The George Washington University Medical Center

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WELCOME TO GW!!
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The George Washington University
Medical Center

• Department of Medicine
• Categorical Internal Medicine Residency
• Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency
• Preliminary Internal Medicine Internship

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Welcome to GWUMC!!

• Who are the people at GW?
• What is a residents day like?
• Where do GW residents work?
• Unique opportunities
• Strategies for the day
• Where can I get more info?

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Who Are We?

• Chief Medical Residents
• Melissa Blakeman
• Sindu Stephen
• Nissrin Ezmerli
• Brendan DeMarco
• Chin Hee Kim

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Who Are the Faculty?
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The Hospitalists!
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Who Are We?
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Who makes up the intern class?
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Who makes up the resident class?
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Life as an Intern
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1
1
Elective
7 WARDS
2 ICUs
Clinic
1 ER
NF

• 13 four-week blocks
• 4 weeks of vacation (3 paid)
• Strict adherence to all RRC work hour rules and
  admission caps

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Life as a Resident
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1 Clinic
5-6 WARDS
4 Electives
1-2 ICUs
NF
PGY 2
4-5 WARDS

1 Clinic
1-2 ICUs
6 Electives
PGY 3

• 13 four-week blocks
• 4 weeks of vacation
• Adequate elective time to pursue research,
  international elective, etc.
• More varied ward months NIH, etc.

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Where Do We Work?
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GW Hospital

• 371 beds
• gt15,000 adm/yr
• 57,500 ER visits/yr

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GWUH

• Ward teams
• Q5 call until 8pm
• No overnight call
• 10 hemi-teams PGY2 or 3 resident, intern, acting
  intern(s) and medical student(s)
• Avg 8-12 patients per hemi-team
• Resident admitting nightfloat team
• Intern nightfloat cross coverage

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GWUH

• Intensive Care Unit
• Closed ICU
• Integrated unit Medicine, surgery, OB/gyn,
  anesthesia
• Q4 overnight call
• Fellow in house

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Over 50 GW Docs named in the 2005 Washingtonian
Magazine
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FAIRFAX HOSPITAL
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Fairfax Inova Hospital

• Ranked one of nations best hospitals by U.S.
  News and World Report
• 833-bed facility, including transplant medicine
  and a new heart institute
• 70,000 ER visits/yr and 50,000 adm/yr
• Q4 overnight call

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National Institutes of Health

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
  Disease (NIAID) rotation for PGY2 3 residents
• Opportunities to pursue research
• Access to world renowned faculty

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National Institutes of Health

• Q4 overnightcall

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VA Hospital

• 350 beds (273 inpatient)
• Attached geriatric facility
• 16-bed MICU/CCU

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VA Hospital

• Q5 call for ward teams, overnight for interns
• Resident nightfloat system 365 days/yr on ward
  teams
• Q4 overnight call for MICU

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Ambulatory Medicine

• GW Ambulatory Care Center (continuity clinics,
  electives)
• VA outpatient center

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Primary Care Program

• PGY-1 year same as categorical
• PGY-2 year 1 year continuous ambulatory
  experience starting in January
• PGY-3 year return to wards in January for 6
  months

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Serving the Underserved
Primary Care Residents
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Benefits

• PGY1 42,762.24 for 2006-07
• Health, disability, life insurance
• 403b and retirement plans
• FREE parking
• FREE lunches at most conferences
• Tuition benefits for self and family

More info at www.gwu.edu
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Preparing for the Boards!

• Free MKSAP or discounted Medstudy
• Morning report
• Evidence-based case review
• Medical unknown
• Monthly academic MM
• Autopsy conference 2x/month
• Board prep course by faculty
• Average pass rate for the past 4 years 99!!

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Health Policy Elective

• Residents have the opportunity to do a Health
  Policy Elective. Activities include
• Congressional hearings
• Meetings on Capitol Hill
• Research paper and presentation on a current
  policy issue

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Federal and International Organizations
A New Health Policy Curriculum!!!
Health and Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
World Health Organization
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTIVES
India, Brazil, Haiti, Germany, Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia Peru, Guatemala, England Poland, South
Africa Malawi, Zimbabwe Iran, Turkey, Sri Lanka
WWW.GWMED.COM
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Technical Resources

• Online radiology
• Internet resources
• MD Consult
• Up to Date
• E-journals
• E-Texts
• Touchworks outpatient paperless charting system
• Opus inpatient medical charting
• Soarian scanned medical charts from prior
  hospitalizations
• Ibex ER paperless medical charting

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Scholarly Pursuits During Residency

• ACP abstracts
• Resident noon conference lectures
• Research project/competition
• Fellowship mentoring program

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A Great Place to Live and Work
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A Great Place to Live and Work
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Where do residents go?

• Heme/Onc
• Johns Hopkins
• NIH/NCI
• Yale University
• Univ of Pittsburgh
• GW University
• Infectious Disease
• Washington University
• GW University
• Tufts University
• Nephrology
• New York University
• GW University
• Case Western Reserve
• Pulm/Critical Care
• Yale University
• GW University
• NIH
• University of MD

• Cardiology
• University of Florida
• GW University
• Wake Forest University
• Louisiana State Univ.
• Albert Einstein Med
• Lankenau Med Center
• Albany Medical
• Medical College of VA
• Gastroenterology
• Brown University
• Lahey Clinic
• New York University
• GW University
• University of Kansas
• Endocrinology
• Baylor University
• GW University
• U. of Pittsburgh

• Geriatrics
• Mt. Sinai

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Strategies for the Day

• Today is a day for you to immerse yourself in our
  program. See if it feels right for you
• Ask lots of questions
• Talk to interns and residents

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The George Washington University Medical Center

• Residency Website
• www.gwumc.edu
• Residents Websitewww.gwmed.com

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WELCOME TO GW!!