Table 2.
Sample Content, Hours, and Activity Format from the Internship Transition Course, Offered Since 2001 at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
| Topic | Hours | Format |
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| Management of common clinical situations | ||
| Electrocardiogram “boot camp” | 2.0 | Workshop |
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| Approach to acid-base disorders | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Acute renal failure | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Intravenous fluid management | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Basics of chest radiology | 1.0 | Workshop |
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| Acute pain management in the hospitalized patient | 1.0 | Small group |
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| Insulin management in the hospitalized diabetic | 1.0 | Small group |
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| Overview of pressors | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Management of the mechanically ventilated patient | 1.5 | Lecture |
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| Emergency medicine for the intern | 1.5 | Lecture |
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| Top ten intern night calls in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics/gynecology and pediatrics | 1.5 | Small group |
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| Management of chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, and urinary catheters | 1.5 | Small group |
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| Management of deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism | 1.5 | Small group |
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| Inpatient human immunodeficiency virus | 1.5 | Small group |
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| Management of medical emergencies | ||
| Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Psychiatry and behavioral emergencies | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Advanced cardiac life support | 6.0 | Lecture |
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| Neurologic emergencies | 2.0 | Lecture |
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| Approach to shortness of breath | 2.0 | Lecture |
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| Approach to chest pain | 1.5 | Lecture |
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| Management of sepsis | 1.5 | Lecture |
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| Management of a gastrointestinal bleed | 1.5 | Lecture |
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| Overdose and toxicology | 1.5 | Small group |
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| Communication | ||
| Sign out and cross cover | 1.5 | Lecture |
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| Running a family meeting and discussing code status | 1.0 | Small group |
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| Teaching as an intern | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Pre-rounding and presenting in the intensive care unit | 1.5 | Workshop |
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| How to be a good consultant | 1.5 | Small group |
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| How to communicate across specialty | 1.5 | Small group |
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| Procedures/skills labs | ||
| Advanced cardiac life support | 6.0 | Practicum |
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| Basic surgical procedures | 3.0 | Workshop |
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| Airway management | 2.0 | Workshop |
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| Splinting | 2.0 | Workshop |
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| Life skills | ||
| Managing finances | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Coping with the stressors of internship | 3.0 | Small group, panel discussion |
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| Professional liability | 1.0 | Lecture |
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| Dealing with mistakes as an intern | 1.5 | Workshop |