The program has adopted a 6+2 teaching block model design. Residents will spend 6 weeks rotating though hospital wards, ICU, and/or elective service. Residents will then spend 2 weeks rotating through the Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic. We feel that this provides a better work-life balance since residents aren’t locked to one rotation per month, as well as providing more opportunities to see a variety of rotations within the same time frame as a traditional 4+1 curriculum.
As residents advance to PGY-2 and PGY-3 years, their elective opportunities increase, such as being able to substitute 1 week of continuity clinic for a subspecialty clinic rotation every 6 weeks.
Our Internal Medicine program is dedicated to providing the support and resources needed to become an exceptional physician. We focus not only on the clinical exposure to your specialty but on the unique opportunities for personal and professional development that’s built on a strong core of medical knowledge.
We have didactics every weekday from 12pm-1pm (Monday-Friday). On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, we have traditional noon lectures with topics such as Morning report, Board Review (with MKSAP, NEJM Knowledge Plus, and UWORLD), and resident-led lectures. On Wednesdays, the topics include Evidence Based Conferences (debate-style), Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality, Research lectures, Wellness events, resident business meetings for empowering resident-led change, and a mix of faculty /resident-led lectures. These lectures are typically associated with a monthly specialty theme. All these lectures are protected time for the residents focused on their learning.
Furthermore, through use of our simulation lab, we have weekly training for procedures and emergency situations run by ICU attendings or senior residents.
Inpatient rotations
Inpatient rotations will provide the opportunity for exposure to a broad spectrum of disease in an environment emphasizing integrated healthcare delivery.
Residents will benefit from a schedule and training program that provides immediate feedback from instructors and with a better understanding of the complexity of care in an inpatient setting.