Clinical Learning Opportunities

The curriculum of the Transitional Year Residency Program at IU School of Medicine is well-rounded with exposure to a wide variety of patients, conditions and practice settings. Residents benefit from the guidance of IU School of Medicine’s outstanding clinical faculty, who are practicing physicians at IU Health.

Program Aim

The program’s aim is to develop healthcare leaders who are well-prepared to enter advanced residency training. Successful applicants value the strong clinical foundation and emphasis on individual resident development provided by the Transitional Year.

Core Clinical Rotations

The clinical curriculum consists of 13 four-week blocks. Each resident completes the core clinical rotations and a five-rotation specialty track aimed at advanced residency preparation.

Emergency Medicine	2 blocks
Family Medicine Clinic	longitudinal
Internal Medicine Clinic	1 block
Internal Medicine Hospitalist	2 blocks
Pediatrics Hospitalist	1 block
Medical ICU	1 block
Radiology-Quality-Safety	1 block
Specialty Track Rotations	5 blocks

Specialty Tracks for PGY-2 preparation

Anesthesiology

Medical ICU (2nd rotation)
Cardiology
Toxicology
Anesthesiology
Neurology or Pain Clinic
Dermatology

Dermatology Clinic
Dermatopathology
Infectious Diseases
Allergy, Asthma, Immunology
Plastic Surgery
Neurology

Cardiology
Toxicology
Palliative Care
Neurology
Infectious Diseases
Ophthalmology

Neurology
Orbital Dissection Lab
Ophthalmology Clinic (2 rotations)
Oculoplastics
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

General Surgery
Orthopaedics
Neurology
Palliative Care
PM&R or Pain Clinic
Radiation Oncology

Palliative Care
Oncology Clinic
Pathology
Radiation Oncology
Neurology
Radiology

General Surgery
Pathology Autopsy
Orthopedics
Neurology
Radiology

Didactic Learning

This Transitional Year Residency Program hosts a year-long multifaceted educational curriculum that supplements clinical learning. Didactic discussions focus on a wide range of topics, including application of evidence-based medicine, unconscious bias, practice ethics, professional sustainability, and resident wellbeing. Residents are also invited to attend a wide array of didactics from all related clinical service lines, including Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Pediatrics as well as from just about every IU School of Medicine academic department.

Learning Environment

Based at IU Health Methodist Hospital and a part of IU Health’s Academic Health Center in downtown Indianapolis, the Transitional Year Residency has maintained a partnership with Methodist Hospital since 1908 and ACGME accreditation since 1983. Residents in this program benefit from training in the supportive learning environment fostered by both IU School of Medicine and Indiana University Health. The program partners with several other IU School of Medicine residency programs and numerous IU Health clinical service lines.