Overview
The primary goal of the MSU/Sparrow Internal Medicine Residency Program is to train residents who possess the diverse professional skills required of an internist in our ever-changing health care system. To achieve this goal, we endorse the teaching and evaluation of Competencies as described by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The Competencies form the foundation for our longitudinal curriculum. They are: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems Based Practice, and (for the osteopathic residents) Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.
Residents have access to a broad range of learning methods. Experiential training is central; therefore the program balances a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient venues, including specialty care and primary care rotations. Regularly scheduled didactic elements include: Medical Emergencies lectures, Medical Grand Rounds, Journal Club/Critical Analysis of the Medical Literature, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Core Curriculum conferences, Clinical Pharmacology Conference, Board Review, Primary Care Conference, Research Seminars, Morning Report, Firm Teaching Attending Rounds, and intermittent special conferences regarding healthcare systems and career preparation. Traditional experiential and didactic training methods are supplemented with web-based educational methods, one-on-one faculty mentors, and peer-initiated educational experiences. Each resident also pursues a research project, with block research opportunities available.
Our curriculum is a living entity, and we invite you to maintain its vitality by engaging your energy and spirit in our mutual pursuit of excellence in the field of internal medicine.
