A block schedule assigns people to full rotations over multi-day or multi-week blocks. For example, “Alex is on Wards for Weeks 1 to 4.”It answers: who is on what rotation, and when.
A call schedule assigns people to specific time slots within a day. For example, “Dr. Patel covers night call on Monday from 7p to 7a.”It answers: who is on call, and when.