Internal Medicine Residency Program

To produce highly motivated physicians who are equipped with the tools necessary to meet their individual career aspirations, dedicated to mastering the concepts of professionalism, devoted to compassionate patient-centered medical care, and dedicated to continuous learning, in the best traditions of medicine

Overall Education Goals

To provide a comprehensive, well-integrated training experience in internal medicine.
To promote an atmosphere of scholarly inquiry where residents participate in quality improvement and research projects.
To create an educational environment that values wellbeing, camaraderie and professionalism.
To foster an enduring commitment to value-awareness and patient-centric care as modeled by our faculty, appreciating the diversity of our patients.

Internal Medicine Residency Program Overview

PGY-1

Wards
Continuity Clinic
ICU
Night Float
Cardiovascular
Pulmonology — at George Washington University

PGY-2

Wards
Continuity Clinic
ICU
Night Float
Research/QI
Nephrology — at George Washington University
Subspecialty/Electives

PGY-3

Wards
Continuity Clinic
ICU
Night Float
Geriatrics — at George Washington University
Subspecialty/Electives

Residents have protected time for noon conferences every day from 12 to 1 pm.

Monday:

Week 1: Rheumatology
Week 2: Cardiology
Week 3: Journal Club
Week 4: Resident M&M

Tuesday (GME Interprofessional Series for PGY1 residents):

Week 1: Bioethics & Humanities
Week 2: Systems of Care (QI, Patient Safety, Population Health)
Week 3: Resident Series, Research
Week 4: Wellbeing/Leadership

Wednesday:

Week 1: Neurology
Week 2: Cardiology
Week 3: Clinical Reasoning Concilium Rounds
Week 4: Gastroenterology

Thursday:

Week 1: Board Review/Medical Jeopardy
Week 2: Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds
Week 3: Dept. of Medicine M&M
Week 4: Pulmonary/Critical Care

Friday:

Week 1: Endocrinology
Week 2: Operational Meeting
Week 3: Hematology/Oncology
Week 4: Clinical Reasoning Docendo Discimus Rounds

Morning Report, Patient Rounds and Huddles will occur on a daily basis.

The George Washington University Hospital
- Required rotations during each program year

All applicants must apply through the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The NRMP program code is 1942220C0.