Internal Medicine Program at AdventHealth Tampa

Transition of Care (TOC)/Morning Report:

• Monday – Friday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM
• All residents on the inpatient Internal Medicine rotations (Floors) and residents on the inpatient subspecialty rotations are required to attend TOC every week day from the night float team to the day teams. It is facilitated by the the academic hospitalist faculty member and coordinated by senior medical residents of each medical team. New admissions overnight are discussed with the group in more detail with significant findings, important pending tests, differential and provisional diagnosis and treatment plan as well as important consult requests to follow upon. On previously admitted patients, only significant changes overnight are shared with their specific team members.

Ambulatory/Continuity Clinic, Morning Huddle and Educational Session:

• Monday – Friday, 8:00 - 9:00 AM
• In Internal Medicine Ambulatory/ Continuity Clinic residents preview their panel of scheduled patients and discuss reason for visit and what core quality measure goals are not met especially in the areas of the chronic disease management, like HgA1C and Blood Pressure control goals; disease prevention, like being up-to-date on indicated immunizations and cancer screenings, like pap smears and mammograms. In the second half of the session, we go over the Yale Office Based Medicine (YOBM) curriculum on the topics important for the out patient settings as well how out-patient management of certain diseases is different than the in-patient setting, like that of Diabetes Mellitus, HTN and CHF.

Subspecialty:

• Thursdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• Didactic presentations by subspecialists are done on weekly basis. Different specialties present the most common and important topics which are part of their curriculum as well as interesting cases with teaching points about diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, and what cutting edge, up and coming treatment options and services are available to our patients. If they are involved in any of the research activities on the topic being presented they share that information for those who are interested in applying for that fellowship.

Case Presentations:

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• Each resident on the teams is required to prepare and present one of their own cases in detail in the noon conferences. Residents are supposed to cover from the presentation to pathophysiology, workup, differential and diagnosis, treatment, care plan, and prognosis. Senior medical residents as well as faculty members are available to help and guide residents as needed to make these case presentations as good learning opportunities.

Grand Rounds:

• Tuesdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• Grand rounds are more formal and more in-depth presentations, involving multiple disciplinary and larger audience. For grand rounds, we have our own specialists and outside/ national speakers invited as well. Each senior medical resident is required to present at least one grand round.

Tumor Case Conference:

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• All internal medicine residents except the ones on night float and ICU rotations, are required to attend tumor case conferences every month. This is a multidisciplinary meeting which involve the oncology, pathology, radiology and radiation oncology teams to go ove reach case that is being presented.

M&M:

• 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• These once a month conferences, presented by senior medical residents, usually in collaboration with ICU and other specialties, go over the patients whose hospital course didn’t go as planned. These cases are presented and are reviewed in depth to identify the errors in H&P, lab tests that are missed or misinterpreted, diagnostic/ radiological data and clues that were missed or misinterpreted, medication errors, non or miscommunication and clinical decision making that led to adverse outcomes leading to morbidity or mortality. All those departments which are involved are invited to cover their part to make sure that those errors are eliminated and risks mitigated for the future patients.

Journal Club:

• 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
• Journal cub articles either the latest ones or the landmark studies usually from the reputable journals are presented by the continuity clinic resident team. Residents either choose the topics of their interest or get the help from the faculty in choosing one. Senior medical residents, chief resident, faculty as well as APD are available to go over them before they present to make sure they understand the topic being presented well, are able to identify the limitations of the study, interpret the data and answer the questions from the audience. They also mention that if it is applicable to their patient population and if it is, will change their practice of medicine and if yes then how?

In addition to these conference we have many other conferences and learning opportunities for our residents which include but are not limited to, ABIM Board/ MKSAP study sessions, EKG workshop and sessions to name a few.

What You'll Need

• LCME graduates:
  1. Pass USMLE I and USMLE II at first attempt
  2. Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations
  3. Fluency in spoken and written English
  4. Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (AH HR requirement)
• AOA graduates:
  1. Pass COMLEX I and COMLEX II at first attempt
  2. Doctor of Osteopathy diploma without reservations
  3. Fluency in spoken and written English
  4. Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (AH HR requirement)
• International graduates:
  1. Pass USMLE I and USMLE II CK at first attempt (Second attempt is allowed in USMLE II cs)
  2. Doctor of Medicine diploma without reservations
  3. Current ECFMG certification
  4. Proof of US citizenship or appropriate visa status (AH HR requirement) (H1B or J-1 visa's are sponsored)
  5. Fluency in spoken and written English
  6. ECFMG certificate must be in prior to ranking.

Additional Information:

• A personal interview at the Internal Medicine Residency Program is required for applicants who meet the eligibility criteria to be considered for the match
• Must have graduated from medical school within the past five years
• The Program Director may permit the waiver of one or more of these criteria under special circumstances
• We will be participating in ERAS and the NRMP Match.
• Applications will only be accepted and reviewed through ERAS - please no faxes or e-mails with attachments.

Sample Resident Agreement

Eligibility and Selection Policy

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