Curriculum
PGY-1 |
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| Internal Medicine Floors | 16 weeks |
| Night Float | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine | 2-4 weeks |
| ICU | 8 weeks |
| ARMS* | 2-4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2-4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Clinic | 10 weeks |
| Vacation | 3 Weeks -Taken During Electives |
| Holiday | 1 Week - Either Christmas or New Years |
PGY-2 |
|
| Internal Medicine Floors | 8 weeks |
| Night Float | 4 weeks |
| ICU | 4 weeks |
| ARMS* | 4 weeks |
| Elective Rotations | 20 weeks |
| Ambulatory Clinic | 10 weeks |
| Vacation | 3 Weeks -Taken During Electives |
| Holiday | 1 Week - Either Christmas or New Years |
PGY-3 |
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| Internal Medicine Floors | 8 weeks |
| Night Float | 4 weeks |
| ICU | 4 weeks |
| Swing Rotation* | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Clinic | 10 weeks |
| Elective Rotations | 20 weeks |
| Vacation | 3 Weeks -Taken During Electives |
| Holiday | 1 Week - Either Christmas or New Years |
The purpose of elective rotations is to allow residents the opportunity to participate in medical activities of their own choosing based on interest, strength or needs. ABIM requires exposure to Internal Medicine Specialty Rotations.
Practice management is taught longitudinally in a variety of forums and settings, as well as during the Ambulatory Medicine month in the third year of training.
- Morning report is held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and led by attendings from our inpatient teaching teams We use a case-based format and involve physicians from other specialties to enrich the educational experience for our residents.
- We have “Thursday School” every Thursday afternoon. During this time, residents are protected from clinical responsibilities and free to focus on learning. We emphasize both board preparation and real-world clinical application. In addition to traditional lecture, we have incorporated more small-group, team-based learning, simulations, and other innovative methods of education to keep our residents involved and learning.
ARMS rotation stands for “Admitting Resident Medicine Service.” Admit patients from the Emergency Department to the inpatient medicine service from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admit patients from the Emergency Department to the inpatient medicine service from 4 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Our residents participate in a 4+1 schedule, spending one dedicated week in continuity clinic every fifth week, for a total of approximately ten weeks each academic year. During these ambulatory immersion weeks, residents focus exclusively on outpatient medicine under the supervision of board-certified Internal Medicine physicians. This structure minimizes competing inpatient responsibilities and enhances continuity of care, patient ownership, and ambulatory education. Our dedicated support staff assists with many clerical aspects of patient care, allowing residents to focus on clinical learning and patient management. The continuity clinic is located at our Mid City Medicine Clinic and operates Monday through Friday.