A Day in the Life of an Intern

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Day in the Life of an Intern on an Inpatient Service

0600-0730
Pre round on your patients
0730-0745
EKG rounds on Tuesdays
0745-0815
Morning Report
0820-0900
Lecture
0930-1100
Rounds with the attending
1100-
End of work: write progress notes, call consults, discharge patients, write H&Ps
  • Twice a month interns will see their continuity clinic patients in the afternoon
  • Interns get one day a week off during inpatient rotations
  • The General Medicine Teams take new admissions every third day
  • The Intensive Care (MICU) and Cardiology (IPC) team take new admissions daily.

Day in the Life of an Intern on an Outpatient Service

0730-0745
EKG rounds on Tuesdays
0730-0745
EKG rounds on Tuesdays
0745-0815
Morning Report
0820-0900
Lecture
0900
Report to the outpatient service you have been assigned
0900-1700
work with that subspecialist to evaluate patients and learn about their disease manifestations and management. If you are assigned to the Internal Medicine Clinic, you will be staffing your patients with attending assigned to you.

You may have to cover MICU/IPC call once to twice a month during your subspecialty rotations, but not during your Internal Medicine Clinic month.