The Internal Medicine residents rotate in the following areas:
ROTATION | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 |
Medical Floor | 6 months | 3 months | 3 months |
Ambulatory Clinics | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | 7 weeks |
Continuity Care Clinics | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | 7 weeks |
Critical Care Units | 1 month | 2 months | 2 month |
Emergency Room | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 0 months |
Electives (General) | 2 weeks | 1 month | 1 month |
Core Electives | 1 to 2 weeks | 0 months | 0 months |
Electives (Outpatient) | 0 months | 1 months | 1 months |
Geriatrics | 0 months | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
Night Float | 2 weeks | 4 weeks | 2 weeks |
Vacation | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 4 weeks |
In addition to the above, residents spend an average of 7-8 weeks per year rotating through the continuity clinic in week long intervals.
Night Float: Our night float system includes full resident coverage for admitting and cross coverage responsibilities and allows residence on call to go home after patient turnover at 7PM.
There is a formal MKSAP curriculum with each 4 week block being dedicated to particular fields of medicine. There are assigned readings and cumulative assessments.
Didactic Sessions
Morning Report: Morning Report affords residents an opportunity to review cases with residents and faculty in a collegial atmosphere. Emphasis is placed on oral presentation, work-up, history-taking and physical exam skills, differential diagnosis, and instituting systems-based approach plan of care.
Grand Rounds: Grand Rounds are held every Wednesday. Speakers include regional/national leaders and our own faculty on a variety of healthcare topics.
Morbidity/Mortality Conference: Held on the first Wednesday of each month, M&M highlights cases that pose educational opportunities with a focus on examining systems of care, identifying errors, and creating system solutions.
Journal Club: Conducted by the Director of Research & Associate Program Director, residents analyze, present, and discuss selected articles using an evidence-based approach.
Ethics Conference: Monthly lectures related to a wide variety of commonly encountered problems such as End-of-Life Care, DNR, professional responsibility, conflict of interest, and physician/patient management. Ethics-for-Lunch Series also takes place throughout the year.
Board Review: Biannual sessions are divided among the major content areas as preparation for the ABIM exam. In addition, we provide an in depth Board Review Course for PGY 2-+3 year residents.
Noon Conferences: Held once weekly in the afternoon, these didactic conferences review a wide range of medical topics.
Emergency Management Lecture Series: During July & August, conferences focus on the emergency management of frequently encountered problems/illnesses and specifically geared for PGY-1 residents.
Research Methods Course: Residents are taught the fundamentals of clinical study design, statistical analyses, and evaluation of research findings.
Program Director’s Teaching Rounds: Residents make teaching rounds once per week with the Program Director.
