Internal Medicine Residency

Curriculum

Our program curriculum incorporates a block schedule, alternating between four weeks of inpatient rotations and two weeks of electives, subspecialties or outpatient care. During inpatient rotations, residents have three half days in their continuity clinic and one half day for wellness, ensuring balance and reducing burnout.

• Program Highlights

  Simulation Education

  Our program uses simulated patient encounters to help residents build complex patient care skills in a risk-free environment, starting from internship orientation. We provide high-quality simulation devices for internal medicine procedures and point-of-care ultrasound training in our new, cutting-edge three-story simulation center on campus.

  Research and Quality Improvement

  Research and scholarship are key components of our program. We match all incoming residents with faculty mentors based on their research interests and provide them with protected time for scholarly work. A structured research and quality improvement curriculum guides all the residents in completing meaningful projects aligned with hospital initiatives.

  Physician Well-Being

  Our program is dedicated to fostering an environment where residents can thrive. We provide residents with ample workspace, a dedicated GME lounge and private call rooms. Residents also benefit from noon conferences and small group coaching sessions, focusing on self-care and reflective practices that promote well-being at work and home. PGY1 residents also attend an annual wellness retreat.

  Procedure Team

  This two-week rotation for PGY2s offers hands-on training in procedures commonly performed by internists. Dedicated hospitalists train residents on central venous access, thoracentesis, paracentesis and lumbar puncture initially in simulation and subsequently at the bedside.

  Academic Conference

  Our lecture series is designed to effectively prepare residents for clinical practice in internal medicine as well as for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam. Activities include morning reports, Grand Rounds, Journal Club and a daily noon conference series based on the ABIM Blueprint.

  A highlight of our program is the IM 101 series for all new PGY1 in July to teach and reinforce high-yield clinical care topics. Additionally, many of our rotations have specialty-specific conferences that welcome residents, such as Tumor Board or Heart Team meetings.

• PGY1

  PGY1 Inpatient Rotations

  Rotations	Length
  Hospital Medicine	16 weeks
  Hematology/Oncology	4 weeks
  Cardiology	4 weeks
  Medical ICU	4 weeks
  POCUS/Simulation	2 weeks
  Emergency Medicine	2 weeks

  PGY1 Outpatient Rotations

  Rotations	Length
  Primary Care	4 weeks
  Medical Subspecialties	4 weeks
  Research/Quality Improvement	4 weeks
  Electives	4 weeks
  Vacations	4 weeks

• PGY2

  PGY2 Inpatient Rotations

  Rotations	Length
  Hospital Medicine	8 weeks
  Inpatient Hematology/Oncology or Cardiology	4 weeks
  Advanced Heart Failure	2 weeks
  Cardiac ICU	2 weeks
  Night Float	6 weeks
  Palliative Care	2 weeks
  Electives	6 weeks
  Procedure Team	2 weeks

  PGY2 Outpatient Rotations

  Rotations	Length
  Advanced Primary Care	2 weeks
  Medical Subspecialties	8 weeks
  Addiction Medicine	2 weeks
  Research Quality Improvement	2 weeks
  Geriatrics	2 weeks
  Vacation	4 weeks

• PGY3

  PGY3 Inpatient Rotations

  Rotations	Length
  Hospital Medicine	12 weeks
  Medical ICU	4 weeks
  Emergency Medicine	2 weeks
  POCUS/Simulation	2 weeks
  Electives	10 weeks
  Night Float	2 weeks

  PGY3 Outpatient Rotations

  Rotations	Length
  Geriatrics	2 weeks
  Medical Subspecialties	2 weeks
  Research/Quality Improvement	2 weeks
  Electives	10 weeks
  Vacation/CME	4 weeks