At the conclusion of 48 months of training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, the resident will have experience in instruction and the prevention, detection and treatment of illness, in the rehabilitation of patients, as well as in the socio economics of illness, the ethical care of patients, and in the team approach of the provision of medical care. Inpatient rotations alternate between Internal Medicine and Pediatrics every four months throughout the four years. During assignment to either Medicine or Pediatrics, the resident is regarded as other trainees in that particular program. Call responsibilities are the same as categorical trainees. Faculty exchanges over curriculum, evaluation, administration, and related matters in the combined program occur to assure a coordinated experience.
Care is exercised to avoid unneeded duplication.
The combined residency is coordinated by Co-Directors who are the Program Directors for the two Departments. An advisory committee exists to review the curriculum, residents' schedules, evaluation process and recruitment needs. This person is able to provide support as an advisor for the residents in the program. The trainees in the combined program are under a joint contractual appointment during the entire four years and are evaluated by the existing department mechanisms. An evaluation is performed at least every four months as the resident is changing services between specialties.