Transitional Year Residency Curriculum

The general Transitional Year curriculum consists of 13 four-week blocks:

 

General Transition Year

Blocks
Internal Medicine Wards 2
Medical Intensive Care Unit 1
Inpatient Cardiology 1
Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clinic 2
Emergency Medicine 1
General Surgery 2
Electives 4

 

Specialty tracks are also available for those planning to pursue additional training in general surgery or Advanced Programs, meeting ACGME requirements for the PGY1 year. Specialty Tracks include:

 

Neurology Track

Blocks
Internal Medicine Wards 2
Medical Intensive Care Unit 1
Inpatient Cardiology 1
Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clinic 2
Emergency Medicine 2
Neurology 1
Electives (may include up to 3 additional blocks of Neurology) 4

 

Preventive Medicine Track

Blocks
Internal Medicine Wards 2
Medical Intensive Care Unit 1
Inpatient Cardiology 1
Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clinic 2
Emergency Medicine 1
Preventive Medicine 2
Electives 4

 

Occupational Medicine Track

Blocks
Internal Medicine Wards 2
Medical Intensive Care Unit 1
Inpatient Cardiology 1
Internal Medicine Ambulatory Clinic 2
Emergency Medicine 1
Occupational Medicine 2
Electives 4

 

Conferences and Lectures

Transitional Year residents will integrate into the specialty with which they are rotating each block, being provided the same educational opportunities as categorical residents. They will also participate in the same didactics and lectures provided to the categorical residents for each rotation. In addition, Transitional Year residents will participate in monthly Transitional Year didactics that includes a town hall/open forum with lunch provided, case conferences presented by TY residents, and a lecture series presented by faculty utilizing the DeckerMed Transitional Year Weekly Curriculum topics.

All Transitional Year residents will be provided full access to the DeckerMed Transitional Year Weekly Curriculum, an online resource that assists in comprehensively teaching the Fundamental Clinical Skills. The curriculum includes over 300 high-yield topics which include readings and practice questions. The curriculum also includes free access to Step 3 Prep and question banks with over 2,000 practice questions.