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Resident Assignments

PGY-颅1 Residents 颅Categorical Program

Typical Schedule for PGY-1 Intern:
Inpatient: The PGY-1 year consists of 12 blocks which provide the intern with an introduction to sound principles of patient management in the inpatient setting. Each PGY-1 is assigned six to seven months of general medicine inpatient wards. PGY-1 ward assignments may be made at Grady Memorial Hospital or the Atlanta VA Hospital. During this time each intern is responsible for eight to 10 patients. Two months of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is also included with a maximum number of new patients set at five. The ambulatory clinic rotation will be every fifth week.

Outpatient: To develop and improve the ambulatory care skills of our interns, five half days per week of continuity clinic are assigned plus specialty clinics during the week of ambulatory.

Rotations at the VA: Intern residents have 2 overnight shifts at the VA.

Rotations	Number of Rotations
Wards	6
Sub-specialty rotation	2
Ambulatory	Every 5 Weeks
ICU (Shifts)	2
Night Float	2

PGY-1 颅Preliminary Program

Residents in the PGY -1 Preliminary Program are assigned six months of general medical inpatient wards. The other six months may include elective experiences in individual medical sub-specialties and medical ICU. Residents rotate through specialty clinics during their ambulatory weeks.

Typical Schedule for PGY-2 Residents

Inpatient: The PGY-2 year is designed to further increase the resident's exposure to inpatient care as well as sub-specialty medicine. Each PGY-2 resident is assigned two months of general medicine wards either at Grady or at the VA. During this time, each trainee is responsible for supervising two PGY-颅1 residents, one to two third-year MSM medical students and a patient load of 16 to 20. Long call is scheduled Q5.

Two Grady teams are Senior only teams while four are resident led with interns on the team. Residents will experience both types of teams.

PGY2鈥檚 do one month of night float and one month of Emergency Medicine.

Outpatient: Residents rotate through ambulatory every five weeks.

Blocks

Rotations	No. of Rotations
Wards	2
Sub-specialty Rotation	2
Ambulatory	Every 5 Weeks
ICU	1
Emergency Medicine	1
Night Float	1

Typical Schedule for PGY-颅3 Resident

Inpatient: The PGY-3 year broadens the resident's exposure to inpatient care as well as sub-specialty medicine. Each PGY-3 resident is assigned two months of general medicine wards either at Grady or at the VA. During this time, each trainee is responsible for supervising two PGY-颅1 residents, one to two third-year MSM medical students and a patient load of 16 to 20. Long call is scheduled Q5.

Two Grady teams are Senior only teams while four are resident led with interns on the team. Residents will experience both types of teams.

PGY3鈥檚 do one month of night float and one month of Emergency Medicine.