Program Curriculum

Program Goals

To Provide a Collaborative and Supportive Learning Environment
Availability to Dedicated Faculty who are Passionate about Teaching the Art and Science of Medicine
Resident Achievement of the Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes for Success as a Practicing General Internist or for Subspecialty Fellowship Training

Core Curriculum

Beginning your Residency
- Onboarding
- Transition Curriculum
33-Month Core Curriculum (PDF)
Board Review
Monthly M&M - readmission and hospital aligned QI focus
"Medical Jeopardy" competitive teams of faculty, residents, students
Research Curriculum
QI Curriculum

Small Groups

Journal Club
Daily Transition in Care - Check out
Best Case
Daily Report: two days/week
Monthly Program Director Open Forum by Resident Groups
Specialty focused Research Working Groups
QI Project Working Groups
Daily Safety Huddle

Ambulatory, Inpatient and Electives

View schedule at www.new-innov.com (Institution: Creighton; user: schedule; password: sschedule)

Sponsoring Institution: Creighton University School of Medicine

Participating Sites

CHI-AMC Bergan Campus
Omaha VA Medical Center
CHI-IMC

Rotations

Ambulatory Block
- PACT Pharmacist Shadowing experience for Interns
- Quality Improvement
- Subspecialty Clinics
  - Wound Clinic
  - Renal Clinic
  - Primary Care Procedure Clinic
  - Poly Trauma Clinic
  - Pulmonary Clinic
  - Hematology/Oncology
  - Gastroenterology
  - Gynecology
  - Orthopedics Clinic
  - Daily Ambulatory Didactics
- Emergency Department
- Geriatrics/Palliative Care
- Hospital Medicine
- ICU
- Neurology
- Night Float
- Subspecialties
  - Cardiology
  - Endocrinology
  - Gastroenterology
  - Infectious Disease
  - Hematology/Oncology
  - Pulmonary
  - Rheumatology
- Electives
  - Admitting Area (VA Emergency Department)
  - Allergy/Immunology
  - Ambulatory Cardiology
  - Anesthesiology
  - Dermatology
  - Primary Care
  - Procedural Rotation
  - Professional Growth & Development
  - Radiology
  - Research
  - Women's Health
  - ILAC - Dominican Republic - by application
  - Off-site Elective (optionally by application)
    - Off-site elective form available through the GME office.

Continuity Clinic

Continuity Clinic Experience for Categorical Residents

One Half Day per week
- Continuity clinics blocked during Night Float and ICU rotations
- Continuity clinics required within three years of training
Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)
- Resident Physician
- Attending Physician (serves as longitudinal preceptor and advisor)
- RN Care Manager
- LPN
- Clerk
- Social Worker
- Nutritionist
- Pharmacist
Continuity Clinic Didactics
- 20-minute sessions prior to each continuity clinic
- Three-year outpatient curriculum
  - Question and Answer format or
  - Focused Topic Reviews by Drs. Porter and Birch
    - Pericarditis (link to video)

Web-Based Training Opportunities

Johns Hopkins Modules: https://ilc.peaconline.org/
BMJ
Yale Ambulatory Curriculum

Simulation Training

First Year

Onboarding at the beginning of training
R1 Bootcamp: Code Training, Abdominal Paracenteses, Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture, Central Line Placement with Ultrasound Guidance, Portable/handled Ultrasound Testing
Mock Code sessions throughout the year

Second Year

Mock Code

Third Year

GYN Assessment
Procedural proficiency assessment

All Residents

I/O simulation and special training
Open access to award winning Simulation Center

Program Retreats, Workshops and Boot Camps

First Year

Resident Supervisory Retreat
Transition and Orientation
Procedural Boot Camp

Second Year Resident

Career Development Opportunities

Third Year

Chief Resident Leadership Retreat
Comprehensive Board Review

All Resident

CV writing
Spanish Course
Personal statement writing