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 )