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Resident Rotation Schedule at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
A unique aspect of the University of Illinois at Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program is the wide range of both inpatient and outpatient educational opportunities. The Chief Residents coordinate schedules for each individual resident, including inpatient primary services, consult services, longitudinal outpatient electives (Y-block), research half-days (Y-block), subspecialty outpatient clinics (Y-block and intern ambulatory rotation) and the global medicine elective (when available).
Residents interested in more specialized electives, such as allergy/immunology, transplant nephrology, and anesthesia, can have the opportunity to rotate through these electives. We attempt to accommodate all rotation requests, especially vacations and residents’ preferences for their future subspecialty.
PGY-1 Resident Schedule
The PGY-1 Schedule follows a Flex-X rotation format with a modified 6+2 structure. This includes +2 rotations focused on ambulatory medicine, consults, or vacation.
PGY-1 Categorical and Preliminary Track Breakdown
| Rotation Type | Categorical Track | Preliminary Track |
|---|---|---|
| General Medicine Wards | 10-14 weeks (4-8 weeks VA, 6-8 weeks UIH) | 10-16 weeks |
| Specialty Wards (Sickle, Hematology, Oncology, Liver) | 8 weeks | 6-8 weeks |
| Critical Care (MICU/CCU) | 12 weeks (4 weeks UIH MICU, 4 weeks VA MICU, 4 weeks CCU) | 4-8 weeks (UIH/VA MICU) |
| Ambulatory Medicine | 6 weeks (Dedicated curriculum) | 2-4 weeks |
| Subspecialty Consults | 6-8 weeks | 8-10 weeks |
| Night Float | 2-4 weeks | 2-4 weeks |
| Vacation | 4 weeks (two 2-week blocks) | 4 weeks (two 2-week blocks) |
PGY-2 and PGY-3 Rotation Structure
The PGY-2/PGY-3 Schedule utilizes a 4+2 (X+Y) rotation format:
- X block (4 weeks = two 2-week rotations): General Medicine wards, subspecialty wards, critical care, subspecialty consults, night float, or vacation.
- Y block (2 weeks): Continuity clinic (general medicine), subspecialty clinics, and research.
Rotation Locations and Specialties
Over the course of your three-year residency, you will rotate on the following locations (UIH/VA):
- Inpatient Services: Medical ICU/MICU, Cardiology/CCU, and General Medicine Wards.
- Internal Medicine Specialty Wards (UIH): Liver, Oncology, Hematology, and Sickle Cell.
- Consultation and Outpatient Services:
- Addiction Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Palliative Care
- Pulmonary and Interventional Pulmonary
- Rheumatology
- Transplant Infectious Diseases and Transplant Nephrology
- Specialized Rotations: Emergency Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Clinical Informatics, and Echocardiography.
Continuity Clinic occurs weekly during consults and ambulatory rotations, and approximately every other week during wards (general medicine, hematology, sickle cell). No clinic is scheduled during night float, critical care, oncology, or liver wards.