Curriculum
Each academic year is structured by 13, four-week rotations.
First Year
- Orientation — block 1
- Inpatient service — 3 blocks
- Maternity care — 2 blocks
- Cardiology/pulmonology
- Emergency medicine
- Geriatric medicine
- Behavioral health
- Patient centered medical home
- Pediatric inpatient (Children's Mercy Hospital)
- Pediatric nursery/ambulatory
Second Year
- FM selective — block 1
- Inpatient service — 2 blocks
- Maternity care — 2 blocks
- Emergency medicine
- Gynecology (Veteran's Administration)
- Critical care (University Health Truman Medical Center)
- Patient centered medical home/Rheum
- Sports medicine
- Elective — 3 blocks
Third Year
- FM selective — block 1
- Inpatient service — 2 blocks
- Endocrinology
- Outpatient leadership
- Orthopedics (private practice orthopedic group)
- Surgery
- Pediatric emergency medicine (Children's Mercy Hospital)
- Pediatric nursery/ambulatory
- Elective — 4 blocks
More About Your First Year
Orientation
You will be completing certification courses, receiving instruction on hospital procedures, and participating in team building, but mostly gaining hands-on experience. You will also begin establishing your continuity patients during this time. The first week is typically an 8 a.m.-5 p.m. schedule; more variability follows throughout the remainder of the block as you work as part of the inpatient services.
Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
Patient centered care is at the forefront of this rotation where the focus is closed loop communication and improved handoffs, help with medication refills, patient follow up and complete a small quality improvement project. Residents will participate in a home call schedule during this rotation. This is part of an ambulatory care curriculum, which continues in year two with PCMH 2 and in year three with outpatient leadership.
Behavioral Health
During this rotation, you will spend time with the behaviorist as well as other psychologists on staff, providing integrated psychosocial services. You will also have the opportunity to spend time with outpatient child and adult psychiatrists in addition to providing inpatient consult liaison services. This rotation gives you the opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary team and learn about behavioral health services available to your patients. In addition, this rotation also provides an opportunity to develop and implement a personalized wellness plan that will be utilized throughout residency.
Cardiology/Pulmonology
During this rotation, you will rotate with Cardiology and Pulmonology faculty at both University Health Lakewood Medical Center and the Health Sciences District.
ED
Generally there are two residents rotating in the ED, one PGY-1 and one upper level resident. Hours are scheduled so that shifts do not overlap with the other resident. Shifts vary from 8 to 12 hours.
Geriatric Medicine
During this rotation, you will work in a long-term care center and hospice office. Hours are generally 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Residents will see patients and address any acute issues that need attention.
Family Med Inpatient (3 rotations)
Two inpatient medical teams are staffed by our residents with a night float system. Two PGY-3 residents serve as resident in charge (RIC) on the two teams a week at a time. You will average one continuity clinic per week.
OB (2 rotations)
The team manages patients who present to labor and delivery and delivers those patients who do not have a “panel” resident doctor (who has been following them for continuity care throughout pregnancy). You will average one continuity clinic per week. Shift work is used for all coverage of labor and delivery (no call).
Peds Nursery/Ambulatory Clinic
Residents see all of the babies in the nursery. Most afternoons in the outpatient pediatrics clinic tend to be well child checks and sick visits for children of any age. During the day, you admit any babies that need admitted to the nursery and perform circumcisions if parents choose this procedure. If any infant becomes ill in the nursery during the day, you respond. There is no call on this rotation and you typically work two of four weekends.
Peds Inpatient (Children’s Mercy Hospital)
On this rotation, you will fill one of the intern spaces that Children’s Mercy Hospital has on their inpatient team.