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| Curriculum | Call
Schedule | Clinics | Salary/Benefits
| Accreditation |
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Our program is a medium-size, University based residency program which emphasizes a general internal medicine approach to patient care and teaching. The goal of our training program is to provide the knowledge and experience needed to practice internal medicine of the highest quality. This goal is accomplished by offering a broad range of experiences in general internal medicine and its subspecialties. Our program is designed to be flexible to enable one to prepare to enter practice as general internists or to enter subspecialty training. A four year combined Medicine/Pediatrics program is also available. |
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| The
Department of Medicine offers three-year categorical positions,
four-year combined Medicine/Pediatrics positions, and one-year
preliminary positions.
These programs are designed to prepare the resident to enter
a primary care practice, academic medicine, fellowship training,
or to enter a residency program which requires a preliminary
year of training. Our training program is small and friendly,
providing an atmosphere where housestaff and faculty interact
at a level seldom experienced in larger programs. |
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| For the PGY-1 level, there are fourteen positions in the categorical Internal Medicine program, two positions in the Medicine/Pediatrics program and six one-year preliminary positions.* Graduates have the opportunity to do fellowships in Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, or Infectious Diseases at our institution. |
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| *Preliminary positions are associated with Neurology and Radiology positions at our Institution. |
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| Curriculum |
| Monthly
Rotations for Categorical and Preliminary Interns |
- 5 Ward Months
- 1 ER Month
- 1 Float Month
- 1 Ambulatory Month
- 2-3 Subspecialty Months (Traditionally Cardiology Consult
and Infectious Disease)
- 2 ICU/CCU
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| Lecture
and Educational Conferences |
- Morning Report - 4 days per week
- Noon Conferences - 3-4 days per week
- Thursday Grand Rounds
- Journal Club Conference each month
- Morbidity and Mortality Conference each month
- Board Review
- Noon Conference
- Med-Path Conference every other month
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| Morning
Report and Dr. Bass |
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| Typical
Ward Intern Weekday Schedule |
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Photo:
Dr. Culpepper and
Blue Medicine Morning Rounds |
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| 7:00
- 8:00AM |
Check-In
and Work Rounds |
| 7:30 - 8:00AM |
Float Attending
Rounds |
| 8:00 - 9:00AM |
Morning
Report / Grand Rounds |
| 9:30 - 11:30AM |
Attending
Rounds |
| 12:00 -
1:00PM |
Noon Conference
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8:00AM -
12:00PM or
1:00PM - 5:00PM
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Stanton
Road Clinic (1 half-day per week) |
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| Call
Schedule |
| Having
4 Ward teams consisting of 1 resident, 2-3 interns, and 3rd
and 4th year medical students, our admission call is on a 4
day rotation. Call is split over two days - a short call day
(7:00AM - 11:00AM) and a long call day (11:00AM - 8:00PM).
The float team consisting of one resident and one intern
(responsible for cross-coverage) admits patients until 7:00AM,
when the short call team takes over. The ward team intern is
scheduled for float approximately every 8th-12th night while
on the wards service. |
| Day
1 |
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Short
Call |
| Day
2 |
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Long
Call |
| Day 3 |
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No
Call |
| Day 4 |
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No
Call* |
| *At 8:00PM one of the interns (or 4th year med students) on your
team (after receiving the day off) comes in to admit patients
with the float resident until 7:00AM, at which time the remainder
of your team joins you for short call, and the cycle repeats.
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| Clinics |
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| Stanton
Road Clinic (SRC) |
| One
half-day per week all three years, except when on Float or ER
rotations, is spent at the Stanton Road Clinic. |
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| Salary/Benefits |
| Stipend |
| PGY-I |
$
43,742 |
*Stipends
for 08/09 |
| PGY-II |
$ 45,660 |
| PGY-III |
$ 47,139 |
| PGY-IV |
$ 48,943 |
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| Benefits
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- Life Insurance at no cost
- Shared cost health and dental care plan for resident and family
- Professional Liability Coverage
- Disability Insurance at no cost
- Free parking at USA Hospitals and Clinics
- 25% off all meals
- 4 weeks paid vacation per year
- 3 Lab coats at beginning of Intern year, then 1 Lab coat each additional year
- 10% Bookstore discount on books and supplies
- Free membership in ACP during PGY-1
- Tuition reimbursement for self and family members on college courses
- Free use of recreational facilities
- Discounts on USA athletic events and musical productions
- Moving allowance - $2.00 per mile up to $1,200.00
- MKSAP (Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program) provided for each resident during their second year
- Online access to ACP Medicine
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| Residency
Accreditation / ABIM Certifying Exam |
| In August 2007, we were informed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that our program was approved for 5 years. |
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