Transitional Year

The Transitional Year Residency Program at St. Vincent's Medical Center is fully integrated with Internal Medicine and Radiology training programs.

 The required rotations include two months of in-patient medicine, two months of intensive care unit medicine, one month of ambulatory care, one month of emergency medicine plus 5 electives. Transitional Year residents have the same clinical schedules, and participate in all conferences offered to Internal Medicine residents. 

Transitional Year residents structure their five blocks of electives according to their particular interests.   In the past, residents have chosen rotations in Pain management, Geriatrics, Anesthesia and Orthopedics, which have more than fulfilled this requirement.  As mentioned above, most transitional year residents take advantage of the well-developed teaching program in Radiology for one of their electives.  Other possibilities include Surgery, Neurology, Pathology, medical and surgical sub-specialties, and research.  Every effort is made to tailor the elective time to each resident's interests and needs.

The Schedule

• Typical Transitional Year Schedule

More Information

• Career Paths of Transitional Year Residents