The program understands the importance of professional development. We help our residents develop a professional and personal identity. We hope all of our residents become leaders in their chosen fields. To this end, we have a structured curriculum to help develop residents as researchers, teachers and leaders.

Highlights

• Orientation: cultural sensitivity, community engagement, PALS, NRP
• Primary Care curriculum for PL-1, ICU curriculum for PL-2
• Access to PREP and MedStudy curriculum
• Board review weekly
• Monthly journal club
• Protected educational time
  • Three year rotating didactic curriculum presented on Friday mornings
  • Evidence based medicine conferences weekly
• Faculty mentor meetings twice a year to review individualized learning plans
• Program director meetings twice a year
• Two full-day retreats for each class
• Wellness committee activities to enhance connectedness and resiliency
• Four professionalism sessions per year
• Financial support for each resident to attend a conference (more if presenting)
• Four sessions on “Residents as Teachers”