Question 1

Is Scheduling Wizard compliant with general surgery ACGME duty hour rules?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ACGME compliance is mathematically guaranteed at the moment of schedule generation, not manually verified after the fact. Scheduling Wizard's optimization engine has subspecialty-specific ACGME rules built in — including general surgery requirements such as the 80-hour weekly limit, the 24-hour hard cap, and required rest periods between shifts. Violations are prevented before the schedule is ever published, not discovered during an audit.

Question 2

What types of schedules does Scheduling Wizard build for surgery programs?

Accepted Answer

Scheduling Wizard builds Block rotation schedules, Call schedules, Clinic schedules, and Attending schedules for general surgery residency programs. All four schedule types are optimized simultaneously using a proprietary constraint-solving engine, so a change in one schedule automatically propagates across the others — eliminating the manual cross-schedule patching that creates errors in complex surgery programs.

Question 3

How does Scheduling Wizard handle call fairness for surgery residents?

Accepted Answer

Call fairness is handled algorithmically, not manually. Scheduling Wizard's engine distributes trauma call, weekend call, and holiday shifts equitably across all residents and PGY levels while simultaneously respecting ACGME duty hour limits and individual constraints. This eliminates the fairness disputes that commonly arise when call assignments are made by hand.

Question 4

Do we need to replace our existing scheduling tools like Amion or QGenda?

Accepted Answer

No. Scheduling Wizard focuses on building and optimizing your schedule — the output is delivered as a ready-to-use Excel file that your program can upload directly to Amion, QGenda, or any other viewing tool you already use. Many Scheduling Wizard clients continue using Amion or QGenda for day-to-day schedule display while Scheduling Wizard handles all schedule creation and optimization.

Question 5

What happens to our scheduling knowledge when the chief resident changes?

Accepted Answer

Your program's scheduling knowledge stays with Scheduling Wizard. All constraints, rules, and configurations are retained from year to year, so when your chief resident rotates, the incoming chief inherits a working, optimized system instead of starting from scratch. This is one of the most significant pain points Scheduling Wizard eliminates for general surgery programs — the annual knowledge loss that occurs with chief transitions.

Question 6

How does the general surgery residency scheduling process work with Scheduling Wizard?

Accepted Answer

The process has three steps. First, your program submits its scheduling constraints — rotation requirements, ACGME rules, resident preferences, call coverage targets, and any site-specific rules. Second, Scheduling Wizard's optimization engine and expert schedulers build a compliant, optimized schedule. Third, you receive a finished Excel file ready to review and publish. No software to learn, no platform to onboard.

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General Surgery Scheduling Is Uniquely Hard

ACGME Compliance Is Unforgiving

Call Fairness Breeds Conflict

Knowledge Walks Out Every Year

Built for General Surgery Residency Programs

Surgery Duty Hour Compliance Guaranteed

Surgery Call Schedules Optimized Fairly

Year-Long Rotation Blocks Built for Surgery

Done For You No Software to Learn

Scheduling Knowledge Persists Year Over Year

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