Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum – Norton

Norton Community Hospital

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Norton Community Hospital is a traditional track three-year training program.

  • 16 weeks of inpatient medicine
  • 4 weeks ICU
  • 4 weeks of cardiology**
  • 4 weeks of nephrology**
  • 4 weeks of infectious disease**
  • 4 weeks of pulmonology
  • 4 weeks of emergency medicine
  • 4 weeks of night float
  • 4 weeks of hematology/oncology
  • 4 weeks of electives

** Out rotations: Mileage reimbursement

  • 12 weeks of inpatient medicine
  • 4 weeks of ICU
  • 4 weeks of cardiology**
  • 4 weeks of gastroenterology**
  • 4 weeks of neurology**
  • 4 weeks of walk-in clinic
  • 4 weeks of night float
  • 2 weeks of research
  • 2 weeks of hospice/palliative
  • 12 weeks of electives

** Out rotations: Mileage reimbursement

  • 12 weeks of inpatient medicine (hospitalist)
  • 4 weeks of ICU
  • 4 weeks of rheumatology**
  • 4 weeks of endocrinology**
  • 4 weeks of addiction medicine**
  • 4 weeks of geriatric medicine
  • 8 weeks of medicine night float
  • 2 weeks of research
  • 2 weeks of selective
  • 8 weeks of elective

** Out rotations: Mileage reimbursement

Didactic Schedule

  • Targeted Learning Objectives and Guideline Based Teaching – Reviewing highest yield information in a setting where residents and attendings give their input, targeting MKSAP and guideline based medical knowledge from IDSA, CHEST, AHA, ASN, for ABIM and enhancement of medical knowledge.
  • Ambulatory Medicine Series – Real or clinical pearls and developing framework for common problems encountered in the outpatient setting with focus on specialist input, such as cardiology, pulmonary or palliative care
  • Point of care ultrasound series (POCUS) – Introductory lectures and workshop sessions with hand on ultrasound training to enhance the ultrasound skills used in residency programs
  • Simulation labs & Code Blue training – Practical training skills to enhance skills such as intubation, central lines, needle decompression, lumbar puncture and arterial blood gas.
  • Practice Changing updates – Topics covered outside of traditional medicine (billing, note writing, financial planning, hospice, resources, etc.)
  • Interactive series & games – Interactive case presentations from leading, cutting edge software such as Human Dx, NEJM Resident 360+; games, including medical trivia, medical jeopardy, medical who wants to be a millionaire, medical spin the wheel for interactive learning and team based environment
  • Board Review – Using high yield resources which are available to every resident for board exams such as UWorld, MKSAP, NEJM, AMBOSS, board review
  • Morbidity & Mortality Review – Excellent learning opportunities to review from adverse patient outcome in a protected learning environment
  • More than Medicine – Topics covered up outside of traditional medicine which prepared residents for real world practice such as billing, coding, financial planning and more
  • Reserved wellness days – Wellness activities from the Social and Wellness Committee

Day-to-day schedule

  • Monday – Targeted learning objectives and guidline-based teaching
  • Tuesday – More than medicine topic, practice changing updates
  • Wednesday – Interactive series and games, case presentations by residents and students
  • Thursday – Targeted learning objectives, ambulatory medicine series, reserve wellness days
  • Friday – Board review, morbidity and mortality review

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