Internal Medicine Resident Experience

Transition Curriculum

We have a dedicated Intern Transition Curriculum led by our Chief Residents and Core Faculty. We prioritize understanding the different health systems early on followed by dedicated Academic Half Day for the first 6-8 weeks of residency to focus on building a new intern skillset and medical knowledge.

Academic half day

Academic Half Day (AHD) occurs as a protected 4 hour block each Wednesday afternoon. Residents are excused from service to focus solely on education. Each AHD is structured to mix both basic medical knowledge with interactive sessions. Sessions include faculty lectures from each specialty, board preparation, procedural practice, wellness activities, journal clubs, health disparities topics, health system lectures, and much more.

Board preparation

Creighton has robust board review support throughout all three years of residency training. It includes access to MKSAP with weekly assigned quizzes correlating with Academic Half Day (AHD) Material. In addition, an hour of each AHD is dedicated to board review style presentation and questions. During the R3 year, there is dedicated AHD time allotted for graduating residents where faculty present high yield board review lectures during the final 3 months of training.

Continuity Clinic and Didactics

Dedicated outpatient didactics follow the Yale Ambulatory Curriculum and are held prior to each continuity clinic.

Rotations and Scheduling

Residents have a mix of inpatient and ambulatory rotations with flexible scheduling.

Continuity Clinic

Continuity clinic for categorical internal medicine residents consists of one half day of clinic each week, allowing for a dedicated attending and patient panel. This structure promotes continuity of care and the opportunity to develop lasting physician-patient relationships.

Primary Care Pathway

The Primary Care Pathway provides select categorical internal medicine residents with enhanced ambulatory training, individualized mentorship, and dedicated opportunities to prepare for a career in primary care. Residents may join the pathway at any point during their residency, allowing flexibility as their career interests develop. Participants gain additional experience through primary care-focused rotations and electives in areas such as dermatology, diabetes education, women’s health, rural health, and pain management.

Point of Care Ultrasound

Creighton Internal Medicine offers our residents a variety of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) educational and training experiences. At both the VA and Bergen Mercy, residents have direct 24/7 access to ultrasounds in both the ICUs and hospital medicine team rooms. POCUS-proficient faculty are available at both sites allowing for direct resident supervision to teach hands-on clinical application while on inpatient rotations. For residents especially interested in POCUS, there are advanced learning opportunities including a multi-session hands-on introductory curriculum over three months covering the basics of cardiac, lung, abdomen, vascular, and procedure-focused ultrasound as well as opportunities for case-based POCUS simulation at the VA and more.

Simulation Center

Creighton University has a state-of-the-art simulation center which we utilize throughout residency training. In addition to procedural practice, our program utilizes the Simulation Center from the beginning of intern year with the foundations of patient management decisions in a case-based format with real time feedback on interventions and management decisions. In addition, we utilize our simulation center to help prepare our upper-level residents for managing MET/RRT calls during their supervisory and ICU months. This includes a robust list of cases in which patients are unstable and there is real time feedback given based on management decisions as well as interdisciplinary feedback from charge nurses.