During intern year there are 12 weeks of ambulatory rotations divided into 2-week Integrated Learning Modules (ILMs) which are theme-based and firm rotations. Individual block themes are focused in general medicine and subspecialty areas while broader longitudinal themes span the curriculum throughout the year. This structure allows interns to focus their learning on specific, high-yield topics that are led by faculty experts in diverse areas of medicine.
Highlights
- A standardized curriculum of interactive talks and seminars on physical diagnosis, screening and prevention, common outpatient illnesses, along with topics in professionalism, ethics, safety and wellness.
- Pre-selected high-yield and landmark literature related to the ILM’s theme.
- Selected clinics and individual time with faculty in medical subspecialties.
- An increased amount of time building a patient panel in continuity practices.
- Simulated training in procedures at the Penn Simulation Center.
Intern ILM Conferences: Wednesday and Friday Morning
Monday conferences during the outpatient focused intern ILM introduce interns to key clinical concepts in general medicine and specialties to which they receive less focused inpatient exposure (endocrinology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, and nephrology). On Fridays, a longitudinal conference series focuses on topics that cross specialties such as narrative medicine, wellness, and communications skills.