"My intern year at Providence St Vincent was an incredible growth
experience in a family-oriented environment of dedicated teachers and
co-residents who cared about my learning and my well-being. Having a strong
medicine foundation set me up for success during my rotations across multiple
Acute Rehabilitation units in PM&R residency. During my intern year,
I got broad medical exposure on the floors, in the ICU, rotating in the
outpatient clinic, and on cardiology consults. I was allowed to make time
rotating with orthopedic surgery, which helped me brush up on my MSK knowledge.
Overall, I felt more prepared out of the gate in my PM&R residency
to handle acutely decompensating patients and manage complex medical comorbidities
(compared to other colleagues who pursued transitional year programs for
their intern year) as a result of my time at St. Vincent’s. I attribute
this foundational medical knowledge and the confidence I gained as an
intern to be one factor in my success during the rest of residency, now
being selected as chief resident during my PGY4 year at Montefiore and
also landing a pain fellowship position at UC Davis. Providence St. Vincent
is great program with great leadership. I have lots of gratitude for the
time I spent there.” –
Adam Betcher, former preliminary intern, Class of 2023
