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Residency Program Description
The Three-Year Categorical Program
The three-year Categorical Medicine Residency Program is proud to be fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). It is designed to provide a variety of clinical and didactic experiences that will prepare the trainee for board certification in Internal Medicine and a career as a practicing internist. Experience in Ambulatory Care Medicine is fundamental to the program. This section will review the various clinical rotations that comprise the three-year program, and will then review the principal academic/educational components of the program.
Clinical Rotations
The clinical rotations through each of the three years of residency are designed to provide a broad exposure to all areas in Internal Medicine with progressively increasing supervisory and academic responsibilities. Typical schedules for the PGY-1 through PGY-3 years are below.
Post-Graduate Year 1 (Categorical) Rotation |
| Medical Service (Wards) |
5 months |
| Medical Intensive Care (MICU) |
1 month |
| Cardiac Intensive Care (CCU)/Cardiology |
1 month |
| Night Float |
1 month |
| Emergency Department |
1 month |
| Ambulatory Care (R1) |
2 months |
| Vacation |
1 month |
Post-Graduate Year 2 Rotations |
| Medical Service (Wards) |
4 months |
| Medical Intensive Care (MICU) |
1 month |
| Night Float |
1.5 months |
| Subspecialty rotations |
1 months |
| Rheumatology / Geriatric |
1 month |
| Neurology |
1 month |
| Ambulatory Care (R2) |
1.5 months |
| Vacation |
1 month |
Post-Graduate Year 3 Rotations |
| Medical Intensive Care (MICU) |
1 months |
| Cardiac Intensive Care (CCU) |
1 month |
| Ambulatory Care (R3) |
1.5 months |
| Medical Admitting Resident (MAR)* |
1 month |
| Medical Consultation Service |
1 month |
| Night Float (MICU) |
1 month |
| Subspecialty Rotation |
3.5 months |
| Geriatric Consults |
1 month |
| Vacation |
1 month |
*Residents are scheduled for one week in Cardiac Cath unit at Bellevue Medical Center.
The One-Year Preliminary Program
This year is intended for individuals interested in a year of Internal Medicine training, prior to entering another specialty, such as Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology, Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Neurology. There are different NRMP numbers and match lists for this program. Listed below are the rotations for this program.
| Medical Service (Wards) |
5 months |
| Medical Intensive Care (MICU) |
2 months |
| Night Float |
1.5 months |
| Emergency Department |
1 month |
| Cardiology |
0.5 months |
| Neurology |
1 month |
| Vacation |
1 month |
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