RWMC: Internal Medicine Residency: Clinical Sites

Emergency/Ambulatory Medicine
During the categorical training experience at Roger Williams Medical Center, residents will have the opportunity to rotate in an intense, off-site, Emergency Care facility and be exposed to an even greater variety of medical problems that one might not see in an inpatient setting. As a major teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine, house staff may coordinate elective time in Boston at all of the Boston University affiliated hospitals and clinics, however the core rotations are done exclusively at Roger Williams Medical Center.

Private Practice Experience
The Resident's Practice simulates a private practice experience for the house officer. It is supervised by a faculty of academic General Internists, housed in an on-site facility which is adequately staffed and supplied. Patients are seen one afternoon each week by the resident and followed longitudinally by the resident throughout the three-year training program. Residents share night and weekend coverage of the practice. When patients require admission, the resident is "consulted" to assist in management. Lectures on outpatient medical topics are given by the faculty at each clinic session.

Community-based Experience
Residents have the opportunity during their second and third years to participate in "second site" electives where they work closely with an Internal Medicine attending at a private office. Patients will be seen one afternoon per week and followed longitudinally throughout the training program. Residents thus gain exposure to both private proactive and office management.