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Dr. Rousseau, pulmonologist
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The Internal Medicine curriculum is a well-balanced mix of inpatient and outpatient experiences in general internal medicine and subspecialties. This enables the resident to become an excellent primary care physician and provides a solid internal medicine foundation for the resident entering a subspecialty fellowship.
First Year
- 6 months General Medicine Wards*
- 1 month ICU**
- 4 months Electives/Selectives
- 1 month ER
Second Year
- 4 months General Medicine Wards*
- 1 month ICU**
- 1 month Geriatric/Ambulatory Medicine
- 6 months Electives/Selectives
Third Year
- 4 months General Medicine Wards*
- 1 month ICU**
- 7 months Electives/Selectives
* During the general medicine ward months, residents are on-call every fourth night for no more than 30 consecutive hours. All residents are given four days off per month (a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday), and additional vacation days are not permitted.
** During the ICU months, the residents work Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. to no later than 6 p.m., residents are not on-call at night and have weekends off.
Note: During the elective/selective months, residents work Monday through Friday and work one weekend per month. Residents do not take overnight call and are generally allowed to take up to five consecutive vacation days during the elective/selective months.
The following is a list of Selective rotations that categorical residents must complete during their residency:
- 2 months of Cardiology
- 1 month of Gastroenterology
- 1 month of Infectious Diseases
- 1 month of Nephrology
- 1 month of Rheumatology
- 1 month of Endocrinology
- 1 month of Neurology
- 1 month Emergency Medicine
- 1 month Geriatrics
- 1 month Hematology/Oncology
The following is a list of Elective rotations:
- Allergy/Immunology
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine Clinics
- Geriatrics
- Hematology/Oncology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Medical Consults
- Pulmonary
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Private Practice
- Allergy/Immunology (2 weeks) and Dermatology (2 weeks)
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