Internal Medicine Residency

 

Internal Medicine Residency Program


The Internal Medicine Residency Program offers a thoughtful training experience to prepare physicians for a successful career caring for adult patients in the hospital, clinic and other medical settings. An emphasis on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and comprehensive patient care create a solid foundation for new internists. With both hands-on experiences and an excellent didactic program, the program encompasses all areas of the internal medicine specialty.

Our Internal Medicine Residency Program is a three-year (36 month) osteopathic post-graduate program. The program is an AOA-approved residency with both DO and MD faculty physicians and is based at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, the largest tertiary care hospital within Samaritan Health Services. The continuity ambulatory care experience will be satisfied by attending the residency program internal medicine clinic. The requirment for clinic participation are as follows:
  • PGY 1    one half-day per week
  • PGY 2    two half-days per week
  • PGY 3    two half-days per week

Rotation Schedule

The academic year consists of 13 blocks which are four weeks in length. The Internal Medicine Residency curriculum is listed below:
 Block  PGY 1  PGY 2  PGY 3

 1

  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine

 2

  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine

 3

  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine

 4

  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine

 5

  Internal Medicine  Internal Medicine  ICU

 6

  Internal Medicine  ICU  Inpatient Cardiology

 7

  ICU  Inpatient Cardiology  Emergency Medicine

 8

  Inpatient Cardiology  Emergency Medicine  Hematology/Oncology

 9

  Emergency Medicine  Anestheisa/Radiology  Nephrology

 10

  Inpatient Psychiatry  Dermatology  Neurology

 11

  General Surgery  Gastroenterology  Rheumatology/Endocrine

 12

  Pulmonary Care  Infectious Disease  Elective    

 13

  Women's Health  Elective  Elective






















Didactic Components

The clinical experience will be supplemented by a structured didactic program comprised of:

  • Morning Report
  • Tumor Board
  • Journal Club
  • Board Review
  • Grand Rounds
  • Morbidity and Mortality Conference
  • OMM Lectures and Workshops
  • Daily Noon Lectures
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