Internal Medicine - Riverside Methodist

Why Choose Internal Medicine at Riverside Methodist Hospital

Our residency program is designed to bring you up to speed smoothly, while learning from the best minds in the field.

Our robust curriculum features a 4+2 model.

We are committed to your development, providing you faculty mentorship and access to dedicated attendings, all paired with clinical training that supports an increasing degree of automomy.

This offers four weeks of dedicated inpatient medicine alternating with two weeks of outpatient medicine. The 4+2 structure provides for an optimal balance of service and education, which allows our residents to train in a team-based outpatient clinic setting. The goal is to allow residents to focus their energies and attention in one clinical setting at a time.  

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Additional Program Information

Ambulatory Clinic

We have a recently renovated, free standing ambulatory clinic on campus, which features 20 patient examination rooms to facilitate the 130 half-day continuity clinics required by the ACGME during the three-year residency. Residents are exposed to a diverse patient population that provides a broad range of socioeconomic and case complexity. They are supported by

• board certified attending physicians
• onsite laboratory
• full-time pharmacy
• full-time social worker
• financial counseling

The community medicine clinic also provides exposure to a variety of sub-specialty clinics, including hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, pulmonary, rheumatology, behavioral medicine, geriatrics and endocrinology. Surgery and dermatology resident clinics provide easy access to these specialty clinics for our patients.  

Clinic Time
Residents average five half days of continuity clinics per week, along with two to three half days of administration time. Administrative time is used to facilitate patient refills, laboratory results and phone notes, as well as provide an opportunity to further advance scholarly activity/quality improvement projects.

Scholarly Activities and Quality Improvement

We have full-time, dedicated faculty members who are available to provide support and guidance for residents on their scholarly activities and quality improvement projects. Residents have displayed posters and given presentations at local, state and national conferences. Additionally, they have published case reports on unusual diseases in medical journals and published clinical research in sub-specialty medical journals. They have also presented and published on the topic of quality improvement projects. 

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Resident Well-Being

We know that to take care of others, we must first take care of ourselves. We work closely with our residents to help them keep a healthy work-life balance. We achieve this  in a variety of ways that include but are not limited to the following:

• Free fitness center membership both on-site and at the McConnell Heart Health Center
• Onsite, free parking
• Daycare facilities with discounted rates
• OhioHealth employee assistance programs
• Weekly informal gatherings outside the hospital organized by the residents
• Current member and active participant of the AIAMC National Initiative VI
• Residency wellness committee

Fellowship Placement since 2008

• Allergy/Immunology
  Case Western Reserve University
• Cardiology
  Allegheny General Hospital (3) 
  Beaumont Health System (3) 
  Marshall University
  Summa Health
  University of Arizona
  University of Cincinnati (4)
  University of Toledo (2)

• Endocrinology and Metabolism
  Mayo Clinic
  Marshall University
  University of Kentucky (2)
  University of Minnesota
  Wake Forest University

• Gastroenterology
  Wright State University
• Geriatric Medicine
  Summa Health System
  Wake Forest University

• Hematology/Oncology
  National Institutes of Health
  The Ohio State University (2)
  University of Kentucky
  University of Mississippi
  University of Tennessee

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  Mayo Clinic
  Medical College of Wisconsin
  OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
  San Diego Hospice
  University of Alabama

• Infectious Disease
  Cleveland Clinic
  Jackson Memorial Hospital
  The Ohio State University (4)
  University of South Florida

• Nephrology
  The Ohio State University (4)
  University of Pittsburgh
  Wake Forest University

• Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
  Allegheny General Hospital (2)
  Medical University of South Carolina
  St. Louis University (2)
  The Lahey Clinic (5)
  The Ohio State University (4)
  University of Florida
  University of Iowa
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  University of Miami
  University of Nebraska
  University of South Florida – Tampa
  Virginia Commonwealth University (8)
  Wake Forest University

• Quality and Safety
  OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (2)

• Rheumatology
  Louisiana State University (2)
  The Ohio State University (3)
  University of Michigan
  University of Pittsburgh

• Sleep Medicine
  Harvard Medical School
  Temple University
  The Ohio State University
  University of Michigan

• Sports Medicine
  Drexel University
  OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

• Vascular Medicine
  Cleveland Clinic (3)

Additional Features

• Clinical Tracks – Starting in PGY2 year, our residents can self-select to have the remainder of their training tailored to future career interests. Current tracks include: Hospital Medicine, Primary Care, Fellowship & Research. Rotations will vary within each track, with opportunity for mentorship, career guidance and individualized experiences.
• POCUS Curriculum – We have an integrated POCUS curriculum that covers both procedural and diagnostic POCUS using a combination of techniques including simulation training, didactics, small group training and optional image portfolio creation.
• ACE – We have an optional longitudinal Academy of Clinical Educators training curriculum for skills development in clinical teaching, curriculum development and medical education.
• JEDI – Recent creation of a residency/faculty-led Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Alliance focusing on efforts around support/mentorship, recruitment, community engagement and education/professional development. All are welcome, whether you identify with an underrepresented group or an ally/upstander.
• Didactics – Protected time didactics include: case conference, board review, clinical didactics, EKG & CXR conference, M&M, journal club, EBM, high-value care, health equity and more!
• Simulation Training – We utilize our comprehensive simulation center for procedural training, code blue training, EKG recognition testing, palliative care discussions, POCUS and “readiness for senior resident” training.
• Procedural Experience – Our residents gain ample experience in procedures, including: intubation, arterial lines, central lines, thoracentesis, paracentesis and lumbar puncture.