The program consists of 36 months of training in internal medicine leading to ABIM board eligibility. The program is an integrated program with rotations at Sanford Health and Avera, as well as a variety of private practices. Ambulatory care accounts for approximately 33 percent of the overall training. Rotations are scheduled in a 4+2 model, in which residents alternate between four-week inpatient blocks and two-week ambulatory blocks. The four-week inpatient blocks include:
Inpatient General Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Critical Care
Electives
8-9 Ambulatory Blocks
Inpatient General Internal Medicine
Neurology
Critical Care
Palliative Care
Electives
8-9 Ambulatory Blocks
Inpatient General Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Electives
Board Review
8-9 Ambulatory Blocks
Inpatient General Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Elective Rotations including Research
Preliminary residents rotate in traditional four-week blocks. They spend five months on the inpatient teaching service, one month in the emergency department, and six months in elective rotations, including research. With the flexibility in planning elective rotations, preliminary residents can tailor the experience to their specific educational goals by selecting from the following two to four-week elective experiences: