Curriculum
Intern (Resident Physician Level 1)
- 7-8 months on general medicine wards at UCSD Hillcrest, Thornton and VA
- 2 months on ICU/CCU
- 2 weeks of emergency medicine
- 2-4 weeks on night float
- 2-3 months on ambulatory care rotations or consult rotations
- 2 2-week blocks of vacation
- Last week of intern year off (Intern Week)
Junior Resident (Resident Physician Level 2)
- 3-4 months on general medicine wards as the team leader
- 2 months on ICU/CCU as the team leader
- 2-3 months on ambulatory care rotations
- 2 weeks dedicated women's health rotation
- 2 month research block - optional, under the supervision of research mentor
- 2-4 months on elective consults including cardiology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, nephrology, pulmonary, hematology/oncology and allergy/immunology
- 2 2-week blocks of vacation
Senior Resident (Resident Physician Level 3)
- 2-3 months on general medicine wards as the team leader
- 1 month on ICU/CCU as the team leader
- 2 weeks on Medicine Consult Service
- 2 weeks on outpatient neurology
- 2 weeks on geriatric medicine
- 2 weeks of emergency medicine
- 2 2-week blocks of vacation
Chief Medical Residents (Resident Physician Level 4)
There are four chief medical residents each year. One is primarily responsible for the inpatient services at the UCSD Hillcrest. Another chief is responsible for the inpatient services at the VA Hospital. The third is responsible for the inpatient services at UCSD Thornton. The fourth chief is primarily responsible for the ambulatory/primary care rotations and the outpatient clinic services at the VA Hospital and Clinics. All four work together to help integrate subspecialty and consult rotations between inpatient and outpatient sites at each of the hospitals.