does everyone need to have completed same # of rotations in each area before IM residency graduation
say x # of medicine ward, y #of cardiology, z # of ICU ?
say x # of medicine ward, y #of cardiology, z # of ICU ?
residency rotations
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There are bare minimums that ABIM and the IM RRC require, but it leaves a LOT of leeway for the individual programs.
The basic requirements were something like 12 months have to be outpatient, 12 months have to be inpatient (wards+ICU), 9 months whatever the program wants, and a max of 3 months vacation. Have to have one month Emergency Medicine as well, which I can't remember if it falls under "outpatient" or "whatever the program wants". That, plus the requirement that you be exposed to every internal medicine subspecialty (including geriatrics) in *some* fashion, whether inpatient or outpatient, is pretty much it.
The only exceptions are for the research tracks, which have their own strange requirements.
