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Ambulatory Rotations

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Internal medicine residents at UC San Diego can select from a broad selection of ambulatory elective rotations designed to give comprehensive exposure to a wide variety of internal medicine subspecialties. These rotations involve a selection of half-day clinics with our renowned faculty and are held at various outpatient locations throughout San Diego. Some of our residents' favorites are included below:

Continuity Clinics

Residents in the Categorical, Physician-Scientist Training Program, and Medicine/Pediatrics tracks have a continuity clinic that spans the duration of their training. Continuity clinics occur during a resident's continuity block (2 weeks per year) and, on average, 1-2 days per week during outpatient blocks. Residents are assigned to one site for the duration of their training. The resident is the primary doctor for his or her own patient panel and is responsible for providing the full spectrum of outpatient primary care. Learn more about our continuity clinic sites.

Underserved Medicine

The underserved medicine rotation provides opportunities to care for refugees, migrants, people experiencing homelessness, survivors of torture, and other historically underserved populations in San Diego. Through the UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project, residents mentor medical students one-on-one while providing longitudinal, community-based care to patients with limited access to health services. Residents also work with culturally diverse patient populations through dedicated refugee, survivor of torture, and Hansen’s disease clinics. These experiences help residents understand and address barriers to accessing high-quality care

Owen Clinic

The Owen Clinic, established in 1982, is San Diego’s largest and most comprehensive primary care center for people living with HIV and was the second clinic of its kind established in the United States. Today, the clinic provides comprehensive, longitudinal care as well as specialized services, including anal cancer screening, treatment of viral hepatitis, HIV prevention and substance use disorder treatment. Deeply rooted in San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community, the Owen Clinic is committed to providing inclusive, culturally responsive care. Residents may rotate through the clinic in two- to four-week blocks, gaining experience in HIV medicine and LGBTQ+ health.

Kaiser Endocrinology

Kaiser Endocrinology is a four-week elective based in the endocrinology clinics at Kaiser Permanente. The rotation is available to PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents, as well as PGY-4 Medicine-Pediatrics residents. Residents gain experience evaluating and managing a range of endocrine conditions, including thyroid nodules, Graves’ disease, and adrenal insufficiency. They may also have opportunities to perform in-clinic thyroid ultrasounds and fine-needle aspiration biopsies.

List of Available Ambulatory Rotations

  • Allergy
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease 
  • Advanced Heart Failure
  • Continuity Clinic
  • Correctional Primary Care
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology (UC San Diego and Kaiser Permanente)
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gender Medicine
  • General Cardiology
  • Geriatrics
  • Hematology
  • Infectious Disease
  • LGBTQ+
  • Men's Health
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neurology
  • Owen Clinic
  • Obesity
  • Oncology
  • Pain Medicine
  • Pulmonary
  • Psychiatry
  • Renal
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Surgical Subspecialties
  • Underserved Medicine