The Curriculum
The curriculum of the University of Massachusetts was approved at our ACGME/RRC site visit in 2009. Many of the ambulatory and primary care experiences combine both internal medicine and pediatrics exposure.
The academic year is divided into 13 four week rotations which are evenly divided between medicine and pediatrics. 2 weeks of vacation are taken from the department in which the resident rotates for seven blocks of that year plus 1 week from the other department, for a total of 3 weeks plus holiday break.
| | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | PGY-4 |
Peds | Inpatient
NICU
Med/Peds:
-Primary Care 1
Elective
ED
Nursery* | 2
1
1
1
1
1 | Inpatient
Med/Peds:
- Primary Care 3**
PICU
Dev/Beh Peds
Elective | 1
1
1
1
2
| Inpatient
NICU
Adol
ED
Elective
Night Float
Nursery*
| 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
| Inpatient
Med/Peds:
- Primary Care 6
ED
Elective | 1
1
1
3
|
| Med | Inpatient
Med/Peds:
- Primary Care 2
Comm Hosp
ED
ICU | 2
1
1
1
1
| Inpatient
Med/Peds:
- Primary Care 4
ED
ICU (intern)
Elective
Ambulatory Elective | 2
1
1
1
1
1
| Comm Hosp
Med/Peds:
- Primary Care 5
CCU
Elective
Ambulatory Elective | 1
1
1
1
2
| Inpatient
Med/Peds:
- Primary Care 7
Med Consult
Comm Hosp
Elective #
Ambulatory Elective
| 1
1
1
1
2
1 |
* includes 200 hours of NICU call to meet the 3 month NICU requirement
** includes PICU cross cover as intern
# one medicine elective must be cardiology