Curriculum Overview

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Lovell Federal Health Care Center - 12 months

Aurora Medical Center Kenosha - 6 months

Mt. Sinai Hospital Chicago - 6 months

Typical Week:

  • Monday - Friday
  • Weekends off, but on call for Lovell FHCC and AMCK

Monday - Friday

  • 7:00 - 7:45 am: textbook chapter review
  • 8:00 am: start outpatient or inpatient service
  • Time available year-round on most days to study board review videos prepared by leading pulmonary organizations
  • Finish clinical duties approximately 5:00 - 6:00 pm (though could be later depending on circumstances)

Friday afternoon weekly didactics

  • 1:00 pm: interesting case conference
  • 2:00 pm: pulmonary grand rounds
  • 3:00 pm: journal club

Continuity clinic

  • 3 days per week at Lovell FHCC and ½ day per week at Mt. Sinai

Scholarship other than scheduled didactics

  • Attendance and participation in local and international pulmonary conferences
  • Conducting, writing up, and presenting clinical research
  • Participation in writing of review material, as textbook chapters
  • Participation in quality improvement projects