Senior residents participate in grand rounds, core conferences and clinical-pathologic conference. Senior residents also have opportunities to participate in reviews of manuscripts for the Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, and its new companion, The Washington Manual of Ambulatory Therapeutics. Barnes-Jewish Hospital house staff may attend all subspecialty conferences offered at the Medical Center. Scholarship is an important part of Internal Medicine training. Residents are encouraged to submit abstracts to regional and national meetings.
Financial support is available for presentation of their work.
Residents also are encouraged to participate in research projects with the subspecialty divisions and the Division of General Medical Sciences. The Department's commitment to education is exemplified by the formation of a Division of Medical Education, which oversees the education of house staff and students. Excellence in Internal Medicine requires the development of teaching skills. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for the Washington University School of Medicine. Medical students are part of each house staff team and the junior and senior assistant residents are an integral part of the clerkship experience for the medical students.