PRELIMINARY TRACK
| The preliminary year is designed to offer those interested in pursuing residency training in a field which requires a prior internship the opportunity for a comprehensive experience in all aspects of internal medicine.
The preliminary year schedule is similar to the categorical track schedule, and includes rotations through general medical wards and intensive care units at both University Hospital and DVAMC. Thus the trainee encounters a variety of inpatient medicine and all its subspecialties, and is afforded the opportunity to care for patients with different acuity of illness. Teaching on these inpatient services is of prime importance, and the closed system at Stony Brook (one attending for both teaching and patient care) enhances greatly the quality of education on the wards.
The resident in the preliminary track is expected to attend all conferences, through which the "Core Curriculum" is taught. This comprises all aspects of internal medicine, related subspecialties, and also addresses the scientific underpinnings of medicine: pathophysiology, molecular and cellular biology, and epidemiology. The series includes a section on study design, biostatistics and epidemiology. Additionally, much emphasis is placed in the program on the principles of evidence-based medicine, a tool which allows the trainees to utilize and critically appraise new medical information in whatever field they choose. |
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STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
DVAMC, NORTHPORT
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