Interested in Ambulatory Internal Medicine?
Why Primary Care?
- Need for well-trained and compassionate General Internists in our current health care crises to address
- Access
- Value
- Quality of care
- General Internists take care of both chronic and acute conditions with emphasis on prevention
- Need for coordination of care with subspecialists for complex patients
- Need for General Internists to take care our aging and expanding population
- Provide leadership in clinical medicine, academics, community outreach and patient advocacy
- Primary care work = nice work/life balance
What is the difference between a Primary Care Track and Categorical Track?
- Emphasis on rotations in ambulatory medicine to better prepare the resident for needed skills as a primary care physician
- Women’s Health
- Sports Medicine
- Dermatology
- Mental Health
- Underserved populations
- Rural Health
- Urology
- Other rotations available
- Less emphasis on inpatient rotations
- More outpatient weeks of Cardiology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology
- One half day per week of continuity clinic at either Bergan Mercy or VA.
- Work closely with the General Internal Medicine faculty and subspecialists
- Flexible program design to meet individual interests of the resident
- Mentorship with experienced GIM faculty
Sample Rotation Block
Primary Care Track (5 months)
Year 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wards | Night Float | Primary Care Track | OP Cards | Wards | Pulm Consults |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wards | ER | ID Consults | ICU | Amb Subspecialty | Wards |
Year 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU | Heme/Onc | Pulm Consults | Primary Care Track | Endocrine | Renal Consult |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Float | Primary Care Track | Amb Subspecialty | Wards | Neuro | Research |
Year 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Track | ICU | Rheum Consult | Primary Care Track | Primary Care | Cards |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Health | Geriatrics | Wards | Cards | Elective | Elective |
Academics
- For both tracks
- Opportunity for research
- Quality project
- Wednesday afternoon educational sessions
- Ambulatory topics prior to each continuity clinic
- Opportunity to join American College of Physicians (ACP) and/or Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Continuity Clinics
CHI Bergan Mercy Clinic
- Adjacent to Bergan Mercy Hospital
- Mixed practice with GIM faculty
- Participate as member of a General Medicine Practice
Omaha VA Medical Center
- Dedicated resident clinic
- Located East Omaha
- Work in new VA outpatient center
Interested? Contact information
David Gonzales, MD, MBA
Chief, General Internal Medicine
davidgonzales@creighton.edu
Kevin Embach, SJ, MD, MPH
Director, Primary Care Track
kevinembach@creighton.edu
Julie Nelson
Program Administrator, Internal Medicine Education
julienelson@creighton.edu