Curriculum
The curriculum is very dynamic at the Internal Medicine Residency. Frequent curriculum committee meetings with all the categorical residents yield a variety of positive suggestions which are constantly being implemented to improve our training of medical residents.
The following is typical distribution of 4 week rotations by program year:
PGY-1
- Medicine - 3 1/2 -4 1/2
- ICU - 2-3
- Night Shift – 1-1 ½
- Emergency - 1
- Electives - 1-2
- Subspecialties - 1
PGY-2
- Medicine - 6
- Subspecialties - 4
- Elective - 1
- Night Shift – 1 ½
PGY-3
- Medicine - 2
- ICU - 2-3
- Subspecialties - 3
- Elective - 2
- Independent Study for Board Review - 1
- Night Shift - 1 ½
Conferences
Morning Report: Thursday from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. In an informal setting, the post-call team presents new admissions, and the initial management is discussed. Medical staff from radiology, gastroenterology, renal, pulmonary/intensive care, cardiology, and hematology/oncology are often present to provide expert advice.
Noon Lecture Series: Monday through Thursday during the lunch hour. It is a year long lecture series with a didactic approach to each subspecialty, as well as general medicine topics, adolescent medicine issues, neurology, and psychiatry.
Morbidity & Mortality: Selected cases involving sub-optimal outcomes, including prolonged length of stay due to morbidity, or resulting in mortality are reviewed the third Monday from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. during the resident-led case conference of each month in a multi-disciplinary setting. Emphasis is placed on ways to prevent such outcomes, such as identifying other possible diagnostic or therapeutic approaches.
Board Reviews: Senior residents lead board-style question and analysis on
Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation for the ABIM certification exam.
Journal Club: Selected recently published articles in the various
subspecialties of internal medicine are presented by residents won Monday
mornings during the resident -led case conference Monday from 8 a.m. - 9
a.m. Emphasis is placed on critical review of methodology and interpretation
of data, as well its possible application to everyday medical practice in
consultation with faculty.