OBJECTIVES
- To provide an initial year of clinical training in Internal Medicine for physicians who plan a future residency in a non-surgical specialty (e.g., neurology, physical medicine/rehab, radiology), or for those young physicians who haven’t yet decided on a definite career path.
Preliminary Medicine - The Program
(NRMD #1903140 PO)
This PGY-1 training program consists of a minimum of 8 months in rotations on general internal medicine and resident selected medical subspecialty services, 1 month in the Emergency Department and 1 month in Ambulatory Medicine. Two months of elective time is provided. Preliminary medicine residents are expected to attend the resident’s continuity clinic and to take part in all of the educational activities required of PGY-1 residents in the Categorical Medicine residency.
The physician successfully completing a year in the BHS Preliminary Medicine Program is eligible to pursue further training in Internal Medicine at the PGY-2 level, and will have met the ABIM requirements for the first year of postgraduate training. Night call will be required approximately every fourth night, with alternate weekends generally free of clinical responsibilities.
