______________ Elective Curriculum
Faculty: ________________, MD
Site(s): ___________________________
Duration: 4 week block Rotation
Approval: Residents are expected to submit the completed elective curriculum for approval at
least 6 weeks ahead of the scheduled start date of the elective rotation.
I DESCRIPTION: Four week block rotation under the supervision of _________________M.D. in
progressive responsibility for patient treatment and competent care management.
II PURPOSE: This is an elective rotation in ____________ designed for internal medicine
residents (PGY__). Residents will be competent in __________________________ which is
essential for Internal Medicine physicians.
III OBJECTIVES:
a) __________________________________________
b) __________________________________________
IV CORE COMPETENCIES:
According to Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), training and
evaluation must include the following competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, PracticeBased Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and
System-Based Practice.
a) Patient Care:
Residents must be able to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective
for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
b) Medical Knowledge
Residents must demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical,
epidemiological and social-behavioral sciences, as well as the application of this knowledge to
patient care.
c) Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Residents must demonstrate the ability to investigate and evaluate their care of patients, to
appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and to continuously improve patient care based on
constant self-evaluation and life-long learning.
d) Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Residents must demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective
exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and health professionals.
e) Professionalism
Residents must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities and an
adherence to ethical principles.
f) Systems-based Practice
Residents must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and
system of health care, as well as the ability to call effectively on other resources in the system to
provide optimal healthcare.
V INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES:
Reporting time: at _:__ AM/ PM, Monday through Friday.
Residents Continuity clinic:
Miscellaneous: IM residency core conferences at Thursday 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm.
VI. EVALUATION
The evaluation method is primarily accomplished electronically using e-value software.
Supervising faculty will be provided with specific instructions on accessing and navigating through
the e-value program. Resident’s performance in ___________ is evaluated by the attending
physician after obtaining feedback from all other involved physicians and non-physician
healthcare providers who had significant exposure to the resident’s clinical performance.
Evaluations are reviewed with the residents for formal feedback. In addition, ongoing feedback is
provided related to residents’ patient care responsibilities and activities.
Patient Care will be evaluated by assessment of the attending physician. Procedures performed
will be documented electronically.
Medical Knowledge will be evaluated by assessment of the attending physician.
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement will be evaluated by assessment of the attending
physician.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills will be evaluated by assessment of the attending
physician.
Professionalism will be evaluated by assessment of the attending physician.
System-Based Practice will be evaluated by assessment of the attending physician.
VII RECOMMENDED READINGS:
VIII SAMPLE SCHEDULE:
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Respectfully submitted,
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Date:
INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT (print name)
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SUPERVISING FACULTY (print name)
Approval Date:
Approved By:
Date: