Internal Medicine Curriculum

2008 Curriculum Goals and Objectives

PGY-1

Months

General Medicine Wards

4

Nephrology Wards

1

Hematology-Oncology Wards

1

MICU

1
Cardiology/CCU
1

Patient Centered Care Selective

1

Night Float (crosscover)

1

Electives

2

PGY-2

Months

General Medicine/Subspecialty Wards

4

MICU

1

Cardiology/CCU

1

Blue Cross/Blue Shield--Patient Centered Care Selective

1

Night Float/Unit Float

1

Consult

1

Electives

3

PGY-3

Months

General Medicine/Subspecialty Wards

2

MICU

1

Cardiology/CCU

1

Geriatrics--Patient Centered Care Selective

1
ER
1

Neurology Consult

1

Night Float/Unit Float

1

Electives

4

Electives:

  • Albany Private Practice
  • Advanced Procedures
  • Allergy-Immunology
  • Ambulatory Internal Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Cardiology Consults
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Endocrine Consults
  • ENT
  • Gastroenterology Consults
  • General Medicine
  • Geriatrics
  • Hematology/Oncology Consults
  • Hospitalist
  • Infectious Disease Consults
  • Neurology Consults
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Pulmonary Consults
  • Radiology
  • Rehabilitation
  • Renal Consults
  • Research
  • Rheumatology
  • VA Spinal Unit
  • Women's Health
MCG at a Glance
•Founded in 1828
•Schools of Allied Health, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Nursing & Medicine
•Inpatient services at the 630 bed MCG medical center & attached VA medical center
•Approximately 840 full & part time faculty, 2131 students, 455 residents & fellows, 88 Ph.D., candidates, & 20 MD-PhD candidates
•Multidimensional resident research program
•Within the University System, MCG has links to Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University & the University of Georgia
•$79.7 million awarded for research in fiscal year 2005
•Fellowships in Allergy, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonology-Critical Care, & Rheumatology