These include one half day of core seminars in clinical epidemiology, geriatrics, ethics, women's health, etc and one half-day of behavioral medicine and Medicine Grand Rounds. Additional and other didactic conferences are held daily. Residents on ambulatory rotations also attend most of the regular scheduled in-patient conferences. Four weeks of the second year are allowed for vacation. The third year is similar to the second year.
Residents spend six months on hospital rotations and six months in ambulatory care.
R3 rotations include wards, ICU, emergency department and electives. Six months are again devoted to ambulatory care including continuity practice, core seminars, and ambulatory electives. R3 and R2's work very closely with each other and the faculty in planning the R3 curriculum. R3's also have increased opportunity for teaching, independent projects and leadership responsibilities. Four weeks of the third year are allowed for vacation.