Internal Medicine Residency Town Meeting

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Internal Medicine Residency Town Meeting

• February 16, 2006
• Robert M. Healy, MD
• Program Director

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Outline

• What changes have occurred in our program?
• What issues are we working on?

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Changes

• Inpatient General Internal Medicine
• Continuity Clinic
• Geriatrics Experience
• Research
• Nephrology
• Carle Ambulatory

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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

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Inpatient General Internal Medicine

• Now
• Teams! 1 attending, 1 senior, 1-2 interns
• Management Rounds!

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Continuity Clinic

• Then
• Alternate weeks DanvilleUrbana
• Now
• One site for three years
• Continuity!

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Geriatrics Experience

• Then
• 3-4 different attendings
• Monthly rounds, but could only make 2/year!

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Geriatrics Experience

• Now
• 2 Board Certified Geriatricians
• Monthly rounds
• Geriatrics rotation as Junior

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Research

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

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Nephrology

• Then
• Good Rotation
• Humphreys steps down
• VA- but only 3 half day clinics

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Nephrology

• Now
• 3 Board Certified Nephrologists
• Dialysis Experience

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Carle Ambulatory

• Then
• Good, but few got to do it!
• Now
• Required
• Derm, Ophthalmology, ENT, Rehab, Non-Operative
  Ortho, Gyne

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Changes

• Inpatient General Internal Medicine
• Continuity Clinic
• Geriatrics Experience
• Research
• Nephrology
• Carle Ambulatory

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Outline

• What changes have occurred in our program?
• What issues are we working on?
• What issues should we know about?

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What Issues Are We Working On?

• Core Conferences
• Journal Club
• Grand Rounds

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SUGGESTIONS

• Welcomed !!!!!!
• Resident Input