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Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum

Research & Education

Individualized learning and mentorship

Upon entry to the program, residents will complete an Individualized Learner Plan that they review with their Program Director and Mentor to discuss their goals, career plans, and their transition into residency. This plan with develop and grow with additional meetings with mentors, evaluations, and feedback, and as their individual goals change. Residents are also provided 6 months of individualized educational experiences over the course of their time spent in our residency.

Block Schedules and Electives

Curriculum at a glance.

  • Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1)

    • Inpatient (Wards & ICU): 20 weeks
    • Nights (Night Float & ICU Nights) *inpatient: 4 weeks
    • Ambulatory (Residency Clinic): 10 weeks
    • IM Core Elective: 8 weeks
    • Choice Elective: 4 weeks
    • Emergency Medicine: 2 weeks
    • Research: 1 week
    • *Vacation Leave: 3 weeks

    *Vacation leave is to be taken during elective weeks, research, or emergency medicine

  • Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2)

    • Inpatient (Wards & ICU): 16 weeks
    • Nights (Night Float & ICU Nights) *inpatient: 6 weeks
    • Ambulatory (Residency Clinic): 10 weeks
    • IM Core Elective: 4 weeks
    • Choice Elective: 9 weeks
    • Emergency Medicine: 2 weeks
    • Research: 1 week
    • *Vacation Leave: 4 weeks

    *Vacation leave is to be taken during elective weeks, research, or emergency medicine

  • Postgraduate Year 3 (PGY3)

    • Inpatient (Wards & ICU): 12 weeks
    • Nights (Night Float & ICU Nights) *inpatient: 4 weeks
    • Ambulatory (Residency Clinic): 10 weeks
    • IM Core Elective: 8 weeks
    • Choice Elective: 14 weeks
    • Emergency Medicine: N/A
    • Research: N/A
    • *Vacation Leave: 4 weeks

    *Vacation leave is to be taken during elective weeks, research, or emergency medicine

Current Elective Opportunities Include:

  • Medical Ophthalmology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology 
  • Nonoperative Orthopedics
  • Infectious Disease
  • Nephrology
  • Rheumatology
  • Cardiology
  • Research (2 weeks)

Conference Schedule

Interprofessional learning

In addition to training top notch physicians, St. Francis Medical Center also fosters education of the following medical professions:

  • Nursing
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Physician Assistant
  • Certified Registered Nursing Assistant
  • Pharmacist
  • Surgical Tech
  • Physical Therapist
  • Medical Assistant
  • Case Manager/Social Worker

Quality and Patient Safety

Quality and Patient Safety initiatives are integral to the development of competent physicians and will be presented to residents in the form of didactics, workshops, and project opportunities.

Research and Scholarly Activity

Over the course of their residency, residents will gain firsthand experience in process improvement methodologies by designing and implementing at least one quality improvement project during their residency, as well as preparing a manuscript for publication to be submitted for presentation at either at an internal conference or at an academic meeting.

Resident Wellness

Our residency program recognizes that a physician resident practicing at their best is one that is supported professionally and personally. In addition to work/life balance, our program hosts resident events throughout the year.

  • Welcome party
  • Resident retreat
  • Friends-giving potluck
  • Christmas party
  • Resident Appreciation Week
  • Easter Crawfish Boil
  • Graduation
  • Wellness Activities

Volunteerism

Spiritual support of our residents is something that looks different for everyone. We aim to support our residents’ individual needs, as well supporting our community needs. In volunteering locally, we find we can support both through the integration of our core values; service, humility, justice, reverence for all life, and joyfulness of spirit.

  • Biannual community Health Fair
  • JS Clarke Middle School’s Intro to Medical School
  • Medcamps of Louisiana
  • Downtown Art Alley Crawl

Board Preparation

Our board preparation encompasses a variety of educational tools allowing us to individualize board prep.

  • Our residents receive textbooks and question banks from MedStudy and TrueLearn.
  • We administer in-house in-training exams throughout the year as well as monthly board review sessions designed to reinforce board-relevant content specifications.
  • Residents are assigned board coaches if their ITE score is below the national average. Each resident meets with their board coach and/or the program director to delineate the best prep curriculum beyond the program’s baseline.
  • We have built-in protected time for board preparation during all three years of residency.
  • All PGY-3s undergo a board review rotation at the end of PGY-3 where the residents have protected time to study and prepare for the exam.