Transitional Year Curriculum
Residents’ clinical base year (CBY) curriculum depends upon the future specialty choice (i.e. Radiology, Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, etc.)
Residents matching to TY tracks with advanced programs in the UPMC system (Anesthesiology, Radiology) will mirror the recommended curriculum and electives for each specialty.
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1 Block Ambulatory (VA Urgent Care Center) |
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1 Block Presbyterian Emergency Department |
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1 Block ICU |
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4-5 Blocks of Inpatient Medicine
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~ 4-5 Elective Blocks* |
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* - If needed to meet the requirements of a TY residency, one elective may be in a Fundamental clinical skills rotation (e.g. Selectives |
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1 Block Ambulatory (VA Urgent Care Center) |
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2 Blocks Emergency Department – Adult, Children's |
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2 Blocks ICU (MICU/CCU, SICU) |
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4-5 Blocks of Inpatient Medicine
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~ 2 Elective Blocks* - Recommend Anesthesia and inpatient Acute Pain Management |
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* See examples of electives below. There are 13, 4 week blocks. |
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1 Block Ambulatory (VA Urgent Care Center) |
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1 Block Presbyterian Emergency Department |
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1 Block Medical ICU |
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4-5 Blocks of Inpatient Medicine |
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1 Block Inpatient PM&R |
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1/2 Block Internal Medicine Night Float |
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~3-4 Elective Blocks* |
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* See examples of electives below. There are 13, 4 week blocks. |
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Specialty |
Popular Transitional Year Electives/Selectives** | |
Anesthesiology |
Adult, pediatric, acute pain inpatient |
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Dermatology |
Outpatient dermatology clinic, inpatient consults |
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Medicine |
Selected subspecialties (cardiology, pulmonary, rheumatology, GI, renal, Heme/onc, ID etc.), inpatient medicine** |
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Intensive Care |
Medical**, Cardiac**, Surgical** |
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Neurology |
General adult inpatient |
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Ophthalmology |
Outpatient ophthalmology |
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Orthopedics |
Outpatient Orthopedics |
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Pathology |
General anatomic and surgical pathology, Dermatopathology |
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Pediatrics |
Pediatric emergency medicine**, inpatient pediatrics** |
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Radiology |
General diagnostic, Pediatrics, Interventional |
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Research |
Establish a project with a mentor within your primary field |
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Surgery |
Adult general surgery**, ENT |