This enthusiasm to learn and to teach characterizes the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Combining two excellent university teaching programs with a comprehensive ambulatory training track ensures a well-balanced experience for individuals seeking a career in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. The program is structured to include a balance between ambulatory, inpatient and subspecialty rotations with progressively increased responsibility to senior supervisory status. At the completion of the training program, graduates will have maximum flexibility for career options in primary care, further subspecialty training in either medicine or pediatrics, or academic medicine. The curriculum is divided equally over four years and allows the completion of twenty-four months of training in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Residents rotate in three-month blocks during the first and fourth years of training.
During the second and third years the schedule is split into four-month block rotations so that the individual resident does not spend all summer and winter seasons in the same discipline. During the first year, the resident is provided with a good foundation in Medicine with rotations in both general medicine wards and subspecialty ward services as well as in the outpatient clinic. The six months of Pediatrics mixes experiences in neonatology, ambulatory pediatrics, emergency medicine and general wards. The second and third years in Medicine provide further experience in general wards and outpatient medicine, including adult emergency room exposure. A large portion of this experience is spent on subspecialty rotations on both an inpatient basis and as consult services.