INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY

Categorical Program

We have 18 PGY1 Categorical positions (NRMP Program Code: 1063140C0). Our categorical interns and residents come from medical schools across the country and are a tight-knit group motivated by care of the underserved and a robust clinical experience. We have been on a modified 4+2 block schedule since 2015. The block schedule affords increased ambulatory experience as interns, greater exposure to a panel of continuity patients and increased flexibility for individualized schedules. 

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A typical categorical intern schedule is listed below:

• Inpatient wards: 16 (including 4 weeks at Stanford)
• ICU: 8 weeks
• Night Float: 6 weeks
• Subspecialty Electives: 8 weeks
• These electives are broken into 4 weeks of Core Medicine Selectives (Cardiology, Nephrology and Hematology-Oncology) and 4 weeks of Mastery Electives (Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonary, Rheumatology, Palliative Care, Psychiatry, Research, HIV clinic and more).
• ED: 2 weeks
• Ambulatory: 8 weeks
  • The ambulatory blocks are two weeks in length and in addition to time spent caring for a continuity panel of patients, also include time in subspecialty ambulatory clinics. Each intern will have ambulatory experiences in Endocrine and Rheumatology, and will choose among other experiences like Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, HIV clinic, Dermatology and more. 

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Sample 2 week ambulatory block for PGY1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8-Noon: Endocrinology	8-Noon: Continuity clinic	8-10 AM: Didactic 10-Noon: Charting and Inbox Time	8-Noon: Continuity clinic	8-Noon: Endocrinology
1-5 PM: Continuity clinic	1-5 PM: Endocrinology	1-5 PM: Continuity clinic	1-5 PM: Endocrinology	1-5 PM: Endocrinology

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The winning team of the intern orientation scavenger hunt

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A typical PGY-2 and PGY-3 schedule is listed below:

• Inpatient wards: 10-16 weeks
• ICU: 4-8 weeks
• Night Float: 4-6 weeks
• Subspecialty Electives (Includes Core and Mastery electives and dedicated ILP time): 8-12 weeks
• Ambulatory Blocks: 8-10 weeks (see sample 2 week schedule below)
  • As a senior resident the ambulatory blocks include more time in the care of your continuity panel and longitudinal time for QI and ILP projects 

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Sample 2 week ambulatory block for PGY2 and PGY3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8-Noon: Secondary subspecialty clinic	8-Noon: Secondary subspecialty clinic	8-10 AM: Didactic 10-Noon: Charting and Inbox Time	8-Noon: Selective clinic	8-9 AM: Grand Rounds 9-Noon: QI Project time
1-5 PM: Continuity Clinic	1-5 PM: Continuity Clinic	1-5 PM: Continuity Clinic	1-5 PM: Continuity Clinic	1-5 PM: Continuity Clinic

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The graduating class of 2017