Program Information / Curriculum

The Osteopathic Internship is designed to prepare the graduate physician for further training at UPMC Shadyside or other institutions following successful completion. The Internship year will be comprised of the following rotations:

• 3 months Internal Medicine
• 1 month Family Practice - inpatient or outpatient
• 1 month Emergency Department
• 1 month ICU

Electives will be available in other departments including:

• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology
• General Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Ob-Gyn, office based
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Pulmonary
• Rheumatology
• Sports Medicine

Each Intern's schedule will be outlined with the Program Director of the Osteopathic Internship along with any other Program Directors at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside with whom the intern has an ongoing interest. This will enable the intern to enter other UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside programs at the R2 level while satisfying AOA requirements

While the Osteopathic Internship is new, a solid academic program is already in place at UPMC Shadyside. Educational experiences that are integral to the didactic experience are as follows:

• Attending Rounds
• Clinical Epidemiology Series
• Noon Conference
• Patient/Doctor rounds
• Medical Grand Rounds
• Family Practice Grand Rounds
• Behavioral Sciences Lecture Series
• Morning Report
• Ambulatory Lecture Series
• Journal Club
• Subspecialty Lecture Series
• Tumor Board
• Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
• Hematology/Oncology Lecture Series

More information can be found at the Shadyside Internal Medicine Residency webpage.