Education
The residency program provides each resident with personal access to ACP MKSAP for use to prepare for the internal medicine boards.
All UofL house officers have free access to multiple on-line resources through the UofL Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, including UpToDate, DynaMed,and PubMed.
Our program also offers a robust schedule of complimentary lectures and teaching conferences, which grounds residents in the principles and fundamentals of internal medicine while preparing them for a lifetime of learning and delivering superb clinical care.
Sample Weekly Conference Schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-9 a.m. | IM Grand Rounds | ||||
| 12-1 p.m. | Rotating conference* | Rotating conference | Didactics 1 | Rotating conference | |
| 1-2 p.m. | Didactics 2 | ||||
| 2-4 p.m. | Quality Improvement and Ambulatory Topics (clinic block only) |
* - post-call cases, prepared cases, journal clubs, board review, and a variety of clinical lectures and hands-on seminars
Noon Report
Residents present reviews of overnight admissions and interesting inpatient cases. Additionally, hospital medicine seminars, pharmacy lectures, and jeopardy-style board review are also given during this time.
Journal Club
Provides a forum where faculty and residents review articles of interest and discuss implementation into clinical practice with an eye toward evaluation of research methodology.
Didactic Sessions
We offer a comprehensive 3-year rolling curriculum designed to cover every major topic outlined in the ABIM blueprint and tested on the Internal Medicine board exam. Each Wednesday afternoon, faculty give two high-yield, board-relevant lectures designed to help residents grow clinically and succeed on exam day. To further support board preparation, dedicated board review lectures spanning all major subspecialties are held annually during May and June. All sessions are recorded and made available through Louisville Lectures, ensuring residents have flexible, on-demand access to content should they be unable to attend in person.
Ambulatory Curriculum
In addition to didactics, the residency program offers a comprehensive 3-year curriculum for ambulatory blocks designed to reinforce key primary care topics. The curriculum includes a mix of lectures, thematic workshops, and self-directed reading. Spaced recall and block-based quizzes will support long-term retention, along with a year-long competition to engage residents.
Self-Study Curriculum
The residency program recognizes that adult learners may prefer to explore topics at their own pace and in an order that coincides well with their clinical experiences. We also recognize that self-study is crucial to building a broad and deep foundation of knowledge in internal medicine, and to passing internal medicine boards. Thus, residents are provided a guided self-study curriculum using online, case-based resources and board review materials including MKSAP. Advisors monitor residents' progress through the curriculum to ensure completion during residency.
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Medicine Grand Rounds are held every Thursday at 8 a.m. during the academic year (September-June). Speakers with regional and national reputations are invited to campus to update the entire faculty on controversies and developments in our field and on new advances in research.
Department of Medicine M&M Conference
Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) conferences, hosted monthly by the Department of Medicine, provide residents with structured training in root cause analysis and emphasize the importance of implementing systems-based approaches to ensure safe and effective patient care.
UofL Internal Medicine Lecture Series (Louisville Lectures)
LouisvilleLectures.org, a product of the UofL Internal Medicine Residency Program, is a resident launched project that provides updated boards and clinically relevant lectures on a range of internal medicine topics.
