TRANSITIONAL INTERNSHIP
Schedule and Example of Schedule
Schedule
- 7 fundamental clinical blocks, 4 weeks each: 2-3 blocks of either surgery, OB, or pediatrics and 4-5 blocks of internal medicine
- ICU optional to replace an internal medicine block
- One block each of ED, ambulatory (adult, pediatric, or surgery)
- 2 elective blocks (choices open and flexible)
- One block vacation broken up into 2-two week blocks
- There are 1-2 weeks of medicine nightfloat, and 1 week of nights on general surgery. If you do the OB rotation, there is usually 2-4 night shifts assigned.
Examples of Schedule
BLOCK | INTERN 1 | INTERN 2 |
1 | ED | Surgery |
2 | Medicine wards | Elective 3 wks renal, 1 week nightfloat |
3 | ID 3 weeks, 1 week nightfloat | OB |
4 | Elective - 2 wks coroner's office, 2 wks vacation | 2 wks vacation, 2 wks pulmonary |
5 | In patient general surgery | Medicine wards |
6 | Surgery ambulatory | Pediatrics ambulatory |
7 | Medicine wards | Medicine wards |
8 | Pediatrics wards | ED |
9 | Elective - research 4 weeks | Medicine wards |
10 | 2 wks Heme, 2 wks vacation | 2 wks vacation, 2 wks ID |
11 | VA Medicine wards | VA Medicine wards |
12 | Elective - 2 wks radiology, 2 wks Medicine wards | Away elective - 4 wks UCLA |
13 | Medicine wards | Medicine wards |
- 12-16 weeks of medicine wards
- 1-2 weeks night float
- 2-6 weeks medicine subspecialty
- 2-3 weeks of the following 4 week rotations: OB, Pediatrics, Surgery
- 4 weeks ED
- 8 weeks elective
- 4 weeks ambulatory block
- 4 weeks vacation (3 weeks vacation, 1 week GME time)