It is anticipated that each fellow will take call approximately 1-2 weeknights/week and no more than 1 in 3 weekends. The fellow on call is responsible for taking the initial calls for any procedure or patient care issues that arise during off-hours. All procedure requests and urgent issues regarding patients on the IR service should be discussed with the attending on-call. At times, it may be appropriate for the fellow to come in and evaluate a patient prior to calling in staff and at other times, staff should be called in while the patient is being evaluated in order to expedite the procedure. Albany Medical Center is a level I trauma center and expectations for responsiveness are an important part of that designation. The on-call responsibilities for IR fellows almost never require staying in-house over night. If that becomes necessary, on-call rooms are provided.