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Internal Medicine Residency Town Meeting . 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
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Internal Medicine Residency Town Meeting • 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 Ambulatory • Then: • 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