TRANSITIONAL YEAR CURRICULUM

Program Requirements are met by the following core curriculum:

1. General Surgery………………………………………………….. 8 weeks
2. Internal Medicine Inpatient………………………………………..8 weeks
3. Ambulatory care (Medicine, Family Medicine, or Pediatrics)  ..4 weeks
4. Emergency Medicine……………………………………………...4 weeks

The core curriculum above provides 24 weeks of clinical disciplines that offer fundamental clinical skills. The requirement for 4 weeks of ambulatory care and 4 weeks of emergency medicine is also met.

Electives are available for the remaining 24 weeks. The electives are divided into 2 groups.

Group A consists of 5 4-week blocks selected from the following list

1. General Surgery
2. Internal Medicine Inpatient
3. Emergency Medicine
4. Surgical ICU
5. Medical ICU
6. Pediatrics Inpatient Wards
7. Pediatrics-ICU
8. Pediatrics-Neonatal ICU
9. Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine
10. Pediatrics-Nursery
11. Orthopaedic Surgery
12. Head and Neck Surgery
13. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
14. Urology
15. Neurosurgery
16. Obstetrics/Gynecology
17. Anesthesiology
18. Trauma Surgery
19. Family Medicine Wards
20. Dermatology
21. Psychiatry Emergency Medicine
22. Ophthalmology

Group B consists of one 4-week block selected from the following list

1. Radiology
2. Pathology
3. Research
4. Public Health
5. One of the above listed rotations from Group A

The individual schedules are developed from a detailed questionnaire that allows the future resident an opportunity to rank the services in order of preference. The Transitional Year Program Director is ultimately responsible for ensuring that each TY Resident meets the requirements for the “Clinical Base Year” as dictated by the respective specialty program requirements (ie. Anesthesiology).

Transitional Year Medicine

Reviewed/revised:  6/01, 10/03, 7/05, 5/07, 6/08