Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Immunology - Rheumatology Training Program
Curriculum - Year 1
- Outpatient clinic (18 weeks)
- 6 half days/every other week
- Monday PM - Continuity clinic with Dr. Lawry
- (Tuesday AM - Pediatrics)
- Tuesday PM - Outpatient clinic with Dr. Cowdery
- Thursday AM - General VA clinic
- Thursday PM - Continuity clinic with Dr. Vogelgesang
- Friday AM - VA fellows continuity clinic
- 6 half days/every other week
- Consults (inpatient and outpatient)
- First call - 10 weeks
- Call with resident - 9 weeks
Fellows will still participate in VA fellow's continuity clinic during the consult rotation
Fellows will still participate in the General VA clinic if there are < 5 other trainees
- Basic immunology course - 9, 90 minute lectures given at the dental school
- Radiology*^ - 4 weeks
- Orthopedics/ PT/OT*^ - 4 weeks
*During these rotations, fellows will not participate in consults, general VA clinic or pediatrics clinic. Fellows will participate in VA Fellow's continuity clinic.
^ During these rotations, fellows will attend all of the required conferences that do not interfere with the rotation. - Vacation - 3 weeks (15 working days)
- Personal or sick leave - 1 week (5 working days)
- Conferences
- Case conference - weekly
- Research conference/Journal Club/ Fellows conference - weekly
- Rheumatology Symposium (1 day/year)
- Rheumatology Textbook chapter review monthly
- Board Question review monthly/ mentor meeting
- Planning for second and third year
- Evaluations Quarterly
