Intern year requirements

[agdoc04]

What are the requirements that must be fulfilled to count for INtern year in PM&R?
For example, x months inpatient + y months of critical care (CCU, MICU)

I've been displaced to the Texas medical center due to Ike, and I am ready to either 1. get back to Galveston 2. Do electives somewhere not an hour drive, and 200 bucks a month to park.
They are transitioning us back in, and I'm hoping that my Prelim medicine status can be manipulated to meet the above goals.

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[Llenroc]

I don't think there's any such ICU requirements for PM&R, thank god. That's about the opposite end of the inpatient spectrum.

 

[Ludicolo]

You need at least 6 months combined rotations that provide “clinical fundamentals”: IM, FM, surgery, peds, EM, OB/GYN. Llenroc is right – there is no formal ICU requirement, or even inpatient requirement per se. Theoretically, you could do 12 months of outpatient rotations. But since you are a lowly intern, you get assigned the grunt rotations, and your individual program will determine how much ICU time you get.

 

[dc2md]

They're right agdoc04. I'm doing NO inpatient medicine wards or ICU/CCU. And I believe you can only do 8 weeks of non-patient-contact work...this was important b/c my program does each rotation by calendar month (not 4 week blocks). This meant I could only do one radiology rotation b/c it's technically 4.3 weeks each. A research month would be included as no patient contact as well. That's the only stipulation I know of (and of course the 6 months of medicine/surgery.

 

[oreosandsake]

And I believe you can only do 8 weeks of non-patient-contact work... A research month would be included as no patient contact as well. That's the only stipulation I know of (and of course the 6 months of medicine/surgery.

Hi, where can I find more information regarding this?

I am trying to plan my TY.

thank you

 

[Ludicolo]

Hi, where can I find more information regarding this?

I am trying to plan my TY.

thank you

http://www.acgme.org/acWebsite/RRC_340/340_prIndex.asp

 

[people2525]

Anyone know of other PM&R programs with strong outpatient focus during PGY-1 besides LSU?

 

[DOctorJay]

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[specepic]

Anyone know of other PM&R programs with strong outpatient focus during PGY-1 besides LSU?

I think Michigan state offers some PM&R time for interns. I know there are various schools of thought on TY's / intern years and a lot of PM&R folks shoot for the easiest one they can find. You may regret that at 2 am on the rehab unit. I would advise a solid intern year (not an abusive one though either).

 

[DigableCat]

Anyone know of other PM&R programs with strong outpatient focus during PGY-1 besides LSU?

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio(my alma) typically has pretty good outpatient months during PGY1. But that's because the Intern year is spread over 2 yrs, so you get to do PM&R during the first year as well as some other off service outpatient months. And the "Inpatient" PM&R months usually have outpatient clinic anyway...so it's never really an "Inpatient Only" experience.

 

[PMRbike]

http://www.acgme.org/acgmeweb/Porta...ical_medicine_and_rehabilitation_07012007.pdf

"Accredited training in any of the specialties or subspecialties selected must be for a period of at least four weeks."

Hmm, I currently have rotations in various 1 - 4 week blocks at my intern year program. I've completed 1 week of radiology & 3 weeks of rheumatology. Any idea how this is counted?

 

[lejeunesage]

Anyone know of other PM&R programs with strong outpatient focus during PGY-1 besides LSU?

UVA has the best prelim year in the country IMO if you match into a categorical prelim position.