Curriculum

• Elective (16 weeks)
• Internal Medicine Inpatient (8 weeks)
• Internal Medicine Outpatient (4 weeks)
• ICU (4 weeks)
• Emergency Medicine (8 weeks)
• General Surgery (4 weeks)
• Research (2 weeks)
• Radiology/Ultrasound (2 weeks)
• Vacation (4 weeks)

Didactics and Conference

• Residents will participate in weekly didactics including various conferences, grand rounds, case studies, journal club, M&M, etc.
• Residents will have on average at least 5 hours of planned didactic experiences per week.
• State of the art Simulation Lab

Research and Scholarly Activity

• All residents are required to participate in some type of scholarly activity such as a quality, clinical, educational, and policy research projects.
• Residents will have electronic access to medical library materials
• The program will provide support for residents to attend regional and/or national conferences
• Resident participation on hospital and/or department committees will be encouraged

Evaluation/Feedback

• Residents will be evaluated on the six core competencies through a variety of ways
  • Formal/Informal Feedback on a continuous bases through daily interactions with attendings
  • Direct Observation
  • PD will evaluate and meet with each resident every 6 months
  • Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) will meet to review resident performance and oversee the promotion process
  • Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) will meet to incorporate feedback from faculty and residents into the program’s performance improvement process
  • Residents and faculty are encouraged to provide feedback at any time.
  • Residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback/evaluations on specific faculty and individual rotations on a regular basis.