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Block Scheduling

Our program is designed with a 4+1 week block schedule for all categorical interns and residents. A block consists of four weeks on an inpatient/elective service followed by one week of ambulatory medicine. Rotations are divided into primary patient care on medical wards, ambulatory care and intensive care units (MICU or CCU) over the course of three years of training including one month in the Emergency Department and various electives.

What to Expect

Below are rough estimates of what to expect over three years of training, which does take the latest ACGME training requirements into account:

pOCUS icu

Residents in the ICU using POCUS to help treat their critically ill patient

PGY-1 (Intern)

  • 18-20 weeks of inpatient ward rotations
  • 10 weeks of ambulatory medicine
  • 2-4 weeks of elective rotations
  • 4 weeks of geriatrics
  • 2 weeks of neurology
  • 6 weeks of ICU (CCU/MICU)
  • 3-4 weeks of ER
  • ~8 weeks of night float medicine

PGY-2 and PGY-3

  • 16-18 weeks of inpatient ward rotations
  • 10 weeks of ambulatory medicine
  • 14-16 weeks of elective rotations
  • 6-8 weeks of ICU (CCU/MICU)
  • 4 weeks of night float medicine 

three residents showing their score on a whiteboard

Our program’s 2019-2020 Doctor’s Dilemma team after winning the Arkansas ACP’s Chapter of Doctor’s Dilemma. 

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