Rotations (Block Program)
The Internal Medicine Residency program is thirty-six (36) months in duration and consists of rotations in inpatient and outpatient settings as well as opportunities within numerous subspecialties. The schedule includes a wide spectrum of rotations and accommodates sufficient individualized electives to address resident needs and interests as indicated in the outlined schedule below:
- Hospital Medicine
- Inpatient Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Inpatient and outpatient electives
- Outpatient Medicine, including Longitudinal Clinic and Ambulatory Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Urgent Care
First-Year Residency
| PGY 1 | |
| Rotation Name | Weeks |
| Hospital Medicine | 20 weeks |
| Continuity Clinic | 10 weeks |
| Cardiology | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine | 2 weeks |
| Urgent Care | 2 weeks |
| Population Health | 1 week |
| Procedures | 1 week |
| Selective / Elective | 9 weeks |
| Vacation | 3 weeks |
Second-Year Residency
| PGY 2 | |
| Rotation Name | Weeks |
| Hospital Medicine | 10 weeks |
| Continuity Clinic | 10 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2 weeks |
| Nightfloat | 5 weeks |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit | 8 weeks |
| Nightcation / Elective | 5 weeks |
| Selective / Elective | 9 weeks |
| Vacation | 3 weeks |
Third-Year Residency
| PGY 3 | |
| Rotation Name | Weeks |
| Hospital Medicine | 10 weeks |
| Continuity Clinic | 10 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2 weeks |
| Nightfloat | 5 weeks |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Nightcation / Elective | 5 weeks |
| Selective / Elective | 13 weeks |
| Vacation | 3 weeks |
Electives
We offer electives in each of WakeMed’s medicine subspecialties.
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Addiction Medicine |
Emergency Medicine |
Office Orthopedics (Outpatient) |
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Administrative Medicine |
Endocrinology (Inpatient and Outpatient) |
Palliative Care |
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Advanced Cardiology Heart Failure |
Gastroenterology (Inpatient and Outpatient) |
Procedural Medicine with Interventional Radiology |
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Cardiology (Inpatient) |
Geriatrics (Outpatient) |
Procedural Medicine with Outpatient WPP Practices (Brier Creek and Garner) |
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Community Outpatient General Medicine - Fisher Clinic |
Hematology/Oncology (Inpatient and Outpatient) |
Podiatry
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Community Outpatient General Medicine - Open Door |
Hospital Medicine - Raleigh (including admission shifts) |
Pulmonary Medicine (Inpatient) |
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Community Outpatient General Medicine - Raleigh Resident Clinic |
Hospital Medicine - North |
Pulmonary/Sleep Medicine (Outpatient) |
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Community Outpatient General Medicine - WakeMed Community Outreach-Population Health |
Hospital Medicine - UNC Rex |
Quality Improvement/Patient Safety |
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Community Outpatient General Medicine - Wake IM Consultants |
Infectious Disease (Inpatient) |
Research |
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Consultative Psychiatry |
Nephrology (Inpatient) |
Rheumatology (Outpatient) |
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Critical Care Medicine (including admission shifts) |
Neurology (Inpatient) |
UNC Subspecialty Rotations |
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Dermatology
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Office Gynecology (Outpatient) |
Urgent Care Medicine |