Basic Yearly Schedule
The Transitional Year Residency program is scheduled on a 13 block format. (Block = 4 weeks in duration)
Transitional year residents are required to spend up to 6 blocks of fundamental clinical skills, which include: three blocks general medicine (inpatient); one block CICU (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit); one block MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit); four weeks night float. Transitional residents also complete: one block in emergency medicine, one block of ambulatory medicine (internal medicine and family medicine) and up to seven-and-one-half blocks of elective time. The transitional-year resident is expected to function in the
capacity of a categorical first-year resident in the Department in which he or she is rotating to include taking call when required.
capacity of a categorical first-year resident in the Department in which he or she is rotating to include taking call when required.Transitional interns are given the opportunity to take electives through any of the other residency programs and subspecialty services to include but not limited to: General surgery, Inpatient and Outpatient General Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Family Practice, and all the subspecialties in Internal Medicine.
In addition, the resident gains experience in outpatient medical care during this year by participating in the Lehigh Valley Physician Practice Clinic during their ambulatory block.
The transitional year program will be arranged to fulfill the requirements of the planned Residency and it can be arranged to fulfill the requirements of a first-year residency training in internal medicine. The program is of the same high quality as our other ACGME-accredited residencies.
