FAQs
How often are residents on call?
Residents are on call every fourth night during most of the months of our five-year training. You get an average of one day off out of seven.
How many days of vacation do they get?
Four weeks of PTO vacation/sick days (28 days)
What is the history with residency programs?
Inova Fairfax Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children have a long history in preparing residents and medical students from nearby medical schools.
We have primary residencies in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine and have over 100 residents from Georgetown, George Washington, and Howard universities in medicine, obstetrics, surgery and psychiatry. We and the Branch Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia). Many of the attending staff in our program had or currently have teaching appointments with these schools. We graduated our first residents in 2006 and have a full 5 year accreditation form the (RRC) Residency Review Committee.
Where do residents live? How high is the standard of living?
Most residents live within a 15-mile radius of the hospital. Since Inova Fairfax Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children are located near a major highway (the Capital Beltway) and outside of a big city, the hospitals are fairly accessible from all directions. The commute will typically be between 15 and 30 minutes in any one direction. Northern Virginia has enjoyed explosive growth over the past 20 years. Numerous buildings and companies are appearing as part of the computer/internet economy. Fairfax County also has one of the best public school systems in the country. All of this has lead to an influx of professionals and a higher standard of living.
