Description of Rotations (4 week modules)
| Wards | 14 | Including medicine consults, subspecialty floors, and night float. |
| Units | 5 | Two CCU's and three MICU'S, one of each during the PGY-1 year. |
| Ambulatory Care | 5 | Includes full-time experience in one's continuity clinic, plus a rotation to an HMO or a private practice. |
| Electives | 8.5 | Available in all the medicine subspecialties and many other areas as well, including: neurology, radiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, clinical pharmacology, matemal medicine, adolescent medicine/student health, chemical depende nce, and palliative care. Also includes a required geriatrics elective. Moreover, residents have the option of spending up to three elective modules in research activities, extra time in ambulatory rotations, or arranging an elective of their own from the vast resources available at the University and through the Consortium. |
| Emergency Medicine | 1 | |
| Vacation | 2.5 | Three weeks of vacation and one week of educational leave in the PGY-1 and PGY-2 years. Four weeks of vacation in the PGY-3 year. |
Overview
SUNY at Buffalo Internal Medicine Residency Program is an educationally-balanced program, preparing its graduates for subspecialty fellowship training, academic careers, or primary care medicine. Graduates often obtain fellowships in many highly-competitive programs, such as those offered by Yale, National Institutes of Health, and Johns Hopkins.
The program runs on a modular calendar, with each module 4 weeks long (13 per year, 39 in three years). Ward teams consist of one senior resident and two PGY-1 residents, with medical students, PharmD, and students from other allied health programs add ing a nice multidisciplinary mix. There is a three-year Core Lecture Didactic Curriculum to help ensure a well-rounded, complete education. These weekly lectures are provided by faculty chosen for both their clinical and teaching excellence.
