First-year residents rotate on the General Medicine Service as members of a team composed of the ward attending, a senior supervising resident, fellow PGY-1 residents, acting interns, and third-year medical students. Residents also complete experiences in ICU/CCU, emergency, neurology, ambulatory, night float, palliative care, and electives.
The second-year curriculum concentrates on the medical subspecialties with assignments in cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious disease, nephrology, and pulmonary. During these periods, residents perform consultations on both private and clinic patients, learning through close interaction with a select group of subspecialty attending physicians. Each resident also has the opportunity to evaluate outpatients in the offices of these subspecialists.
The third year is the culmination of the educational experience for medical residents. Third-year residents act as team leaders for the General Medicine and ICU services. Rotations in various electives comprise the remainder of the schedule. During this year, the senior residents teach junior residents and students, refine skills, and solidify knowledge and understanding. By performing medical consultations for other services, Internal Medicine residents are groomed for the reality of medical practice. In addition, there is ample time for independent study and preparation for the board examination.
We take pride in providing a state-of-the-art ambulatory experience, where dedicated primary care faculty train our residents with a specialized curriculum emphasizing patient-centered care, diversity and inclusion, value-based care, and population health. This approach empowers an interdisciplinary team—including pharmacists, nutritionists, behavioral health specialists, and medical assistants—to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes.
One component of our didactic curriculum is the academic half-day, which consists of Grand Rounds, lectures provided by skilled faculty covering topics in both general Internal Medicine and the subspecialties, and Resident Case Reports. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement lectures are also integrated into our academic half-day curriculum. Additional learning opportunities consist of Topic Reviews, Morning Report, and bedside rounding. The program also engages in Morbidity and Mortality conferences, Tumor Board, MedSurg/GI Conferences and Chest Conferences. Skills in critically reviewing the current literature are developed at the monthly Journal Club. This core curriculum provides solid grounding in the fundamentals of Internal Medicine and meets the requirements of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Categorical residents are expected to engage in a research project with faculty guidance and submit that work for potential publication. Residents are encouraged to present abstracts and posters at regional and national professional meetings. Project funding is available from Good Samaritan Hospital research monies.