Clinical

• Intern (PGY-1) Year
• PGY-2 Year
• PGY-3 Year

Intern Year
The majority of the first year is spent on the general internal medicine wards at Banner Good Samaritan and the Phoenix VA Medical Center. Interns learn to assume primary responsibility for all patients under the direction of their supervising resident and faculty. Interns are responsible for writing all orders. They are exposed to a variety of medical illnesses in patients who come from varying economic and ethnic backgrounds. Each intern is allowed to admit up to five patients per admitting day and is responsible for no more than 12 patients at any time. All interns also participate in one half day of ambulatory continuity clinic each week under the supervision of one attending. During this experience they begin to learn the basics of outpatient medicine and efficient patient care.

Typical PGY-1 Schedule

*Vacations allowed during these months for a total of three weeks.

• Resident On-Call Staff Support Facility Map (PDF)
• Reappointment Agreement (PDF)

PGY-2 Year
During the PGY-2 year, the resident assumes primary responsibility for patient care, again under the supervision of a faculty staff member. They spend more months on elective rotations exploring their own individual interests. The required geriatric rotation is completed during this year. The residents may also rotate on the research selective. During this month, the resident designs a research project in conjunction with a faculty member after attending lectures in evidence-based medicine, clinical research design, basic medical biostatistics and epidemiology. As in the PGY-1 year, PGY-2 residents continue to spend one-half day weekly in their continuity clinic.

Typical PGY-2 Schedule

*Vacations allowed during these months for a total of three weeks.

PGY-3 Year
The responsibilities of the third year resident are similar to those of the second year. During the third year of training, the resident spends more time on electives refining their skills in office orthopedics, dermatology, gynecology, flexible sigmoidoscopy, cardiac treadmills, office ophthalmology and ENT. The research selective month must be completed if not done during the second year. Each resident spends an extra half day a week in the outpatient office setting working with a practicing internist in addition to their continuity clinic.

Typical PGY-3 Schedule

*Vacation allowed during these months for a total of three weeks.