Contact Information: Department of Internal Medicine
                                 King Drew Medical Center
                                 Mail point 11, Room 4015
                                 12021 S. Wilmington Avenue
                                 Los Angeles, CA-90059
                                 Phone: 310-668-4574
                                 Fax:      310-763-8929

• 20 PGY-I (12 Categorical & 8 Preliminary Positions)
• 13 PGY-II
• 13 PGY-III

• Four PGY-IV Executive Chief Resident
• Three PGY-III Co-chief residents
• Chief Residents are selected by the members of the Executive Committee

• Wards
• Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Cardiac Care Unit
• Neurology
• Emergency Department
• Float
• Gastroenterology
• Nephrology
• Geriatrics
• Clinics
• Vacation (28 days)

• Wards
• Cardiac Care Unit
• Neurology
• Emergency Department —Urgent Care
• Endocrine
• Infectious Diseases
• Pulmonary
• Hematology/Oncology
• Clinics
• Vacation (28 days)

• Wards
• Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Emergency Room Admitting Physician (2)
• Cardiology
• Rheumatology (Harbor UCLA)
• General Internal Medicine Consultant
• Primary Care Clinics
• Subspecialty Medicine Clinics
• Clinics
• Vacation (28 days)

1. PGY-I
• The team is on-call Q 5 days. The intern is long call Q 10 to 15 days (depending on 2 or 3 intern ward team) .
• Q 3-5 days for MICU, CCU and cross-coverage for the units by subspecialty services.
• Float works 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (Mon-Fri) for about 2 weeks.
• ER : 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (Two days on & two days off)
2. PGY-II
• Wards Q 5 days
• MICU & CCU Q3-7 days
• ER 4:00 PM-12:00 AM (Mon-Fri)
3. PGY-III
• Wards Q 5 days
• MICU 1-2 calls per week
• Emergency Medicine Consult coverage by primary team (12 hour shift day/night) and secondary night/weekend coverage by subspecialty services (1 weekend of the month and once/week)

• Standard services available per county policy
• All doctors orders are documented via a computerized system
• All Laboratory, Pathology and Radiology results are computerized
• There are escort services available for patients

Continuity Clinic: One afternoon a week, designed to allow the residents to follow their own patients in a continuous basis

• PGY-I (3-5 patients/afternoon)
• PGY-2 (4-6 patients/afternoon)
• PGY-3 (>4 patients/afternoon)

Supervision:

• We are on of the few Internal Medicine Programs that has 24/7 supervision by faculty
• Night hospitalist since July 2000 ( 7:00 PM-7:00 AM)

Didactic Activities:

1. Morning Report
• Coordinated by the Chief Resident/Faculty
• Mondays & Thursdays and Fridays 8:00 AM
• The PGY-I or Medical students present cases
• The PGY-II or III responsible for the case prepares comments
• A minimum of two assigned faculty attend the conference
2. Morbidity & Mortality
• Coordinated by the Chief Resident/Faculty
• Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 AM
• PGY-II & III present cases
• Residents do not present their own cases (serves as medical record peer review)
• Session moderated by DIM vice chairs and other interested faculty
3. MKSAP Review (Board Review)
• Coordinated by the Program Director & the Associate Program Director
• Replace some lecture time slots or evening sessions
• Different sections assigned every month
4. Noon Lectures Room 4009
• Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon
  4th Monday is Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds
• Wednesdays:
  1st Journal club
  2nd Infectious diseases Grand Rounds
  3rd Journal Club
  4th Geriatric Grand Rounds
• Fridays: Variety of Internal Medicine Subjects
• Tuesday: Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 11:00 AM in the Hudson Auditorium
5. Other Meetings
• House Staff Meeting 1st Thursday of the month at noon
• Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Conference every Thursday at noon
• Chief residents & senior residents development conference 2nd Friday Noon
• Divisions Research Seminar (2nd or 3rd Wednesday) 5:00 PM

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

• Passing rate is over 90% average over the past three years
• Preparation for ABIM:
1. Regular MKSAP Reviews
2. Two concentrated Review one before the National In-Services Examination and the other before the actual ABIM
3. In-Training Monthly Examination
4. Tutoring system by the Leading Faculty members for PGY-III
5. This year we decided to extend the tutoring to the PGY-I & II who need help

Research

• Requirement for graduation
• Faculty Director for Resident Research: Behrouz Salehian, M.D
• Research mentor assignment
• Research Club Meeting once a month
• Opportunity to present at scholarly forums
• Travel expenses covered up to $ 500 per resident every year

Residents Counseling

• Counseling provided as required
• Faculty Mentors are assigned to all house-staff (mentor-mentee meetings occur 2-3 time a year)

• Our program is in 100% compliance with JCIR requirements
• No more than 24 hours of continuous call, with 6 additional hours for patient follow-up care
• Calls not more often than Q 3 days
• No more than 80 working hours per week
• One day off in 7 days on average

Learning Resources 

• Internal Medicine Library: On-site with computers and internet access
• King Drew Health Sciences Library
• Drew University Learning Resource Center
• WebCT Link

 Call Rooms and Lockers

• Call rooms on the same Main Medicine Floor (4th floor)
• Separate call room for males & females
• Call rooms contain refrigerator, bathroom and a closet
• Lockers available

Free meals and free parking

Extracurricular Events

• The Department yearly picnic (Sept)
• Holiday (Christmas) party (Dec)
• Graduation (June)
• Other activities as announced......

Important Links

USMLE
Medical Board of California

American Board of Internal Medicine

Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA)

 UCLA Affiliated Internal Medicine Residency Programs
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente
Kern Medical Center
UCLA Center for Health Sciences Westwood