Who KarmaSchedule is for

The scheduling problems below look different from the outside and are the same problem underneath: a fixed set of people, a set of slots that must be covered, rules about who may cover what and how often, and a fairness question nobody can currently answer with data.

KarmaSchedule's domain model is deliberately industry-agnostic — sites, units, shift templates, staff categories and rules — which is why one product covers all of these without a separate edition for each.

By setting

• Physician call scheduling — call pools, weekend and holiday rotation, post-call protection.
• Nurse scheduling — unit-based rostering, skill mix, self-scheduling windows.
• Clinic shift scheduling — session-based cover across several clinics and a small, flexible staff.
• Residency and fellowship scheduling — rotation blocks, duty-hour limits, supervision requirements.
• Hospitalist scheduling — seven-on seven-off blocks, swing and night cover, admitting fairness.
• Urgent care scheduling — long opening hours, variable demand, a part-time and per-diem pool.
• Multi-site groups — one group, several sites, staff who work across them.

Outside healthcare

The model does not assume clinical work. Shift-based teams in emergency medical services, security and facilities, hospitality, and construction have the same structure: coverage, eligibility, rest rules and a fairness question. Nothing in the software needs changing to schedule them — only the staff categories and rules a site admin defines.

The content on this site concentrates on clinical settings because that is where the rules are strictest and the fairness stakes are highest. It is not a limitation of the product.

What they have in common

Every one of these settings has a person who currently does this in a spreadsheet, and that person is usually also a clinician. The work is not just slow — it is unpaid, invisible, and the thing people quote when they give up a leadership role.

Leaving spreadsheet scheduling behind covers what actually has to be true before a department can stop.