Curriculum

Transitional Year - Curriculum

Curriculum Rotations | Elective Rotations

Curriculum Rotations

Primary patient care responsibility is the hallmark of the Einstein Medical Center Transitional Year Residency Program. Rotations in internal medicine, critical care, telemetry, emergency medicine and ambulatory care ensure that transitional year residents develop competence and confidence in managing acutely ill patients.

1. Internal Medicine
   Transitional year residents are full partners in the internal medicine firm system on general medicine. Transitional year residents work closely with senior medical residents and share responsibility for medical student teaching. Each team is led by a member of the full-time faculty, who supervises patient care and conducts daily teaching rounds. A typical day on the general medicine service includes work rounds, teaching attending rounds, noon conference and a variety of procedures.
2. Critical Care
   In the critical care units, transitional year residents gain a strong foundation in the management of patients with multisystem organ failure and life-threatening illnesses. Daily teaching rounds and conferences supplement the outstanding clinical experience in the critical care units.
3. Telemetry
   Transitional year residents rotating on the telemetry service will gain a strong foundation in the care of patients with a multitude of different cardiac and other medical illnesses. This rotation gives residents the opportunity to interact with a variety of health-care professionals to provide high quality care. The goal of this rotation is to help the transitional year resident develop the knowledge base, interactive skills, technical skills, and learning attitudes to provide high-level care to adult patients with the most common forms of heart disease.
4. Emergency Medicine
   The Einstein Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine is a Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with an active helicopter transport program. The emergency department treats more than 85,000 patients annually and is the busiest in Philadelphia. During the emergency medicine rotation transitional year residents have first-line contact with a wide variety of patients and are ensured a broad range of experience.
5. Ambulatory Care
   The ambulatory care rotation offers transitional year residents an opportunity to gain experience in general pediatrics or general internal medicine.
   
   The Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center is the cornerstone of the pediatric outpatient experience. A busy practice, excellent supervision and a full schedule of conferences ensure a valuable educational experience in ambulatory pediatrics for transitional year residents.
   
   Transitional year residents selecting the internal medicine ambulatory care rotation gain firsthand experience in the practice of primary care in a community-based teaching practice.

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Elective Rotations:

Elective rotations at Einstein Medical Center encompass the full spectrum of specialties and clinical services. In addition, transitional year residents may choose an elective rotation at another institution. Below you will find a partial list of elective rotations.

1. Anesthesiology:
   • Supports major vascular and thoracic surgery, multiorgan transplantation, interoperative radiation therapy and high risk obstetrics
   • Offers experience in emergency airway management and pain management
   • Special elective in pain management is available
2. Critical Care:
   • Medical Intensive Care Unit
   • Cardiac Care Unit
   • Surgical Intensive Care Unit
3. Dermatology:
   • Outpatient office practice
   • Inpatient consultation service
   • One-on-one preceptorship
4. Emergency Medicine:
   • Accredited Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center
   • Helipad, dedicated trauma operating room with cardiac bypass capability, on-line medical command, shock/trauma room and central monitoring system
   • Dedicated areas for trauma, critical care, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and psychiatry
5. ENT:
   • Full spectrum of otologic, head and neck and endoscopic surgery
   • Experience in office, inpatient and operative ENT
   • Active laryngeal research laboratory
6. General Surgery and Subspecialties:
   • 10,000 operating room procedures annually
   • 3,000 Ambulatory Surgery Center procedures annually
   • Active open heart surgery and organ transplantation programs
7. Internal Medicine:
   • Additional rotations in general internal medicine, critical care and ambulatory care
   • Electives offered on subspecialty consult service in cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, hematology, hepatology, infectious disease, nephrology, oncology, pulmonary disease and rheumatology
8. Neurology:
   • Inpatient and consultation services
   • Active neuro-ophthalmology and stroke programs
9. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
   • Acute care division MossRehab Elkins Park.
   • Interdisciplinary team approach to patient care
   • Brain injury, gait lab and postpolio programs
10. Obstetrics and Gynecology:
    • Marion Louise Saltzman Women's Center
    • Ann Newman Maternity Center
    • Fetal diagnostic center
    • Reproductive endocrinology, maternal and fetal medicine and gynecologic oncology
11. Orthopedics:
    • Operating suites with image intensification, Holmium laser, C-arm fluoroscopy and ultrasonic cement removal systems
    • Orthopedic trauma room
    • Bioskills lab workshops
    • Office practices in all subspecialties
12. Pathology:
    • Over two million laboratory tests, eight thousand surgical specimens and 17,000 cytological preparations annually
13. Psychiatry:
    • Rotations at Einstein Medical Center and Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment
    • Adolescent, adult and geriatric psychiatry
    • Consultation-liaison, eating disorders and addiction medicine services
14. Radiation Oncology:
    • Varian Clinac 2100 C/D linear accelerator and 3D treatment planning
    • Participation in national research protocols
    • Support groups for cancer patients
15. Radiology:
    • 200,000 diagnostic examinations annually
    • Digital angiography and fluoroscopy
    • Neuroradiology, ultrasound, head and whole body CT, MRI, mammography, and interventional.
16. Urology:
    • Collaborative FDA-sponsored trials in early detection and treatment of prostate cancer
    • Laparoscopic staging or urologic malignancies and neurogenic bladder dysfunction