A fully operational computerized clinical laboratory information system is accessible throughout the Medical Center. On most clinical services, one or two GY-1's will be assigned to each resident. The Attending Staff in turn supervises the activities of the housestaff in every specialty. The cooperation of the housestaff in training of students is standard policy throughout the hospital. Thus, the GY-1 is responsible for the supervision of medical students who are assigned to their wards.
Teaching is done largely with reference to specific case material.
Learning here is an experience in practice. Training activities for the housestaff are organized by specialty and vary from service to service. These activities are under the direction of the full-time head of each department and are monitored by the Medical Center Office of Graduate Medical Education. In addition to attending the ward conferences and ward rounds, the GY-1 resident is invited to attend and is expected to participate in, as fully as possible, the numerous special lecture events which are held year round. There are 700 resident physicians in 25 programs in the various specialty fields training at the Medical Center.