Curriculum and Schedules
What You Will Learn4+2 Schedule
Piedmont Athens Regional’s Internal Medicine Residency Program has adpoted the 4+2 schedule. With the schedule, residents typically complete 4 weeks of an inpatient rotation (Wards or ICU) followed by 2 weeks of Ambulatory Clinic. During their inpatient rotations, they are not required to attend continutity clinic. This schedule allows residents to focus on their patients, either inpatient or outpatient, without having to attend continutity clinic.
PGY-1 Schedule
Wards: 16 Weeks
Ambulatory: 12 Weeks
Night Medicine: 4 Weeks
ICU: 4 Weeks
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: 2 Weeks
Infectious Disease: 4 Weeks
Electives: 4 Weeks
Vacation: 4 Weeks
PGY-2 Schedule
Wards: 12 Weeks
Ambulatory: 12 Weeks
Office Ambulatory: 2 Weeks
ICU: 4 Weeks
Night Medicine: 4 Weeks
Patient Safety & Quality Improvement: 2 Weeks
Emergency Medicine: 4 Weeks
Neurology: 4 Weeks
Electives: 4 Weeks
Vacation: 4 Weeks
PGY-3 Schedule
Wards: 10 Weeks
Ambulatory: 12 Weeks
Office Ambulatory: 2 Weeks
Business of Medicine: 2 Weeks
ICU: 4 Weeks
Night Float: 4 Weeks
Geriatrics: 4 Weeks
Electives: 8 Weeks
Patient Safety & Quality Improvement: 2 Weeks
Vacation: 4 Weeks
PGY-1 Year
During the year residents learn data collection and synthesis and how to accurately present it in a meaningful way to others on the team. They learn how to prioritize the care of sick patients and identify those who require additional interventions. During the year they are exposed to inpatient, outpatient, critical care, and infectious diseases.
How to Survive
PGY-2 Year
During this year, residents are expected to correctly perform the aPGY-1 tasks more consistently and with a greater level of efficieny and accuraty. PGY-2 residents begin to lead teams and learn how to diagnosis diesease in new patients, as well as how to develop care plans that they reivew with their suprvising physician. PDuring the year, they are exposed to new rotations in office ambulatory, neruolgoy, and emergency medicine.
How to Lead
PGY-3 Year
During this year, residents are expected to correctly perform the aPGY-2 tasks with increasing independence. They must proficiently and effectively managet he complex meidcal patient and understand when there is a need for an appopraite referral. They will further improve their skills in communication and health promotion by teaching their peers and other members of the healthcare team. They are expected to display the entrustable professional activitys (EPAs) of medicine consistently. Senior residents gain leadership experience through the consult rotation, hospitalist rotation, and Business of Medicine rotations.
How to Succeed
At the of 3 years of training, our physicians will be:
- Able to provide patient-centered, high-value, cost-effective care
- Embrace diversity and understand the impact health disparities have on medical care
- Adept at using health information technology to improve the care and education of their patients and the community
- Committed to life-long learning and professional development
- Demonstrate compassion, integrity and respect for others
- Function effectively as leaders or member of high functioning health care team.
Contact us
Call Us
+706-475-1826
Email Us
InternalMedicine@Piedmont.org
TransitionalYear@Piedmont.org
Our Location
1199 Prince Avenue
Suite 70
Athens, GA 30606 / USA