Resident Education

Learning with purpose

Our Internal Medicine Residency is more than training – it’s a journey of growth, guided by curiosity, compassion, and commitment. Every rotation, lecture and patient interactions are designed to help the residents develop the knowledge, skills and purpose needed to become exceptional physicians and leaders in medicine.

What we offer

Daily learning opportunities

  • Morning report led by residents, chiefs and faculty
  • Weekly protected didactic session: Friday noon conferences from 1-4pm. Pagers are handled by faculty and fellows
  • Weekly Chair’s Report presented by PGY 2 gives residents a chance to review a topic of interest and get feedback on their presentation skills from the department chair
  • Weekly grand rounds with experts from all over the country and within the institution across different specialties that fall under the umbrella of Internal Medicine
  • Monthly Journal clubs focused on critically reviewing the latest literature and peer reviewed articles.
  • Monthly Quality and Safety Morning Reports provide a forum to bring in guest speakers in Quality and Safety from across the hospital, fostering face-to-face dialogue with residents about workflow challenges and safety concerns, with a focus on process improvement.

Hands on clinical training

  • Bedside teaching during rounds
  • Point-of-care ultrasound training esp. in ICU and cardiology in addition to Procedure rotation
  • Hands-on procedure rotation to help residents develop essential skills like central lines, lumbar punctures, and paracentesis under expert supervision
  • Diverse specialty rotations including cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, nephrology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, hematology-oncology and infectious diseases.
  • Bi-Weekly simulation sessions during morning report hours to foster interdisciplinary teamwork, communication and quality/safety-based training
  • Faculty/fellows led procedural workshops (central lines, airway management etc)
  • Incoming interns are introduced to the curriculum and expectations during orientation.
  • Learning targets related to quality and safety are structured by PGY level and deliverable targets are shared and monitored longitudinally.

Scholarship and growth

  • Protected time for research and QI projects (when they have a decent proposal)
  • Mentorship for presentations at regional and national meetings
  • Career development sessions, fellowship preparation, an wellness programs

Residents as teachers

  • Training in teaching skills for the wards (by IM Clerkship)
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Our commitment

By graduation, our residents are not only outstanding clinicians but also teachers, leaders and lifelong learners. Grounded in Learning with Purpose, they carry forward the knowledge, compassion, and dedication to make a lasting impact in patient care and the future of medicine.

Join us and learn with purpose