Lancaster Internal Medicine Curriculum

Two people training on a simulated patient.

The Internal Medicine program at Lancaster Medical Center will use a 4+2 (X+Y) Model Curriculum.

A “4+2” block schedule means that our residents have a four-week inpatient rotation followed by two week of exclusively ambulatory training. The ambulatory week includes a combination of continuity clinic sessions, subspecialty ambulatory clinic, two to four educational half-days including our Quality Improvement Project, Simulation training and for administration work (Calling patients, following up lab results and writing letters) Residents will still have a longitudinal relationship with their clinic patients and preceptors throughout residency.

Benefits of this Model:

  • Improves your educational experience.
  • Improves patient care.
  • Improves continuity with your clinic patients.
  • The ambulatory setting is not as intense as inpatient rotations, which acts as a de-stressor for our residents.
  • Build your own patient panel and act as their primary care physician.
  • Encourages residents to pursue primary care which is an absolute essential for a community.
  • Every 5th and 6th week your evenings and weekends are yours to spend with family and friends!
  • The schedule itself a strong foundation towards resident wellness.

Rotations

Conferences and Educational Activities

Opportunities to engage in additional learning experiences designed to focus on a series of educational topics.

Longitudinal Curricular Threads

Our longitudinal curricular threads incorporate MUSC Health expertise and local and national resources with fundamental content with the aim to equip residents with a strong understanding of health systems science.

Learn more about Longitudinal Curricular Threads