PGY3 Curriculum

In the PGY3 year, group experiences include developing the management and leadership skills needed in clinical practice. Residents continue provide care to their own patients in the Family Medicine Centers during four half–day weekly sessions. In addition, the third year residents continue participation in the weekly Family Medicine educational sessions.

A unique two month Surgical Subspecialities rotation represents a Family Medicine–based approach to problems in otolaryngology, ophthalmology and urology. Two months as the senior resident on the Family Medicine inpatient service provide time to refine inpatient and teaching skills. Five months of electives are tailored to the residents’ future needs, and may include research, community health projects, clinical rotations at UIMC or other UIC affiliate hospitals. Special electives outside the Chicago area, including international rotations, can be arranged individually.

PGY3 Rotations and Types of Call

Type of Call:

+	Rotation with overnight in–house call every 4–6 nights
⊕	Rotation with 10–12 hour shifts, some of which are evening or night shifts
Ø	Rotation with no regular overnight in–house call
FMN	Rotation with shifts from 7:30pm–8:30am Sunday–Thursday

*PGY3 residents have 4 weeks of vacation which they may schedule throughout the year to suit their particular needs.

Please see the block rotation diagram for a list of rotations by post graduate year.

Outpatient/Back Up Call

Second and third year residents perform Outpatient/Back up call from home one out of every 12 nights on average. This call includes telephone medicine and back up responsibilities for admissions and labor and delivery triage visits. Residents on Outpatient/Back up call come to the hospital approximately once monthly, on average, during outpatient hours.

Family Medicine Electives

In addition to the required Family Medicine rotations, residents may choose up to five elective rotations during the third years of training. These rotations are offered on specialty services within University of Illinois Medical Center, but can also be arranged at affiliated hospitals when educationally advantageous.

Away or international rotations are an option in the second and third years. Additionally, each year some residents also choose to work with the Program Director to design new electives to meet their particular learning needs and goals. Some examples of electives done by residents this year and last year are listed below.

• Administrative Medicine
• Cardiology Procedures
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Emergency Care
• Endocrinology Evidence Based Medicine
• Geriatrics
• High Risk Obstetrics
• HIV
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Nutrition Procedures
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Radiology
• Research Elective
• Resident Research and Scholarly Activity
• Rheumatology