Spellbook

everything from Chief Chat, in your pocket forever

๐Ÿšจ PEDS ONCALL ยท (310) 555-0100

24/7, a human answers. Sick, coverage, jeopardy โ€” one number. Tap to ๐Ÿ’พ save it.

๐Ÿงญ Week one? Take the tour

Six stops, ~15 minutes, then you know everything:

1. Save PEDS ONCALL โ†‘ ยท 2. How to call out sick ยท 3. Meet your chiefs ยท 4. Jeopardy & the rules ยท 5. Conferences & 80% ยท 6. Your perks

๐Ÿ“ฃ What's new

The chiefs post updates here โ€” new policies, this month's M&M date, snack-form results. Home = the changing stuff; everything else stays where you left it.

๐Ÿค’ Calling Out Sick

What rotation are you on right now?

Ward / Nursery / NICU / PICU
Peds ED
Elective
Clinics
Continuity Clinic

๐Ÿ“– People

who to call, and their numbers โ€” one tap to save

Who do I call forโ€ฆ
I'm sick / can't make my shift
โ†’ PEDS ONCALL (310) 555-0100, then the ๐Ÿค’ tab has your rotation's steps.
Mid-shift emergency
โ†’ Your senior + attending immediately, then PEDS ONCALL.
Trade / jeopardy / weekend / half-day / money
Trade โ†’ chiefs ยท Jeopardy โ†’ PEDS ONCALL ยท Weekend โ†’ form (๐Ÿ“š Guide shelf) ยท Half-day absence โ†’ coordinator ยท Money โ†’ coordinator.
Literally anything else
โ†’ Text a chief. Any of us, any time. ๐Ÿฆ„
Your Chiefs
Liam BeattyChief Resident ยท (310) 555-0101
Nancy NguyenChief Resident ยท (310) 555-0102
Vanessa TorresChief Resident ยท (310) 555-0103
Shared inboxHarborPedsChiefs@dhs.lacounty.gov
Leadership & Admin
Sarah Gustafson, MDProgram Director
APDs ยท Coordinators ยท Key clinicalfull roster in live site

๐Ÿ“š The Guide Shelf

reference โ€” rules, conferences, calendar, forms

๐Ÿ“œ
The Rules
trades ยท jeopardy ยท roundingโ€ฆ
โ˜€๏ธ
Conferences
lineup ยท 80% rule
๐Ÿ“…
Calendar
subscribe once, stays current
๐Ÿญ
Forms
snacks ยท dietary ยท GME ยท weekends
This shelf grows ยท future volumes
๐Ÿ—“
Block Schedules
someday
๐Ÿฉบ
Rotation Starter Kits
cards ยท NICU ยท heme/oncโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ’Š
Harbor Clinical
flow sheets ยท abx refs

โœจ The Fun Shelf

perks, treats, and the competitive stuff

๐ŸŽ
Perks
rides ยท DoorDash ยท funds
This shelf grows too
๐Ÿง 
Didactic Games
someday
๐Ÿ†
The Family Cup
journal-club leaderboard

๐Ÿ“œ The Rules

Shift trades
Find your own partner; both stay duty-hour legal; chiefs approve before it's real. Cross-cover & jeopardy trades have extra restrictions.
Jeopardy
Backup pool. Called in โ†’ bottom of the pool for 24 hours. Paybacks via the chiefs.
Post-call rounding
All primary units: Fri PM โ†’ Sat AM ยท Sat PM โ†’ Sun AM ยท Sun PM โ†’ Mon AM.
Splitting a 28
Co-resident agreement + chief notification; both halves count post-call.
Academic half days
Protected; absences need advance notice to the coordinator.
Weekend & holiday requests
By form, by deadline; ranked-choice when oversubscribed.
Health maintenance visits
Protected time for your own care โ€” schedule via the coordinator.
Scheduling conflicts
Flag early to the chiefs โ€” most things are fixable with lead time.
Didactics Zoom policy
Camera-on when remote; in-person unless away/nights.

โ˜€๏ธ Conferences

The Lineup

Morning Report ยท Monโ€“Thu 7:30โ€“8:15a
Grand Rounds ยท Thu 8:30โ€“9:30a
Case Conference ยท Fri 8:30โ€“9:30a
Friday Didactics ยท Fri 12โ€“3p
M&M ยท ~monthly, Wed 11:45aโ€“1:00p

Attendance

Goal: โ‰ฅ80% per quarter. Below that, expect a chief check-in.

๐Ÿ“… Calendar

Subscribe once

webcal ยท Apple/Outlook ยท Google Calendar
Live-updates as the lineup changes.

๐Ÿญ Forms

๐Ÿฅ— Dietary preferences

Open form โ†’

๐Ÿฌ Snack & candy-bowl requests

Open form โ†’

๐Ÿ—“ Weekend requests

Open form โ†’

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ Anonymous GME concerns

Open form โ†’ ยท goes to GME, not the program

๐ŸŽ Perks

๐Ÿš— Drive-home rides

6 per year when you're too tired to drive. Use them.

๐Ÿœ Weekend DoorDash

$25 credit on weekend shifts.

๐Ÿ’ธ Reimbursements

Via the coordinator; keep receipts.

๐Ÿ“š Education / book / conference funds

Annual allowances โ€” ask the coordinator what's left.

PROTOTYPE โ€” numbers are placeholders (555).
Middle bar slots = fixed destinations ยท edge slots = shelves that grow.