Program Highlights
UCSD Medicine
Department of Medicine is currently ranked 8th in NIH Research Funding and #1 in research funding per faculty member. In this year's "Best Graduate Schools" edition, USN&WR ranked UCSD School of Medicine 5th among public medical schools and 14th among all U.S. medical schools.
July 10, 2008 USN&WR - UCSD Medical Center ranked 6th in respiratory diseases; 16th in rheumatology; 35th in nephrology; 43rd in oncology.
World renowned clinical programs in pulmonary hypertension, thromboembolic diseases, pulmonary and GI interventions, cardiac electrophysiology, HIV, and stem-cell transplantation.
The state-of-the-art Moores Cancer Center provides comprehensive cancer care, and is the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Southern California.
The Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center is under construction on the UC San Diego Medical Center, La Jolla campus and a new inpatient tower is in the design stages.
Dedicated HIV ward service at UCSD Hillcrest and also a multi-disciplinary HIV outpatient rotation. UCSD AIDS program ranked 6th in nation (USN&WR 2008).
Broad patient mix: urban poor, immigrants, veterans, privately-insured, culturally diverse patients.
Three hospital locations each with different models of healthcare delivery.
Training Environment
Program Director, Elaine Muchmore, and Associate Directors, Brian Clay, Simerjot Jassal, and Lori Wan are strong resident advocates as well as administrative staff.
Every fifth night call on wards at UCSD Hillcrest Hospital, and every fourth night call on wards at UCSD Thornton Hospital. Call every 8th for interns at the VA and no overnight call for residents.
Every fourth night call in UCSD Hillcrest ICU and CCU; every third night call at VA ICU.
Intern admission cap of 5 new patients per call night.
Night float service does all weekday cross cover after 5 p.m. at the VA Medical Center and UCSD Hillcrest.
Resident night float service does all ward admissions after 2 a.m. at UCSD Hillcrest Hospital; a moonlighter does new admissions after midnight at the VA Medical Center, and after 2 a.m. at UCSD Thornton Hospital.
Resident day float assumes care for all post-call duties at UCSD Hillcrest.
24-hour IVs, phlebotomy, RT, EKGs, ABGs.
Computer physician order entry. Web-based call schedule, continuity schedules, conference schedules and sign-outs.
Education
Educational programs (i.e. Medical Grand Rounds and noon conferences) available online or DVD. All GME Resident Core lectures are recorded and available thru our OGME office.
Daily morning teaching conference, radiology rounds, attending rounds and noon conference.
Attendings include hospitalists and sub-specialty teaching attendings at UCSD Hillcrest Hospital.
Benefits
Physician Well-Being Committee
Four weeks of vacation per year.
Residents are given the opportunity to perform a 2 month research block.
24-hour internet access at all hospitals, with Medline, MD Consult and Up-to-Date, and electronic access to most major medical journals which can also be accessed at home. Home access to order entry and radiology for all hospitals.
Big Sib program for interns.
Career Development
Graduating house staff match in excellent fellowships in all subspecialty fields; many obtaining highly sought after slots in Southern California and San Diego programs (UCSD fellowships are the only university-based fellowship programs in San Diego).
Graduating house staff offered rewarding jobs in the community and in academics.
ABIM board exam pass rate 100 percent over last three years.
Excellent primary care internal medicine training.