Curriculum

NAMC Internal Medicine Program Block Diagram

Block Curriculum Policy  

NAMC Internal Medicine Residency Program - Three Year Curriculum/Schedule 

The main structure of the schedule is 4 + 2. 4 weeks of inpatient rotations (ward, ICU or subspeciality) followed by 2 weeks of clinic/ambulatory (general medicine or subspeciality clinic).

Note that the following are estimates and could vary:

PGY-1

• 4 months NAMC Wards 
• 1-1.5 months ICU 
• 4 months Ambulatory (2 weeks at a time). These are medicine clinics or subspecialties (neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, ID)
• 2.5 months Inpatient specialty rotation (pulmonary, nephrology, infectious disease, GIT or cardiology)  
• 28 weekdays of vacation. 

PGY-2 

• 2.5-3.5 months NAMC Wards 
• 2-2.5 months ICU 
• 0.5-1 month night float wards  
• 4 months Ambulatory (2 weeks at a time). These are medicine clinics or subspecialties (neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, ID)  
• 0-0.5 month Emergency medicine 
• 0.5 month rapid response/care team 
• 1.5 months Inpatient specialty rotation (pulmonary, nephrology, infectious disease, GIT or cardiology) 
• 28 weekdays of vacation. 

PGY-3 

• 1.5 months NAMC Wards 
• 1.5-2 months ICU 
• 0.5-1 month night float wards  
• 4 months Ambulatory (2 weeks at a time). These are medicine clinics or subspecialties (neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, ID)  
• 0-0.5 month Emergency medicine 
• 0.5-1 month rapid response/care team 
• 1.5 months Inpatient specialty rotation (pulmonary, nephrology, infectious disease, GIT or cardiology)
• 1 month elective.
• 1 month board preparation.   
• 28 weekdays of vacation.