Our academic year is divided into 13 blocks; each block is 4 weeks long. Residents rotate through the various blocks, alternating between 2 months on wards (with call every fourth day) and 2 months off wards (clinic or consult rotations). Residents work in their primary care continuity clinics only on their off-ward months. During ward months, each resident has a clinic partner who is available to care for clinic patients’ acute needs.
Call Blocks (6-7) |
Non-call Blocks (6-7) |
General Medicine (2-3)
Dialysis & Renal Medicine (1-2)
Cardiology (1-2)
Medical Intensive Care (1-2) |
Elective (1)
Ambulatory (1)
Endocrinology (1)
Geriatrics (1)
Emergency Medicine (1)
Behavioral Medicine (1)
Other (1) |
Call Blocks (6-7) |
Non-call Blocks (6-7) |
General Medicine (2-3)
Dialysis & Renal Medicine (1-2)
Cardiology (1-2)
Medical Intensive Care (1-2)
Night Float (0-1) |
Elective (1)
Infectious Disease Consults (1)
Pulmonary Consults (1)
Neurology (1)
Nephrology Consults (1)
Rheumatology Consults & Clinic (1)
Other Consult (0-1) |
Call Blocks (5-6) |
Non-call Blocks (7-8) |
General Medicine (2-3)
Cardiology (1-2)
Medical Intensive Care (1-2)
Night Float (1-2) |
Elective (1)
Gastrointestinal Consults (1)
Heme/Onc Consults (1)
Walk-in Clinic (1)
Selective (1-2)
Emergency Medicine OR Hospitalist (1)
Medicine Consults(1) |
The ambulatory rotation in the PGY1 year is a flexible rotation that can be tailored to the interests and career goals of each particular resident. There are established “tracks” including Women’s Health, Proceduralist, and Hematology/ Oncology and Palliative Care, as well as the option to craft an individualized experience.
An elective rotation is offered in each year of training including the PGY1 year. This allows residents to explore career options as well as participate in research and scholarly activities early in their training.
A “selective” is an open, non-call rotation which residents may use to refine their training. Selective rotations are offered in the PGY3 year and allow senior residents to explore a particular area of internal medicine in greater depth. A great amount of flexibility exists for residents to create an individualized schedule to suit their own educational goals.
Examples of resident selectives this year include:
Endocrinology – in addition to time in the general endocrine clinic, residents rotate thru the “bones & stones” clinic, the bariatric & weight loss clinic, and radiology where they observe and read DEXA scans, as well as nuclear medicine studies.
Hematology/Oncology – residents rotate thru the general hematology/oncology clinic, radiation oncology clinic, surgical oncology clinic, and also spend time with radiologists observing PET scans and mammograms. They may also arrange time with pathologists to view and discuss pathological specimens from their clinic patients.
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