Transitional Year Curriculum

UPMC Medial Education CORE Curriculum

TY/UPMC ME Diagnostic Radiology Track

This is how UPMC ME TY program meets ACGME Fundamental Clinical Skills Requirements:

  • All TY’s complete these rotations:
    • Inpatient Cardiac Pavilion – 4 weeks
    • Night Medicine – 2 weeks*
    • Cardiac Pavilion – 4 weeks*
    • Inpatient Medicine – 12 weeks*
    • Medical ICU – 4 weeks*
    • Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks*
    • Ambulatory – 4 weeks*
  • Suggested PM+R Track Selectives:
    • Inpatient General Surgery – 4 weeks
    • Interventional Radiology – 4 weeks
    • Rheumatology – 2 weeks
    • S/Electives – 8 weeks

*Fundamental Clinical Skills – 24 Weeks

S/Electives include – Radiology, pathology

Consults – Neurology, pulmonary, GI, heme/onc, hepatology, trauma surgery, radiology, vascular surgery (if interested in interventional radiology), research, orthopedics sports medicine outpatient (if interested in MSK radiology)

UPMC Medial Education CORE Curriculum

TY/UPMC ME Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Track

This is how UPMC ME TY program meets ACGME Fundamental Clinical Skills Requirements:

  • All TY’s complete these rotations:
    • Inpatient Cardiac Pavilion – 4 weeks
    • Night Medicine – 2 weeks*
    • Cardiac Pavilion – 4 weeks*
    • Inpatient Medicine – 12 weeks*
    • Medical ICU – 4 weeks*
    • Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks*
    • Ambulatory – 4 weeks*
  • Suggested PM+R Track Selectives:
    • Inpatient PM+R – 4 weeks
    • Neurology – 4 weeks
    • Rheumatology – 2 weeks
    • S/Electives – 8 weeks

*Fundamental Clinical Skills – 24 Weeks

S/Electives include (in order of strength of recommendation) – Radiology, pathology, orthopedics – sports medicine, research

UPMC Medial Education CORE Curriculum

TY/UPMC ME Ophthalmology Track

This is how UPMC ME TY program meets ACGME Fundamental Clinical Skills Requirements:

  • All TY’s complete these rotations:
    • Inpatient Cardiac Pavilion – 4 weeks
    • Night Medicine – 2 weeks*
    • Cardiac Pavilion – 4 weeks*
    • Inpatient Medicine – 12 weeks*
    • Medical ICU – 4 weeks*
    • Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks*
    • Ambulatory – 4 weeks*
  • Suggested Ophthalmology Track Selectives:
    • Junior Neurology – 4 weeks
    • Junior Pediatrics – 4 weeks
    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine- 2 weeks
    • S/Electives – 8 weeks

*Fundamental Clinical Skills – 24 Weeks

S/Electives include (in order of strength of recommendation) – Radiology, pathology, orthopedics – sports medicine, research