Ambulatory medicine topics
The Ambulatory ExperienceIn July 2010, the residency program moved to a 3+1 block scheme. This innovative change was created to provide an outstanding outpatient experience without interruption by inpatient duties and to provide a dedicated core curriculum in ambulatory medicine. In this model, residents have an ambulatory week every 4th week throughout the 3 years of residency. The clinical component of the ambulatory week comprises a mix of continuity clinics and subspecialty clinics. The educational component of the ambulatory week consists of core curriculum topics, case discussions, subspecialty conferences and an academic half day. The academic half day focuses on important areas of clinical medicine that require skills practice in an interactive format. In 2010, the EBM boot camp kick-started the academic half days covering key topics to enable residents to apply evidence efficiently in patient care. This will be followed by boot camps in patient safety and quality and physician-patient communication. Continuity Practices Subspecialty clinics |