I put in a few other orders, review a couple labs and notes, and by 12:30pm I am able to get up and grab my lunch. Michigan Medicine continues to support #ProudtobeGIM as the Division of General Medicine and the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) sponsored its second successful event on Monday, February 12, 2018, hosted by Mariana De Michele, MD, Assistant Professor in General Medicine, and Robert Ernst, MD, Senior Associate Chief for Ambulatory Care and Assistant Professor in General Medicine. The health tips on this website are for informational purposes only, and they are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. There’s something about sitting down and actually eating lunch that, as a resident makes me feel a little guilty. Jane Wieler, Erik Lehman, M. Fahad Khalid , Eileen Hennrikus Department of Medicine I would aim to arrive at the hospital around 6:15am so that gave me enough time to park, grab coffee, and settle down in my workspace. Emory PGY1 resident Krithika S. talks about what makes Emory University's internal medicine residency program and Grady Memorial Hospital stand out. In picking a residency, I was drawn to UMMS-Baystate Internal Medicine Residency because of its focus on resident education and bedside teaching. Note the combination of teaching rounds with staff and patient care…seeing patients is the most important thing that residents do, and provides the best opportunity to learn. Program Leadership; Chief Residents; Administrative Staff; Residents; Graduates; Prospective Applicants. I also touch base with the nurses who cared for these patients overnight. That means you have to explain the most important parts of your patient’s case and anticipate some of the things that might happen overnight. This resident will stay in the hospital until 8am the following day in order to take care of the patients already admitted to hospital, as well as admit new patients to their team from the emergency department. A typical day on the FM service involves arriving anytime between 5:30 and 6. By the end of the evening you have 7 team lists to cover which is usually around 80–90 patients, but can go up to as many as 130 patients. The next patient is the all too common case of urosepsis. Each resident is the primary caregiver for 6-10 patients, who they take care of every day until they are well enough to be discharged. I print off my list and the intern’s list of patients and the respective “sign out” sheets, and we make our way down to the basement, which are the house staff quarters. Have a question about this post? Running the list is a quick review of all of the “to dos” for each of the patients. Years in practice: 20. It is very important to be thorough and do well during “sign out” because when you leave for the day, the night float resident is in charge of your patients (and maybe 80 other ones) and there is no way he/she can possibly know your patients as well as you do. As an Internal Medicine resident, every single day is different, depending on the rotations and the patients that come in. Lunch rounds…focused on a different medical topic each day. Obviously, it is up to the night float to use his/her clinical judgment, but it comes in handy to have some advice from someone who knows the patient well and has reviewed their history. When the attending arrives (with bagels too! A Day In The Life . It is really important to me that I take care of my mental and physical well-being so I can be prepared to take care of my patients. I make my way home and work out for an hour, cook a healthy dinner, and pack my lunch for tomorrow. [Tweet “Follow A Day in the Life as an Internal Medicine Resident”]. Internal Medicine residents and Chief Residents present cases in an interactive format several times during the year as well. This formal training process is required to obtain your medical license and is typically three years for internists. You’ll need to apply for a postgraduate internal medicine residency position as you draw closer to the end of medical school.