Internal Medicine Residency

Town Meeting

Internal Medicine Residency

Town MeetingFebruary 16, 2006

Robert M. Healy, MDProgram Director

February 16, 2006 Robert M. Healy, MD

Program Director

Outline

What changes have occurred in our program?

What issues are we working on?

Changes:

Inpatient General Internal Medicine

Continuity Clinic

Geriatrics Experience

Research

Nephrology

Carle Ambulatory

Inpatient General Internal Medicine Prior:

Each intern could have 12 patients with 5 different attendings

Admits/Consults/Discharges all called at once

Management rounds = Random

Inpatient General Internal Medicine

Now

Teams! 1 attending, 1 senior, 1-2 interns

Management Rounds!

Continuity Clinic

Then:

Alternate weeks Danville:Urbana

Now:

One site for three years

Continuity!

Geriatrics Experience

Then:

3-4 different attendings

Monthly rounds, but could only make 2/year!

Geriatrics Experience

Now:

2 Board Certified Geriatricians

Monthly rounds

Geriatrics rotation as Junior

Research

Then:

Encouraged

Now:

Encouraged, Taught as Intern, Process to start/join project in place

Nephrology

Then:

Good Rotation

Humphreys steps down

VA- but only 3 half day clinics

Nephrology

Now:

3 Board Certified Nephrologists

Dialysis Experience

Carle AmbulatoryThen:

Good, but few got to do it!

Now:

Required

Derm, Ophthalmology, ENT, Rehab, Non-Operative Ortho, Gyne

Changes:

Inpatient General Internal Medicine

Continuity Clinic

Geriatrics Experience

Research

Nephrology

Carle Ambulatory

Outline

What changes have occurred in our program?

What issues are we working on?

What issues should we know about?

What Issues Are We Working On?

Core Conferences

Journal Club

Grand Rounds

SUGGESTIONS

• Welcomed !!!!!!

• Resident Input