The Albert Einstein Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program is structured to provide a comprehensive core curriculum in internal medicine. This is accomplished through supervised daily patient care activities as well as an extraordinary number of high-quality didactic educational experiences.

The residency program is structured to ensure that each resident has the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, clinical skills, interpersonal skills, professional attitudes and behaviors, and experience required to become a outstanding general internist or subspecialist.

For each required and elective rotation, our written curriculum defines the educational purpose, training objectives, principal teaching methods, educational content, educational methods, and evaluation methods.

Our curriculum covers the full range of general internal medicine and all subspecialties. It also provides an educational framework for clinical experiences in the related specialties of dermatology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, ENT, orthopedics, ophthalmology, and women’s health. The curriculum structures the educational content of training in medical ethics, behavioral science, continuous quality improvement, medical informatics, legal medicine, preventive medicine, and environmental and occupational medicine.

PGY-1

The PGY-1 year focuses on fundamentals of differential diagnosis and clinical problem solving. Residents in the first year master the techniques of history-taking and physical examination, gain expertise in the care of patients in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory settings and develop competence in procedural skills. At the conclusion of the PGY-1 year, residents are prepared to assume responsibility for supervising patient care and providing leadership for the medical team. In addition to rotations on the general medical floors and critical care units, our PGY-1 residents have an opportunity to rotate in oncology, telemetry and ambulatory geriatrics. One of the many highlights of the PGY-1 is the month long research rotation. Under the mentorship of a full-time faculty member, PGY-1 residents have an opportunity to develop, complete, and present their research project.

PGY-2 and 3

For their PGY-2 and PGY-3 years, the curriculum provides for ongoing, excellent training in general internal medicine, ambulatory care, subspecialty medicine, and medical consultation as well as variety procedural training opportunities. A highlight of the curriculum is two month long preceptorships in a general internal medicine teaching practice. In this unique rotation, residents assume the responsibilities of a junior partner and gain valuable experience in the practice of medicine. Experience on the medical consult service ensures that residents develop expertise in the clinical and interpersonal skills essential to the practice of internal medicine. Our ambulatory care rotation encompasses areas essential to success in a managed care environment. This block rotation includes endocrinology, ophthalmology, ENT and women's health. Clinical and didactic teaching is integrated into a core curriculum that focuses on the competencies expected of practicing internists. During the ambulatory care rotation residents can complete a quality improvement project. Substantial teaching and extensive experience in office procedures, including flexible sigmoidoscopy and pulmonary function testing, are important components of the curriculum. In addition, residents can participate in community service and home care visits, gaining valuable preparation for primary care practice.

Internal medicine residents have the opportunity design the large elective portion of their curriculum toward a primary care or subspecialty focus. Our curriculum offers a wide range of elective opportunities in all specialties. Additional research opportunities are available and many of our residents have taken advantage of this opportunity to gain experience in research methodology, statistical analysis and manuscript preparation. Scheduled didactic sessions with a biostatistician and monthly research seminars ensure that residents receive the support they need to be successful in their research projects.