The Science and Art of Healing
Internal Medicine: Curriculum
All programs are conducted under the direction of the 19 clinical departments within the Henry Ford Medical Group.
Residents and fellows provide valuable clinical services and the reputation of Henry Ford's training programs allows the Medical Group to attract high-quality faculty with academic and clinical interests.
Here are the curriculum schedules for internal medicine:
The First Year
| Clinical Skills in Internal Medicine | 1-Month |
| Neurology Consults | 1-Month |
| Outpatient Geriatrics | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Cardiology | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Pulmonary | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Infectious Disease | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Hematology/Oncology | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Nephrology | 1-Month |
| Cardiac Intensive Care Unit | 1-Month |
| Inpatient General Internal Medicine | 2-Months |
| Vacation | 1-Month |
The Second Year
| Cardiac Intensive Care Unit | 1-Month |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit | 3-Months |
| Night Float | 1-Month |
| General Medicine Consult Service | 1-Month |
| Emergency Medicine | 1-Month |
| Electives | 5-Months |
The Third Year
| Ward Supervision | 5-Months |
| Night Float | 1-Month |
| Electives | 6-Months |
The Preliminary Year
| Elective | 1-Month |
| Neurology Consults | 1-Month |
| Outpatient Geriatrics | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Cardiology | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Pulmonary Medicine | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Infectious Diseases | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Hematology/Oncology | 1-Month |
| Inpatient Neprology | 1-Month |
| Inpatient General Internal Medicine | 2-Months |
| Cardiac Intensive Care Unit | 1-Month |
| Vacation | 1-Month |
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Conferences & Grand Rounds
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: Thursday at noon. Invited national and international speakers and local experts discuss topics involving recent advances, medical controversies, and important updates. Attended by senior staff physicians, fellows and residents.
Internal Medicine Noon Lecture Series/Afternoon reports: 12-1 p.m. Most weekdays for all residents. Intern-oriented series of lectures directed at acute management issues. Current inpatient cases are discussed, moderated by the Chief Medical Residents and attended by the program director, associate program director or other senior staff physicians.
Journal Club: A monthly feature of the Noon Lecture Series. Critical appraisal of literature and evidence-based medicine taught in an article-based content.
CPC: A monthly feature of the IM Noon Lecture Series. Pathology residents devote sessions to autopsy review, with attendance as well.
Morbidity and Mortality: Monthly sessions where outpatient/inpatient cases are reviewed to determine quality improvement and best practice approach to medical problems.
Medical Ethics and Professionalism: Monthly discussion issues related to professional responsibility, conflict of interest and patient/physician management.