Schedule
Unique, modified 4+2+2 block schedule system allows for predictability, consistency, work-life balance, and balanced inpatient/ambulatory exposure across our ambulatory sites. Schedule applies to both preliminary and categorical residents.
PGY-1
2-week blocks
∙ Primary Care combined with outpatient electives
∙ Wellness
∙ Electives*
∙ ER
∙ JMH MICU
∙ Night float
∙ Palliative care
∙ QI/Research
∙ Vacation
4-week blocks
∙ General wards
∙ Subspecialty wards
∙ Electives*
*4-6 weeks dedicated elective time
PGY-2
2-week blocks
∙ Primary Care combined with outpatient electives
∙ Wellness
∙ Electives*
∙ QI/Research
∙ UMH Teach
∙ Night float
∙ Vacation
4-week blocks
∙ General wards
∙ Subspecialty wards
∙ Procedure Team
∙ VA MICU
∙ Electives*
*6-8 weeks dedicated elective time
PGY-3
2-week blocks
∙ Primary Care combined with outpatient electives
∙ Wellness
∙ Electives*
∙ JMH MICU
∙ JMH CCU
∙ Night float
∙ UMH Teach
∙ QI/Research
∙ Vacation
4-week blocks
∙ General wards
∙ Subspecialty wards
∙ Medicine consult
∙ Electives*
*10-12 weeks dedicated elective time
Block types
4-week blocks are reserved for inpatient wards, the VA MICU, some elective rotations, procedure team, and medicine consults.
2-week ambulatory blocks allow for 4 continuity clinic half-day sessions per week at the resident’s assigned clinic site. The rest of the time they are assigned to subspecialty clinics, research, or quality improvement.
Other 2-week blocks are reserved for JMH critical care wards, ER, vacation (4 weeks per year total), night float, dedicated research time, quality improvement, dedicated elective time, or palliative care.
Ward rotations
Subspecialty wards
JMH Cardiology
JMH Transplant Nephrology
General wards:
Jackson Memorial Hospital
University of Miami Hospital/UHealth Tower
Miami VA Hospital
Sample schedules (2024-2025)
| Period 1 | Primary Care + subspecialty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMH/VA Night Relief | |||||
| Period 2 | Intro to Quality Improvement/Research | ||||
| VA Hospice/Palliative | |||||
| Period 3 | Primary Care + subspecialty | ||||
| Vacation | |||||
| Period 4 | UM Wards | ||||
| Period 5 | Primary Care + subspecialty | ||||
| ER | |||||
| Period 6 | Elective | ||||
| Elective | |||||
| Period 7 | Primary Care + subspecialty | ||||
| MICU | |||||
| Period 8 | JMH Wards | ||||
| Period 9 | Primary Care / Wellness | ||||
| Vacation | |||||
| Period 10 | VA Ward | ||||
| Period 11 | Primary Care / Research | ||||
| MICU | |||||
| Period 12 | Subspecialty ward | ||||
| Period 13 | Primary Care + Walk-Ins | ||||
| Elective | |||||
Sample categorical intern schedule
(2024-2025)
Usual breakdown:
4-5 months of inpatient time
4 weeks of MICU
2 weeks of ER
2 weeks of Palliative Care
2-4 weeks of night relief
12-14 weeks of Primary Care blocks, combined with electives, research or wellness
4-6 weeks of dedicated elective time
4 weeks of vacation
| Period 1 | Primary Care + Walk-Ins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective | |||||
| Period 2 | MICU | ||||
| UMH/VA Night Relief | |||||
| Period 3 | Research elective | ||||
| Elective | |||||
| Period 4 | VA Wards | ||||
| Period 5 | Primary Care + Walk-Ins | ||||
| Elective | |||||
| Period 6 | ER | ||||
| Intro to Quality Improvement/Research | |||||
| Period 7 | Primary Care + Walk-Ins | ||||
| Research elective | |||||
| Period 8 | MICU | ||||
| Vacation | |||||
| Period 9 | Elective | ||||
| VA Hospice/Palliative | |||||
| Period 10 | JMH Wards | ||||
| Period 11 | Primary Care + Walk-Ins | ||||
| Elective | |||||
| Period 12 | UMH Wards | ||||
| Period 13 | Vacation | ||||
| Elective | |||||
Sample preliminary intern schedule
(2024-2025)
Usual breakdown:
4 months of inpatient time
4 weeks of MICU
2 weeks of ER
2 weeks of Palliative/Geriatrics
2 weeks of night relief
6-8 weeks of Primary Care Walk-In blocks paired with elective half days
8-12 weeks of dedicated elective time