Continuity Clinic

INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Faculty: C. Alcaraz, MD, H.Chani, MD, S.Cinnamon, MD; A. Gopinath, MD, R. Healy,MD, J.Hsu-Lumetta, MD; G.Sperka, MD, N.Syed, MD; P.Johnson,MD, T.Patel, MD, A.Peterson, MD, S. Puttaswamy, MD, M.Shah, MD, P. Sivanesan, MD, S.Sundaram, MD, S.Zabaneh, MD,

Sites: Carle Clinic Association (CCA), Christie Clinic, Veterans Administration Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS)

Duration: All Training Years

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DESCRIPTION

Residents are scheduled to Continuity Clinic one half day per week throughout all 3 years of training. In the ambulatory setting, 1 faculty member must be responsible for no more than 5 residents or other learners. On-site faculty members' primary responsibilities must include the supervision and teaching of residents. On-site supervision, as well as the quality of the educational experience, must be documented. Residents must be able to obtain appropriate and timely consultation for other specialties for their ambulatory patients. There must be services available for other healthcare professionals, such as nurses, social workers, language interpreters, and dietitians.

At the program director’s discretion, residents may be excused for continuity clinic when assigned to critical care, emergency medicine, and away elective or night float. All residents must attend a minimum of 108 weekly continuity clinic session during the 36 months of training. The continuing patient-care experiences should not be interrupted by more than 1 month, excluding vacation.

The number of patients seen by by a PGYI, when averaged over the year, must not be fewer than 3 or greater than 4 per scheduled half day session. The number of patients seen by a PGYII, when averaged over the year, must not be fewer than 4 or greater than 6 per scheduled half day session. The number of patients seen by a PGYIII, when averaged over a year, must not be fewer than 4 per scheduled half day session. During the continuity experiences, arrangements should be made to minimize interruptions by residents' duties on inpatient and consultation services. Each residents must follow patients with chronic diseases on a long-term basis. It is desirable that residents be informed of the status of their continuity patients when hospitalized, so the residents may make appropriate arrangements to maintain continuity of care.

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