Core Curriculum

Year 1

  • Internal Medicine (or FM service) 8 weeks – at least ½ day/week continuity clinic
  • Critical Care (or IM, including ICU) 4 weeks – ½ day/week continuity clinic
  • Emergency Medicine 4 weeks - ½ day/week continuity clinic
  • OB/GYN 4 weeks - ½ day/week continuity clinic
  • Pediatrics 4 weeks - ambulatory
  • General Surgery 4 weeks – need inpatient & OR experience
  • Ophthalmology and ENT 2 weeks each
  • Community Oriented Primary Care* 12 weeks
  • Elective+/vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks vacation)
  • Elective+/vacation 4 weeks (1 week vacation)

Year 2

  • Internal Medicine (or FM service) 8 weeks
  • Emergency Medicine 4 weeks – ½ day/week continuity clinic
  • OB/GYN 4 weeks - ½ day/week continuity clinic
  • Pediatrics 4 weeks – inpatient
  • Orthopedics 4 weeks
  • Urology 2 weeks
  • Dermatology 2 weeks
  • Community Oriented Primary Care* 12 weeks Elective + 8 weeks
  • Vacation/CME conference 4 weeks (3 weeks vacation/1 week CME)

Year 3

  • Internal Medicine (or FM service) 8 weeks
  • GYN 4 weeks Pediatrics 4 weeks – ambulatory
  • Pediatric ER 4 weeks Internal medicine (selective) 4 weeks
  • Sports Medicine 4 weeks
  • Community oriented primary care* 12 weeks
  • Elective + 8 weeks
  • Vacation/conference 4 weeks (3 weeks vacation/1 week CME)

Didactics will include 5 scheduled hours per week, with 2 hours delivered via distance learning, including live lectures, facilitated podcasts, case presentations, journal club, and board review sessions. Three hours per week will occur at each site, including lectures, directed readings and self-study assignments. In DC, our local didactic includes Practice Management, Balint, Pediatric Modules, Maternal and Child Health, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Osteopathic Principle and Practice(OPP)/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine(OMM), Sports Medicine, Pharmacology by PharmD, Behavioral Health, Social Medicine, Advocacy. Each month, a group of residents are assigned for Grand Round Presentation.

 

*Community oriented primary care must include:  100 hours of geriatrics – which may be met by home care, nursing home visits, or others.  Must have behavioral health component  Must also include 100 hours of health systems management.  Remainder of time may include continuity clinic, public health, or other options as specified by the CHC.  See COPC curriculum for full details of this part of the curriculum