Curriculum - MVMC, IM
About the curriculum of the Mountain Vista Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency
About Our Curriculum
The education goals of this residency program are guided by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The goal of this program is to ensure that trainees master the core competencies as outlined in the ACGME. The teaching faculty of this program is committed to training and supervising each resident trainee in the field of Internal Medicine.
The curriculum is designed in the traditional Internal Medicine training format to teach a complement of current medicine in suburban settings. It will be a model of the Internal Medicine Core Curriculum. Regularly scheduled formal, organized didactic series will be held along with Morning Report and a monthly journal club. A systems approach will determine didactic topics each month, integrating adolescent medicine, internal medicine, cardiac, radiologic, and dermatologic. The volume of clinical responsibilities will maintain the educational atmosphere of the program, as Resident trainees will work in several clinical settings.
Rotations are structured to provide exposure to the management of both inpatient and outpatient subspecialties not offered at Mountain Vista Medical Center. The Internal Medicine Program Director has the final determination on changes to rotations, ensuring a clear and consistent approach to the program.
Continuity Clinic
Resident trainees will be scheduled half-day in the ambulatory continuity clinic during the PGY-1 through PGY-3 training years. Trainees will each develop their panel of patients and follow them throughout the three years of residency. Continuity Clinic is conveniently located next to Mountain Vista Medical Center in the Medical Office Building.
Participating Sites
- Mountain Vista Medical Center (Primary)
- Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Core Didactics: A regularly scheduled, formal didactic series will be held, along with Morning Report and a monthly journal club. Didactic topics will be determined using a systems approach, with each month integrating adolescent medicine, internal medicine, cardiac, radiologic, and dermatologic medicine.