The majority of the first year is devoted to inpatient medicine. Working closely with senior residents and attending staff, the PGY-1 is responsible for the development and implementation of each patients' care plan.
Night call is no more than every fourth night.
The focus shifts during the second year of residency to a more supervisory role. The resident serves as the leader of a patient care team, which includes two or three PGY-1 residents and two to four medical students. Approximately six months are spent in this capacity, including one month each of supervising the MICU, CCU, and Emergency Medicine rotation. A month of Admitting Resident is completed during the PGY-2 year. The continuity clinic continues to meet on a weekly basis for one-half day per week.