Phone Number

Clinical Research
(803) 935-8300
Institutional Review Board
(803) 935-8300
Nursing Education
(803) 935-8504
Professional Training
(803) 936-7215
Graduate Medical Education Family Medicine
(803) 739-3491
Graduate Medical Education Transitional Year
(803) 791-2769

Curriculum

Dr. Kelli Hudon talking to a group of residents in a hospital room.

Transitional Year Residency Program Curriculum

Our program curriculum offers broad, well-balanced exposure to a variety of clinical practice areas to prepare residents for a subsequent program in their chosen specialty.

Rotations

During your transitional year, you’ll build a solid foundation through hands-on experience.

  • 8 weeks — Outpatient Office (Lexington Family Medicine and Rural)
  • 8 weeks — Family Medicine Inpatient Teaching Service
  • 4 weeks — Inpatient Night Float
  • 4 weeks — Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • 8 weeks — General Surgery (Acute Care Surgery)
  • 4 weeks — Geriatrics
  • 4 weeks — Emergency Medicine
  • 12 weeks — Electives

Electives

All required rotations are available as electives in addition to these subspecialties.

  • Adult Medicine (Cardiology, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Rheumatology)
  • Surgery (ENT, Orthopaedics, Urology)
  • Outpatient Surgery
  • Anesthesiology