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Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum

Innovation in Education

The curriculum at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is designed to give residents broad exposure to the core areas of internal medicine. Our program offers a balanced experience across inpatient, outpatient, intensive care, and consultative medicine. With no competing residency programs on site, residents are able to take on meaningful clinical responsibilities in a supportive environment.

Our inpatient training emphasizes team-based bedside rounding and progressive responsibility, helping residents build the skills needed to lead hospitalist teams over time.

Residents also benefit from close collaboration with subspecialty faculty, often working one-on-one with academic mentors. In the ambulatory setting, our medical home model encourages continuity and ownership of patient care. Through these experiences, residents develop strong clinical, leadership, and communication skills that prepare them for a variety of career paths, including primary care, hospital medicine, and subspecialty training.

Schedule at a glance:

Rotation
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Wards/ACU combined
16-20 weeks
12-16 weeks
12-16 weeks
ICU
8-12 weeks
4 weeks
0-4 weeks
Night Float
4-6 weeks
4 weeks
0-4 weeks
Ambulatory Block /
Primary Care
Categorical: 4-8 weeks
8-12 weeks
8-12 weeks
Emergency Medicine
None
0-4 weeks
4 weeks
Quality Improvement (QI)
Categorical: 2 weeks
Prelim: None
2 weeks
None
Cardiology
4 weeks
4 weeks
0-4 weeks
Elective
6-10 weeks
10-12 weeks.
16-20 weeks
Outpatient Clinic
1 half-day per week
2 half-days per week, only during elective
2 half-days per week, only during elective

* there are 13 4-week blocks in the academic year.