Curriculum & Conferences

Our curriculum spans across the spectrum of internal medicine, sub-specialty medicine, and those non-internal medicine specialties, including Anesthesia, Neurology, Gynecology, Dermatology, PM&R and Radiology. 

During clinic blocks, there is a focus on primary care for both categorical and preliminary interns with additional clinical experience in other specialty and subspecialty clinics.  

Examples of Annual Rotation Block Schedules

PGY-1 

• Medicine wards (5-6 months)
• Night-Float (1-2 months)
• ICU (2 months) 
• Electives (8 weeks) (1–4-week blocks)
• Emergency Medicine (4 weeks): required for anesthesia and categorical interns 
• Continuity Clinic Blocks (6 single weeks)

PGY-2 

• Medicine Wards (4 months)
• Night-Float (1 month) 
• ICU (1.5-2 months)
• Pulmonary (2-4 weeks)
• Cardiology (2-4 weeks)
• Renal (2-4 weeks) (St. Mary’s or SFGH)
• Hem-Onc (3 weeks) (St. Mary’s or SFGH)
• Ambulatory Block (4 weeks) 
• Continuity Clinic (11 single week blocks)

PGY-3 

• Medicine wards (3-4 months)
• Night-Float (4-6 weeks)
• ICU (1 month)
• Geriatrics  (2 weeks)
• Neurology (SFGH 4 weeks) 
• Rheum  (2-4 weeks) 
• Anesthesia (2 weeks)
• Endocrine (SFGH 4 weeks)
• GI (2-3 weeks)
• Research (2-3 weeks) (Program Director approval required)
• Ambulatory Block (2-4 weeks) 
• Continuity Clinic (12 single week blocks)

Reports, Conferences, Seminars, And Retreats (mandatory attendance)

Residents Report

ICU Report
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Monday

Intern Report
8:00 – 8:30 am
Tuesday 

Resident Report
8:00 - 8:30 am
Wednesday

Chief Report
8:00 – 8:30 am
Thursday 

Conferences

Core Curriculum Conferences
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Mon-Wed-Fri

Chest Conference
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Tuesday

EKG Conference
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Every other Wednesday

Behavioral Med Curriculum Conference
1:00 - 1:40 pm 
Tues (Clinic Block)

Quality Project curriculum
11:00 - 12:00 pm
Fri (Clinic Block)

Resident/PD Town Hall meeting
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Once a month

Journal Club
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Twice a month

Board Review
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Once a week: Nov-May

Seminars

Ethics Seminars
Two sessions per year

Career Development
Multiple sessions per year

Residents as Teaches Seminars
Multiple sessions per year

Procedural Skills Seminars
Academic Half Day, multiple sessions

Code Blue Simulation sessions
Academic Half Day, multiple sessions

Retreats

Annual Resident-Faculty Retreat
Annual

Annual Intern Retreat
Annual

Hospital Interprofessional Conferences and Rounds

Grand Rounds
Noon
Thursday

Tumor Board
8:00 am
Monday

Breast Panel Board
Noon
Monday

Hospital Multidisciplinary Rounds
10:00 am
Daily while on Wards

Clinic Huddle
8:50 – 9:00 am
Mon., Wed.

Behavioral curriculum
1:00 – 1:30 pm
Tuesday

Academic ½ Day: Friday 9:00 - 12:00 

• Procedure and POCUS Training
• Code Blue and RRT simulation 
• QI Curriculum (year - long with team QI projects )