Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency

Our four-year curriculum provides a diverse group of inpatient and ambulatory rotations in a variety of settings. The academic year includes 13, four-week blocks with residents changing disciplines every three to four blocks (with one block of vacation annually). The four-week block scheduling provides added flexibility over the traditional one-month scheduling, allowing for additional elective rotations.

Our inpatient curriculum experiences are located in tertiary and quaternary care institutions, with a balance between our four hospitals: Jackson Memorial Hospital; Holtz Children’s Hospital; UHealth Tower, a University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Facility and the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Our four different locations provide comprehensive clinical practice experience in community, federal; private and public-based settings. All of our institutions are conveniently located on the same campus, which has its own nickname – the Health District, and a designated public transportation/Metrorail stop.

Our ambulatory curriculum experiences are located at both community-based and on-campus settings. Our Med-Peds continuity practice is housed in our hospital ambulatory care center and residents have community-based ambulatory experiences scheduled annually with a variety of community partners. Additionally, our program has several established sites for global health training in Africa; Asia; the Caribbean and Central and South America. Residents are allowed two “away elective” blocks without the requirement for use of vacation or personal time.

We have several special tracks including the Hospital Medicine; Medical Education and Global Health and Urban Health tracks. We tailor the four-year curriculum to meet your specific career goals and the majority of our structured pathways were created in conjunction with resident needs and desires in mind.

Our program also provides residents with full access to both the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Ambulatory Care Curriculum from Johns Hopkins University. Residents are expected to complete modules independently throughout the duration of their four-year residency and are held accountable through monthly check-ins. Residents are highly encouraged to form small study groups and can even meet during our weekly study hour in the chief’s office to complete the modules.

Our curriculum includes the core rotations required by the ACGME, in addition to program-specific experiences listed below (you can view this Sample Block Curriculum for additional information).

Med-Peds Primary Care Ambulatory Block – comprehensive rotation in our Med-Peds clinic with a variety of educational and local community experiences.

Intro to QI, Research and Systems (IQRS) Block – provides education on bias in research, biostatistics, database development/management and IRB submissions.

Procedure Team – provides sim-lab and bedside training in invasive procedures including paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture and central line placement.

Teaching Elective –experience in creating and delivering educational content to a variety of learners including co-residents and medical students.

Urban Health Rotation – experiences in addiction medicine, behavioral health and the evaluation of asylum candidates.

Pediatric Mobile Van – experience providing pediatric care to patients who are unable to access the healthcare system.

Center for Haitian Studies Ambulatory Block – experience providing health and social services to families living in the Little Haiti/Little River area.

Med-Peds Pretending Block – supervisory experience in our Med-Peds clinic.