Each hospital site has a full-time Associate Director of Medicine who serves as Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program. They are responsible for the curriculum and operations of the program. In addition, a full-time Housestaff Coordinator, with support staff at each site, is responsible for the administrative and clerical functions of the training program and is a resource for trainees with regard to paychecks, benefits and other aspects of the residency training experience. The preliminary intern schedule is fundamentally the same as that of the categorical intern, thus providing broad exposure to basic medicine. 1 month Ambulatory Rotations 2 months Vacation 1 month Rotation locations are balanced between the St. Luke's and Roosevelt sites to provide the broadest and most diverse training experience.
Daily work rounds with the team followed by teaching rounds with the assigned attending physician.
Clinics, conferences, and patient care. The PGY-I intern is responsible for presenting cases to the attending physician during rounds, and occasionally at formal conferences. The PGY- I intern is expected to assume a large degree of responsibility for patient management and to deal with the whole patient, including psychosocial factors pertinent to the patient's illness. The resident consults with ancillary medical services, meets with patients' relatives, and follows the patient after discharge from the clinic. Management of patient units, supervision of interns and medical students.