Internal Medicine Residency Town Meeting February 16, 2006 Robert M. Healy, MD Program Director 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