GW INTERNAL MEDICINE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
In addition to fulfilling clinical assignments, the following requirements ensure that you receive
a full and well-rounded training experience. Residents who fail to meet the requirements may
receive a poor administrative evaluation from the program coordinator and/or a letter of
deficiency from the program director.
You will be given an E-value account on arrival; this is used to document evaluations,
procedures, and other program information.
1. GME Credentialing and Paperwork
Before the beginning of every year (PGY1,2,3)
You must complete all GME credentialing requirements in a timely fashion. These include the
yearly DC training license application, Virginia license application, yearly contract, yearly
Physical Exam, Vaccinations/annual PPD, and others!.
2. Duty Hours
It is important to not only log duty hours on E-value (only required in month of September but
good to do periodically for monitoring) but that you try hard not to commit duty hours
violations!
PGY-1 residents: no more than 16 continuous hours, with at least 8 hours off between shifts
PGY-2/3 residents: no more than 24 hours of continuous call, plus 4 hours for transition of
patient care (24+4), and at least 8 hours off between shifts
3. Mini-CEXs
Four times per year every year (PGY1,2,3) – logged on E-value.
This stands for “mini clinical exam,” but is essentially any attending-observed patient encounter
(both inpatient and outpatient experiences). It may include history taking, portion of a physical
exam, discussing results, delivering bad news, or providing patient education or counseling.
When in doubt, ask your attending if it can count as a mini-CEX and send them the form in Evalue as soon as possible! If you delay too long, your attending may refuse to fill the form out
later as he/she may no longer recall the encounter in sufficient detail.
4. Hopkins Modules: http://www.hopkinsilc.org
10 per year every year (PGY1,2,3)
You are expected to complete at least 5 modules every 6 months.
Last updated 5/29/14
To sign up, go to the website above and select ‘Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care Curriculum.”
After selecting George Washington University, enter the passcode: 200
5. Scholarly Activity
2 abstracts (clinical vignettes, case reports, quality improvement projects) or 1 scientific research
abstract submitted during residency
Please forward the abstract itself, as well as the email confirming receipt of your submission, to
Jacqueline Cole Miles and Dr. Catalanotti for your file. Must be submitted to either
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the George Washington University Research Day, OR
a regional or national conference (American College of Physicians, Society of
General Internal Medicine, etc), OR
a peer-reviewed publication.
Please also notify us if anything you submit is accepted!
6. USMLE Step 3 Exam
By January 31 of your PGY2 year (GME requirement!)
You must take the exam during elective, SSA, or vacation time when you are NOT on
disaster and you do NOT have a clinic day. This is a two-day test.
Please email the chief residents with your test dates as soon as they are confirmed.
7. Procedures
Log all procedures on E-value
Procedures are not required to graduate from the residency program. However, you cannot
become certified as competent at a procedure unless you have had the following numbers of
procedures observed. For those residents planning to enter hospital based practice, to
moonlight, or to perform some fellowships, they often require documentation of certified
procedural work to complete credentialing. We cannot and will not attest to your procedural
competency if you have not had the following numbers of procedures observed and evaluated.
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Abdominal Paracentesis (3)
Thoracentesis (5)
Central Line (5)
Lumbar Puncture (5)
Pap smears (5)
Some also ask for NG tube placement, arterial lines/ABGs, or others. See E-value
for full list of procedures you can log.
Last updated 5/29/14
8. ACLS certification
ACLS renewal (BEFORE THE CARD EXPIRES!)
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You must register for training through the GW ER Department by calling and letting
them know you are an Internal Medicine resident. This ensures that the hospital will pay
for it. If you register online, if you fail to tell them you are a resident at the time of
booking, or if you take a training course elsewhere, you will not be reimbursed!
9. Residents as Young Educators (RAYES) Curriculum
Curriculum includes an online required reading list to be completed throughout intern year,
attendance at didactic sessions on teaching during ambulatory/elective weeks, and performing
and receiving feedback on required presentations.
Each PGY1 resident must read all articles on the posted RAYES curriculum reading list by
the end of PGY1 year.
In PGY2 and 3 year each resident will be assigned to lead various conferences by the chief
residents.
10. Semi-annual meetings
Two per year every year (PGY1,2,3)
Every resident is required to meet with his/her CCC faculty member semiannually for a private
meeting. Please see the CCC information for more details.
So, in summary program requirements to review by year...
PGY-1
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4 mini-CEXs
10 Hopkins modules
Procedures (logged as many as possible)
Read RAYES articles (online)
Start thinking about scholarly activity
PGY-2
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4 mini-CEXs
10 Hopkins modules
Procedures (logged as many as possible)
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Take and pass USMLE Step 3 due before January 31
ACLS renewal to be done in Spring before your card expires
Start doing scholarly activity
PGY-3
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4 mini-CEXs
10 Hopkins modules
Procedures (logged as many as possible)
Scholarly activity submitted (by end of PGY3 year need 2 as above)
Last updated 5/29/14