Typically, one or two interns work with one resident, and one attending. Interns in the Primary Care Division are scheduled for 3 months of each year on the Primary Care Service with activities in the Outpatient Clinics. There are no subspecialty wards at Highland-all patients admitted to the hospital medical service are cared for on the general medical wards. While on the ward rotation, the resident will work with two interns and two medical students. Each such team usually cares for 15-20 patients.
Night call is every fifth night.
Attending rounds are made every day, and attending physicians are available at all times for consultation. One of the strengths of the Highland residency is that senior subspecialists are in close and daily contact with the housestaff to provide consultations, teaching, and guidance on the management of difficult problems. The Primary Care Division of the Internal Medicine Department at Highland General Hospital offers a three-year training program designed to teach general internists skill in both ambulatory and hospital care. It is the aim of this program to train competent and compassionate physicians who will practice in medically underserved areas. The Primary Care Program includes three to four months yearly of rotations in ambulatory medicine.