Care is taken to maintain an appropriate balance between primary patient responsibility and thoughtful supervision by the attending staff. Since there are no subspecialty fellows, there is ample opportunity for house officers to become experienced in invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Residents will spend two months at the University of Maryland VA, one month on the medical ICU team and one month on a general medical floor team. These rotations help provide a diversified training experience with exposure to a university tertiary care environment. House officers have close contact with junior and senior medical students who rotate through the medical service.
Student teaching is considered an important part of the house officer's training experience.
Our ancillary services are helpful and user-friendly, and our subspecialists are interested and engaged teachers. Salary is commensurate with that paid by the University of Maryland and is competitive with other training programs in Baltimore. Mercy provides free meals, free parking in an attached garage, group life insurance and disability insurance. Medical and dental insurance are available for a nominal fee.