n.
A doctor who is frequently on call, particularly one who earns a living by filling in for other doctors. Also: oncallogist.
Example Citations:
For surgeons such as Dr. Rabinovich, it means cobbling together a job by filling in for others in what is jokingly referred to as the burgeoning new specialty: the on-call-ogist.
—Lisa Priest, "Canadian surgeons face flat-lining job market." The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2011
—Lisa Priest, "Canadian surgeons face flat-lining job market." The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2011
So this is the tale of the "on-call-ogist",
Who met Richard for the very first time,
Tomorrow the 'real guy' should be in,
And he can clarify.
—Sonja, "The Tale of the Crazy 'On-Call-gist'," A Day in the Life of AJ and Dexter, August 22, 2010
Who met Richard for the very first time,
Tomorrow the 'real guy' should be in,
And he can clarify.
—Sonja, "The Tale of the Crazy 'On-Call-gist'," A Day in the Life of AJ and Dexter, August 22, 2010
Earliest Citation:
"Obstetrics?" I asked, intentionally making myself sound puzzled. "I thought you said you were on call three times a week."
She looked at me, her eyebrows twisted. "Yeah, I'm on call three times a week."
"Doesn't that mean you're an on-call-ogist?"
—Jack Orchard, Extra Hands, Jack Orchard, December 19, 2007
She looked at me, her eyebrows twisted. "Yeah, I'm on call three times a week."
"Doesn't that mean you're an on-call-ogist?"
—Jack Orchard, Extra Hands, Jack Orchard, December 19, 2007
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hallway medicine
hospitalist
intensivist
nocturnist
orphan patient
rostering
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