Categorical program residency

The Department of Medicine offers 52 positions in the categorical program each year. For more information about how to apply for this program, click here. For a printable pdf outline of the Categorical Medicine program, please click here. Patient Safety Conference is a multidisciplinary conference focused on improving patient outcomes through reflective practice. Grand Rounds: Every Thursday instead of noon conference.

Grand Rounds is attended by all faculty and housestaff. Residents receive faculty mentorship in preparing the presentation and receive feedback on their presentation skills. Residents receive faculty mentorship in preparing the presentation. The first year of training is designed to introduce residents to the range of practice: general internal medicine and subspecialty care, inpatient and outpatient, wards and consult services. We pride of ourselves on providing trainees with an appropriate balance of autonomy and support, ensuring excellence in both patient care and resident education.

Each service has a single attending physician who is a full-time faculty member. Attending physicians are always available to advise and assist. In addition, all medical and surgical subspecialty consultants are immediately available 24 hours a day.

The second year of traning is aimed at expanding the breadth of the resident's knowledge base while providing in-depth exposure to state-of-the-art practice of the various medical subspecialties.

The PGY-2 year is almost evenly split between inpatient ward rotations and consultation services, mostly in the subspecialties. The PGY-1 intern year focuses on clinical skills and team building. Given the fundamental importance of education, teaching skills are interwoven throughout all three years. Interns in the Categorical Program learn the basics of patient evaluation and management through a combination of inpatient, ambulatory and elective rotations.

This is enhanced by additional learning experience such as simulation, didactics and guidance from mentors, firm chiefs, chief residents and program leadership. The junior year teaches core principles of leadership by focusing on leading inpatient teams on the Bigelow-Flex Service. In this role junior residents supervise patient care and provide education for interns and medical students. Significant time is also spent in the cardiology and medical intensive care units, where residents acquire advanced clinical skills.

More elective time affords junior residents the opportunity to explore clinical subspecialties and research interests, as well as optional away experiences. The senior year of residency is weighted toward hospital-wide leadership roles, including the intensive care and oncology units, the code team and the community hospital. Considerable time is spent providing education for junior residents, interns and medical students.