Preliminary Program
Our Preliminary Program is designed for physicians who wish to have one year of general medical training prior to going into a residency in neurology, dermatology, ophthalmology, radiology, emergency medicine, physical medicine, anesthesiology, or any of the surgical subspecialities. In the course of the year, preliminary interns will have an exposure to a wide variety of disease processes and acute and chronic patient care. We feel the preliminary year provides an invaluable background for the wide range of specialty residencies.

The Preliminary Intern's schedule is as follows:


General Medical Wards: 8 months (2 months in ICU)
Night Float: 1 Month
Elective: 3 Month

* On call is an average of every fourth night
* Two second year residents and one third year resident are on call each night in addition to the interns and they are available to help out and review admissions
* The night float system covers all new admissions from midnight until seven am Sunday through Thursday nights
* Intern morning report is held 4 mornings/week

Categorical Program
The Categorical Program is for physicians who are interested in a career in general internal medicine or in one of the subspecialities of general internal medicine such as gastroenterology, cardiology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, nephrology, pulmonary/critical care, geriatrics, and hematology/ oncology.

We believe our three year program provides outstanding clinical experience in conjunction with excellent didactic teaching that prepares our residents for lifelong satisfying careers in internal medicine.

The First Year Resident's schedule is as follows:

General Medical Wards: 8 months (2 months in ICU)
Emergency Room: 1 Month
Physician's Office: 1 Month
Night Float: 1 Month
Elective: 1 Month
ICU: 6-8 Weeks

* On call is an average of every fourth night
* Two second year residents and one third year resident are on call in house with the interns to help go over patients and answer questions
* Intern morning report is held one morning a week
* Interns will see patients regularly in outpatient medical clinic where they are supervised and taught by medical attendings with extensive experience in internal medicine.

The Second Year Resident's schedule is as follows:

Medical Wards (Floor team Leadership): 6 months (1 month in ICU)
Subspecialty Electives: 3 Months
Physician's Office: 1 Month
Night Float: 1 Month

* On call is an average of once every five nights
* Resident's morning report is held four times a week