Rotations and Curriculum

Facility

Bon Secours St. Francis Downtown Hospital 300-bed hospital 50,000 Emergency Department visits annually High case mix index indicating high acuity and complexity of illness Advanced cardiac care including STEMI 40 ICU beds Open heart surgery team Cardiac catheterization Electrophysiology procedures lab Comprehensive GI services including advanced endoscopic procedures Sleep lab Endobronchial ultrasound suite

Rotation Schedule

Our curriculum is structured into 13 four-week blocks featuring a balanced split between inpatient and outpatient experiences. Inpatient time focuses on hospital-based responsibilities and acute care.

To support work-life balance and longitudinal learning, the remaining time is dedicated to ambulatory subspecialty rotations, where residents hold a full day of continuity clinic each week to care for their established patient panels.

Subspecialty Rotations

• Hematology/Oncology
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Rheumatology
• Infectious Disease
• Nephrology
• Geriatrics
• Palliative Care
• Cardiology
• Neurology

Residents who pursue research elective rotations will devote 100 percent of their time to research activities, with no participation in patient care during that period.

Didactic Curriculum

Structured as follows but subject to change depending upon the needs of the residents and program.

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Research and Scholarly Activity

Our program emphasizes quality improvement and scholarly activity, featuring resident-led, faculty-guided projects in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. Residents are required to complete at least one scholarly project before graduation. This requirement is designed to enhance their ability to critically appraise and integrate scientific evidence.

Residents can choose from a broad range of scholarly endeavors to meet this requirement including original research, peer-reviewed publications, case reports, national or regional presentations, and educational curriculum development. Furthermore, residents may lead quality improvement, patient safety, or health equity initiatives aimed at addressing system inefficiencies, empowering them to critically appraise medical evidence, advocate for systemic change, and drive optimal patient care.

Residents are encouraged to collaborate with interprofessional teams on scholarly activities.

Graduation is contingent upon meaningful participation in at least one scholarly project.