Primary Care Pathway

The Primary Care Pathway prepares residents for a career in primary care by optimizing their clinical experience to promote excellence in ambulatory medicine. The pathway is open to all residents in the Internal Medicine program. Residents interested in completing the Primary Care Pathway must elect to do so by the end of intern year. Residents who successfully complete this pathway will receive special recognition and a certificate at graduation.

Residents in the Primary Care Pathway will:

• Receive additional mentorship and coaching with a primary care physician.
• Complete a four-week long primary care elective, which takes the place of one inpatient medicine rotation. During this rotation, residents will have daily continuity clinic to reinforce patient continuity as well as gain a sense of the daily experience of a career in primary care. Residents will also spend time in subspecialty clinics, aligned with their clinical interests. Complete supplementary education in billing and coding in the outpatient setting.
• With the support of the Community Memorial Quality Department and/or our GME Research team, develop and implement a longitudinal quality improvement project focused on outpatient innovation.

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