Rotations

Required rotations

UH = UNM University Hospital
VAMC = Veterans Association Medical Center

Medicine Wards (UH)

• Consists of 6 teams: 4 one resident, one intern, one attending team and 2 one resident, two interns, and an attending team.
• Admissions are taken in 12 hours shifts: each team admits every 3rd day alternating between day and night.  So teams stay overnight every 6th night.
• A night call lasts from 6pm to the following day at 12-2pm for interns
• On days when you are not admitting, it is usually possible to leave the hospital between 3:00 - 6:00 pm.
• There is a night float for residents; so upper level residents on wards leave at 9pm on day call.

Medicine Wards (VAMC)

• Consists of four teams each comprised of 1 resident, 2 or 3 interns, and an attending physician.  Usually, there are sub-interns and/or third-year students as well.
• Call is q4 (overnight for interns).
• On days when you are not on-call, it is usually possible to leave the hospital between 3:00 – 6:00 pm.
• Upper-level residents do not stay overnight on call nights. Instead, they leave at 8pm on their call night and on their post-call day stay until 5:00 - 7:00pm. This ensures continuity of care for newly admitted patients after interns leave (by 2:00pm post-call).

MICU (UH)

• Has one team composed of 4 interns, 5 residents, an attending physician, a critical care fellow and sometimes a sub-intern.
• Call is q4 for both the resident and intern.

Night Float (UH/VAMC)

• Upper-level resident arrives at 8pm and leaves by 8-10am the next day. They have 14 shifts within a 4 week rotation and usually this is arranged with 7 nights in a row followed by a reading week. During the reading weeks, residents participate in continuity clinics and simulation activities.

Cardiology

• UH: The team consists of 4 residents, a cardiology fellow, attending and nurse practitioner. Call is q4 overnight; average admissions 5-7 patients.
• VAMC: This is a required consult service for interns at the VA. This rotation is known for excellent teaching. No overnight call.

Emergency Medicine (UH)

• Required rotation for interns.
• Includes 16 10-hr shifts during a 4 week block with protected time for ER & Internal Medicine lectures.

PRIME (VAMC)

• Outpatient clinic responsible for hospital follow-up and primary care visits when patients can’t get in to see their primary care physician.
• Clinic runs Monday through Friday, 8am – 4pm.
• Clinic also features protected time for ambulatory lecture/workshops and morning reports.

Geriatrics (VAMC)

• Includes a variety of clinical and educational experiences including nursing home visits, hospice care and home visits.

Hematology-Oncology (UH)

• Team consists of 1-2 residents, fellow, attending and nurse practitioner.
• Required of 2nd year residents.
• Residents work 6 days a week without any overnight call responsibility.

Medical Follow-up Clinic (UH)

• Outpatient clinic responsible for hospital follow-up and primary care visits when patients can’t get in to see their primary care physician.
• Clinic runs Monday through Friday, 8am – 4pm.
• Clinic also features protected time for ambulatory lectures/workshops and morning reports.

Santa Fe Elective

• Required elective that provides exposure to private practice with primary care, subspecialty and alternative medicine clinics available in Santa Fe (housing available).

Scholarly Activity

• All IM residents are required to participate in a “scholarly activity” during their 36 months of training.  A resident research committee coordinates all research efforts and its members are available to assist house staff.
• Some residents fulfill this requirement through a research elective which can be taken your intern year.

Electives

Traditional internal medicine subspecialty areas: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics-Palliative Care, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonary, and Rheumatology

Other elective opportunities:

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