Curriculum
In addition to the rotations below, residents have their continuity Family Medicine Clinic for 2 - 4 half days per week as well as a resident wide Half Day Conference (HDC) that includes didactic sessions, procedure workshops, Balint, QI, and inbasket time among other sessions. HDC also includes our Community Population curriculum, which focuses on anti-racism, community engagement, and local advocacy.
First Year
| Rotation: | Educational focus: | Calls (per rotation): |
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Hospital Medicine (2 x 4 weeks) |
Care of general inpatient medical and surgical (subspecialty) patients | 3 weekend 8am – 8pm calls 1 weekend rounding day |
| General Surgery (4 weeks) |
Care of general surgery patients and OR time in the inpatient setting | 3 weekend 8am – 8pm calls 1 weekend rounding day |
| Inpatient Pediatrics – CHO (4 weeks) |
Care of hospitalized children at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland | 4 weekend rounding days (Monday-Saturday schedule: 7am-6pm) |
| Newborn Nursery (Level 2) (4 weeks) |
Newborn resuscitation assessment, and management at CCRMC (postpartum and nursery) | 4 weekend rounding days |
| Emergency Medicine (4 weeks) |
Assessment and management of urgent and emergent medical issues in the ER, opportunity to work with anesthesia in the ORs, and a focus on procedure training and POCUS | Some evening and weekend shifts, no additional call |
| Night House Officer (2 x 2 weeks) |
Care of all inpatient floor patients overnight in addition to helping with admissions | 5 nights working (6pm-8am), followed by 4 days off, followed by 4 nights working, per 2 week block |
| Night Admit (2 weeks) |
Medical and surgical admissions overnight (ICU admits done by the senior resident) | 6 days per week, Saturdays off |
| Ob/Gyn (2 x 4 weeks) |
Management of all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology in the inpatient and outpatient settings | 1 12-hour day shift; 1 12-hour night shift |
| Clinics (4 weeks) |
Outpatient specialty focus including dermatology, GI, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, and minor procedures | 1 Saturday overnight call (8pm – 8am) |
| Family Medicine Clinics (4 weeks) |
Outpatient rotation with focus on improving skills in continuity family medicine clinic including inbasket management, working in PCMH team, didactics, and specialty clinics such as high risk preop and pain consult clinic | |
| Behavioral Medicine (4 weeks) |
Outpatient and inpatient psychiatric consult experiences, addiction medicine, behavioral & addiction medicine experiences in various community sites | |
| Orthopedics (2 weeks) |
Ambulatory focus including sports medicine, physical therapy, and radiology; a second two weeks of ortho is completed in third year |
Second Year
| Rotation: | Educational focus: | Calls (per rotation): |
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Hospital Medicine (2 x 4 weeks) |
Care of general inpatient medical and surgical (subspecialty) patients | 3 weekend 8am – 6pm calls 1 weekend rounding day |
| General Surgery (4 weeks) |
Care of general surgery patients and OR time in the inpatient setting | 3 weekend 8am – 6pm calls 1 weekend rounding day |
| ICU (4 weeks) |
Care of critically ill patients in the CCRMC ICU | 4 weekend 8am – 8 pm calls 2 weeknight short calls (5pm – 8pm; 1 additional night 5-6pm) |
| Night Float (2 weeks) |
Overnight management of ICU / IMCU patients, acts as senior for the night team | 6 days per week (8pm-8am), Saturdays off |
| Emergency Medicine - Ortho (4 weeks) |
Assessment and management of urgent and emergent medical issues in the ER; focus on acute ortho/sports med cases | Some evening and 1 weekend shift per week, no additional call |
| Ob/Gyn (4 weeks) |
Management of all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology in the inpatient and outpatient settings | Thurs and Sun 24 hour calls |
| Family & Reproductive Health (4 weeks) |
Focus on gynecology clinics with procedure emphasis, and an opt-out abortion curriculum | Friday 20 hour L&D call |
| Pediatric Urgent Care – CHO (4 weeks) |
Lower acuity emergency department patients at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland + short notice peds clinics at CCRMC | Tues, Fri, and Sunday 1-9pm shifts 3 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) 1 day callback |
| Ambulatory Peds (4 weeks) |
Focus on outpatient pediatrics and clinics | 1 Saturday overnight call (6pm-8am) 3 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) 1 Callback |
| Family Medicine Clinics (4 weeks) |
Outpatient rotation with focus on improving skills in continuity family medicine clinic including inbasket management, working in PCMH team, didactics, and specialty clinics such as cardiology and pain consult clinic | 1 Saturday overnight call (6pm-8am) 2 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) |
| Care of the Dependent Adult (CODA) (4 weeks) |
Care of geriatric patients through inpatient geropsych consults and outpatient community sites such as SNFs, Hospice of the East Bay, senior day center & UCD Alzheimer's center | 2 Saturday overnight call (6pm-8am) 4 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) 2 weeks of callback |
| Elective (4 weeks) |
Educational experience based on residents' personal educational goals. Global Health Track residents have the option of working abroad. | None |
| Jeopardy (2 weeks) |
Backup coverage for residents in case of illness or personal leave. | Variable |
Third Year
| Rotation: | Educational focus: | Calls (per rotation): |
|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Hospital Medicine (2 x 4 weeks) |
Care of general inpatient medical and surgical (subspecialty) patients with increased emphasis on gaining independence and teaching | 3 weekend 8am – 6pm calls 1 weekend rounding day |
| ICU (4 weeks) |
Care of critically ill patients in the CCRMC ICU | 4 weekend 8am – 8 pm calls 2 weeknight short calls (5pm – 8pm) |
| Night Float (2 weeks) |
Overnight management of ICU / IMCU patients, acts as senior for the night team | 6 days per week, Saturdays off |
| Night Admit (2 weeks) |
Medical and surgical admissions overnight (ICU admits done by the senior resident) | 6 days per week, Saturdays off |
| Emergency Medicine (4 weeks) |
Assessment and management of urgent and emergent medical issues in the ER, focus on procedure training | Some evening and weekend shifts, no additional call |
| Ob/Gyn (2 x 4 weeks) |
Management of all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology in the inpatient and outpatient settings | One 24 hour call per week 2 weekend rounding days |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine – CHO (4 weeks) |
Care of emergency department patients at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland | Some evening and weekend shifts 1 day callback |
| Med Outpatient (4 weeks) |
Outpatient specialty clinics including ENT, cardiology, surgery, rheumatology, heme/onc, and HIV clinics | 2 Saturday overnight call (8pm – 8am) 3 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) |
| Family Medicine Clinics (4 weeks) |
Outpatient rotation with focus on improving skills in continuity family medicine clinic including inbasket management, working in PCMH team, didactics, and specialty clinic such as pain consult clinic | 1 Saturday overnight call (8pm – 8am) 3 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) |
| Orthopedics (2 weeks) |
Ambulatory focus including sports medicine, physical therapy, and radiology | 1 Saturday overnight call (8pm – 8am) 2 weekday short calls (5pm – 8pm) 2 weeks callback |
| Elective (6 weeks + 2 weeks) |
Program director-approved educational experience based on residents' personal educational goals. All residents have the option of working abroad during 4 weeks of elective time. | No call responsibilities during 6 week elective. No clinic for 4 weeks of the elective. |
| Jeopardy (2 weeks) | Backup coverage for residents in case of illness or personal leave. | Variable |
Descriptions of call:
- Short call: call is from 5 pm to 8 pm doing admissions.
- Call back: back up call for the residents in-house. This is our 2nd string for Jeopardy. If the hospital gets busy and the ICU resident feels additional help is needed, and the Jeopardy resident is already working, the callback resident is called in. This is done only in 2nd and 3rd years.
- Variable: occurs as the jeopardy resident; if you are jeopardized, you are called in to cover the duties of another resident who is out for personal reasons or emergencies. You are given 24-hour advance notice, and your continuity clinics are not cancelled.