Program Details
Internal Medicine Program
- UK King’s Daughters (Ashland) Internal Medicine Program has 3 positions per year to which you may apply and match.
- All 9 positions are filled through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
- All applications are through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Program Structure
Clinical Scheduling
Residents will work with the program director and coordinators to develop their clinical schedule. Below are some of the options available for our residents:
- Core subspecialties: addiction medicine, ambulatory, cardiology, endocrinology, family medicine, gastroenterology, geriatrics/palliative care, gerontology, hematology-oncology, gynecology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, oncology, pulmonology, rheumatology
- Off-site rotations: geriatrics/palliative care rotations will be 50% at Kingsbrook Lifecare Center, and other local nursing homes with Kari Shields, M.D., and nurse practitioners with UK King's Daughters.
Conference
All residents will participate in weekly noon conferences, morning report, and case presentations. Ground Rounds take place monthly.
Program Curriculum
Year 1
- 12 Weeks of General Internal Medicine (Wards)
- 4 Weeks of Cardiology Consults
- 4 Weeks of Pulmonary Consults
- 4 Weeks of ICU
- 4 Weeks of Nursing Home (Geriatrics/Palliative)
- 8 Weeks of Ambulatory
- 4 Weeks of Nephrology
- 4 Weeks of Night Float
- 4 weeks of Endocrinology Ambulatory
- 4 Weeks Gastroenterology Consults
Years 2 and 3
- 16 Weeks of General Internal Medicine (Wards)
- 4 Weeks of Gastroenterology Consults
- 4 Weeks of Cardiology Consults
- 4 Weeks of Infectious Disease Consults
- 4 Weeks of Ambulatory Rheumatology
- 8 Weeks of ICU
- 8 Weeks of Ambulatory
- 4 Weeks of Hematology / Oncology
- 8 Weeks of Night Float
- 4 Weeks of Pulmonary Consult
- 4 Weeks of Addiction Medicine
- 4 Weeks of Neurology
- 4 Weeks of Emergency Medicine
- 4 Weeks of Nephrology
- 24 Weeks of Individual Educational Experience
Handbook
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