The curriculum of the Transitional Year Residency 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
To develop healthcare leaders who are well prepared to enter advanced residency training.
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 | 1 block |
| Internal Medicine Clinic | 1 block |
| Internal Medicine Hospitalist | 2 blocks |
| Medical ICU | 1 block |
| Pediatrics Hospitalist | 1 block |
| Specialty Track Electives | 5 blocks |
Specialty Tracks for PGY-2 Preparation
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Medical ICU (2nd rotation)
Pain Clinic or Medical Toxicology
Radiology
Allergy, Asthma, Immunology
Dermatology
Dermatopathology or Radiology
Infectious Diseases
Plastic Surgery
Cardiology
Toxicology
Palliative Care
Neurology
Infectious Diseases
Cardiology or Neurology
General Surgery
Pain Clinic or Palliative Care or PM&R
Orthopedics or Radiology
Palliative Care
Neurology
Oncology
Palliative Care
Pathology
Radiation Oncology or Radiology
General Surgery
Neurology
Pathology Autopsy
Radiology 1
Radiology 2
30+
partner clinical services and academic departments
40
years of continuous ACGME program accreditation
115
years of graduate medical education at Methodist Hospital
Didactics and Simulations
The Transitional Year Residency hosts a multifaceted didactic and simulation curriculum that supplements clinical learning experiences. Interactive sessions focus on a wide range of topics in the following domains:
- Evidence-based medicine
- Interprofessional patient care
- Ethics
- Safety and quality
- Professional development
Residents are also invited to attend a wide array of didactics from affiliated clinical service lines and academic departments at IU School of Medicine.
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 an enduring partnership with Methodist Hospital.
Residents benefit from training in the supportive learning environment fostered by both IU Health and IU School of Medicine. The Transitional Year Residency is supported by several other IU School of Medicine residency programs and by numerous IU Health clinical service lines.
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IU Health Team
Transitional Year operations and clinical learning are a product of the strong commitment to resident education from IU School of Medicine and IU Health.