The AU/UGA Medical Partnership IMRP utilizes a 4 +2 (x+y) schedule.

Categorical

PGY I

Rotations for the PGY1 year consist of several 4-week blocks of inpatient medicine, inpatient cardiology, and critical care at St. Mary’s Hospital. An additional 4-week block of inpatient neurology is also included in the schedule. PGY1 residents complete numerous 2-week blocks of ambulatory medicine in the residency continuity clinic, along with 2-week blocks of night medicine, nephrology, and gastroenterology.

PGY II

PGY II residents assume more responsibility and autonomy for patient care, including leading inpatient teams. Rotations for PGY II residents span the discipline of medicine, including, but not limited to, emergency medicine, endocrinology, pulmonology, infectious disease, and hematology/oncology. These rotations are completed in addition to the inpatient medicine, cardiology, ambulatory, critical care, and night medicine blocks. Opportunities to complete away electives are provide to PGY II residents in the second half of the year.

PGY III

Rotations for PGY III residents provide clinical and educational experiences to prepare for independent practice. In addition to the core rotations of critical care, cardiology, ambulatory, night medicine, and inpatient medicine, PGYIII residents complete additional elective rotations, with an optional independent study rotation in the second half of the year. A unique experience is provided to PGY III residents, as they complete two blocks of rural care medicine at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, a critical access hospital located 45 minutes south of Athens in Greensboro, Ga.

Preliminary

The preliminary medicine track is designed for individuals seeking only one year of internal medicine training. Preliminary year residents are provided with clinical experiences designed to prepare them for anticipated careers in other disciplines such as radiology, neurology, and anesthesiology.

Academic Half-Day and Core Conferences

Our residents participate in interactive sessions at Academic Half Day, led by our Internal Medicine faculty and visiting lecturers. The sessions are held every Wednesday afternoon. Topics are based upon the core Internal Medicine Curriculum following an 18-month cycle. The interactive sessions include lectures, case presentations with discussion, simulation, round robin stations, and medical jeopardy.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program schedules educational conferences throughout the year. Theses include the following:

• Noon Conference
• Academic Half Day
• Grand Rounds
• Journal Club
• Year-long board review
• Morbidity & Mortality Conferences
• Quality Improvement Conferences

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Sub-I Opportunities

Sub-I opportunities with the Internal Medicine Residency Program may be available to 4th year MD and DO medical students. For information on availability and the application process please contact imresidency@uga.edu and use the subject line “Sub-I Opportunity Inquiry.”