Aurora-Med

Overview

Aurora-Med is a residency scheduling system for teaching hospitals coordinating rotations, call shifts, and clinic hours. It is best suited to programs where changes to one schedule affect the others. Its strength is handling those dependencies and adapting schedules; teams that need transparent, self-serve pricing should look elsewhere.

Key features

Rotation assignments reflect specialty track and residency year, and can be revised as program requirements change. That flexibility matters to programs whose structure shifts from year to year, but it is most useful when paired with Aurora’s call and clinic scheduling rather than treated as a standalone rotation planner.

Call scheduling aims to distribute shifts fairly and avoid excessive calls for individual residents. Clinic schedules take rotation and call constraints into account to avoid conflicts with clinic hours. Coverage rules and conflict checks support the practical work of keeping staffing requirements and interdependent assignments aligned.

Schedules account for regulatory requirements, including changing accreditation standards and internal policies. Schedulers can simulate scenarios and adjust assignments for rule changes, requests, staffing shortages, or patient-volume surges. This makes Aurora relevant to programs that need to revise a complex schedule without losing sight of its other constraints.

Aurora combines AI with the judgment and experience of expert human schedulers. It also provides an Excel-style view for filtering, analyzing, extracting, and entering model and schedule data. The API can load models, load or update data, and save models. Configurable database import and export for Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server, alongside the API, gives organizations options for connecting the scheduler with client-controlled systems.

Pricing

Aurora-Med has custom pricing. Prospective customers can request a free demo through the contact form, but the demo is not a published free plan or trial. This sales-led approach may suit teaching hospitals that need customization; teams comparing fixed per-seat or per-program costs will have to establish fit and cost through an inquiry.

Platforms

Aurora supports Linux, macOS, Windows, and web access. It can run in the cloud or be hosted on customer servers, giving organizations a choice between cloud use and customer-controlled hosting. Web is the stated mobile-access route; there is no separate native mobile platform identified.

Who it's for

Aurora-Med is aimed at residency programs and teaching hospitals coordinating clinical rotations, call, and clinic schedules under staffing and regulatory constraints. The maker describes Massachusetts General Hospital as using Aurora across clinical departments and interdisciplinary fields. Programs with several linked schedule types and changing requirements are the strongest fit. A team looking only for a simple rota, or one requiring a fixed public price before evaluation, has reason to consider other options.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Interdependent scheduling: rotations, call, and clinic hours are coordinated, addressing conflicts that a single-purpose schedule may leave to staff.
• Scenario planning: schedulers can model changes for shortages, requests, or demand surges before revising assignments.
• Integration flexibility: an API and configurable Oracle or SQL Server exchange can connect Aurora to client-controlled systems.
• Deployment choice: cloud operation and customer-server hosting serve organizations with different infrastructure preferences.

Cons

• Custom pricing: no public price makes budget comparison harder before speaking with the vendor.
• Specialized scope: its emphasis on residency programs and teaching hospitals makes it a less natural fit for general-purpose staff scheduling.
• No separate native mobile app: mobile access is via web, which may not suit teams seeking dedicated Android or iOS applications.

Alternatives

Medical Residency Scheduling Software is the broader category to explore when comparing residency scheduling products.

• MedHub is another paid option, with Android, iOS, API, and web platforms; consider it if those platform options matter to your stack.
• Medtrics is another paid, web-based option to compare for residency scheduling.
• Amion offers paid Pro and Enterprise plans with different schedule limits and access terms; consider it when those plan distinctions matter.
• Calerity is a paid web option developed by Plum Flower Software.
• MedHive has a free plan and a Small Programs plan at 200.00 USD per month, billed monthly, with up to 30 resident and 10 faculty accounts. It is worth comparing for smaller programs wanting published pricing and a free entry point.
• TigerConnect Physician Scheduling is a paid option spanning mobile, desktop, Linux, macOS, and web, with enterprise-wide pricing by inquiry.
• CoverED offers a free trial and a paid bundled residency program license at 30.00 USD per month, billed $25/mo annual; compare it if a trial and stated license price are priorities.
• Equina uses contact-sales pricing based on what an organization runs rather than how many people log in.

Verdict

Choose Aurora-Med if your residency program needs rotations, call, and clinic schedules coordinated around changing requirements, and if API or database exchange and hosting choice matter to your stack. Its scenario planning and constraint-aware scheduling are the main reasons to consider it. Look elsewhere if public pricing or a dedicated native mobile app is essential before engaging a vendor.