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Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum

Goals

  • Provide a comprehensive training experience that will shape well rounded internal medicine physicians in both ambulatory and hospital medicine.
  • Present updated evidence-based conferences and didactics tailored to the material tested on the American Board of Internal Medicine.
  • Train residents to become educators and leaders in the field.
  • Broaden the curriculum to non-medical topics crucial for the practice of a daily physician such as lecture series on “Population Health” and “The Financial Side of Medicine”.

Clinical Experience

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. 

Ambulatory Experience 

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. 

Academic Environment 

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.

Research Opportunities

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.

Learning Resources

  • The Internal Medicine program offers all residents access to up-to-date, exam prep tools (MKSAP digital and print), John Hopkins Modules for ambulatory learning, and the digital access to The Sanford Guide To Antimicrobial Therapy.
  • All first-year residents receive the most updated versions of The Sanford Guide To Antimicrobial Therapy, The Little ICU Book, Primary Medicine Pocket Notebook, and MKSAP, among others.
  • Third year residents are offered access to Uworld ABIM question bank as another tool to prep for the boards.
  • All residents have access to the Simulation Lab where they can learn how to perform certain procedures as placement of a central line in a safe controlled environment.
  • Educational allowances offered to all residents.

Research Resources

  • The Internal Medicine residency program encourages and supports research projects through faculty guidance and data analysis assistance by a biostatistician.
  • Residents present their projects at the end of each academic year on the annual research day.
Good Samaritan Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program
375 Dixmyth Ave.
CincinnatI, OH 45220
Call 513 862 3229