The academic year is divided into thirteen, four week blocks. Rotations are typically two or four weeks per block. Primary sites include Rush University Medical Center, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and The Rush Adult and Pediatric Primary Care clinic, where residents experience longitudinal ambulatory care. Tailored to resident interest, rotations may also take place at various nonprimary locations.
The “Guidelines for Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Training Programs,” jointly approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics, provide guidance for Med-Peds Programs.
The Rush Med-Peds curriculum is carefully designed to meet these guidelines while striking a balance between experiences in primary and tertiary care and between inpatient and outpatient settings. Flexibility is maintained to allow residents to pursue special interests.
The Med-Peds Residency strives for this balance. Residents rotate between internal medicine and pediatrics at least every three months.
Internal Medicine | Pediatrics |
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2 Floor | 2 Floor |
MICU | General Care Nursery |
CCU | Adolescent medicine (longitudinal) |
ER | Development and behavior |
Palliative |
Internal Medicine | Pediatrics |
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4-5 Floor (hem-onc, HIV, general floor) | 2-3 Floor |
1 MICU or CCU | 1-2 PICU |
Electives | 2 NICU |
Observation Unit | 4 Electives |
Geriatrics | 3 ER/acute care |
Comanage/Consultative Medicine | General Care Nursery |