DIDACTIC
CUrriculum
Our didactic sessions provide a comprehensive, in-depth exploration of core and advanced topics in internal medicine. Through a variety of case-based formats and teaching styles, these sessions are thoughtfully designed to accommodate diverse learning preferences and reinforce critical clinical reasoning skills.
Morning Report
Morning Reports focus on sharpening clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills. Didactic sessions are protected educational time and are thoughtfully scheduled over the lunch hour; this allows residents to recharge while continuing their professional development without compromising patient care.
Specialty Conference
We welcome our subspecialty faculty to provide engaging sessions to cover clinically high yield and board relevant topics. Each didactic session is carefully crafted to be both board-relevant and clinically applicable, delivering high-yield content in an efficient, accessible format. Core lectures are led by subspecialty experts who provide up-to-date insights and real-world perspectives.
Intern Survival & Transition to Upper Level Series
During the month of July, we provide a focused didactic series for our new interns as they transition from medical student to practicing physician. The goal is to introduce them to the fundamentals of history taking and physical examination, clinical decision making, and efficiency. There are also a series of resident lectures throughout the month that focus on topics related to leading a team as they transition to their role as an upper level.
Simulation Training
The Geisinger Education & Medical Simulation (GEMS) Center was designed to provide learners with an opportunity to further their clinical skills through hands-on and simulation-based training experiences. All residents take part in hands-on training exercises held in our state-of-the-art simulation center, where they practice high-stakes clinical scenarios in a controlled, supportive environment.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Workshop Series
All incoming residents participate in a year-long, longitudinal workshop series dedicated to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training. Through hands-on instruction, residents gain practical skills in core POCUS applications that are highly relevant to internal medicine practice.
Board Review
Our redesigned board review curriculum is strategically focused on preparing residents for success on the ABIM exam. It emphasizes examination strategies, critical thinking, and active learning through a variety of engaging formats. We create a dynamic “flipped classroom” experience based in active learning by incorporating board-style questions into our conferences.
OMT & Musculoskeletal
Workshops
Residents have the opportunity to brush up on physical exam maneuvers and hone their diagnostic skills while practicing appropriate hands-on osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training at the GEMS Center. Osteopathic Recognition residents also have the opportunity to participate in monthly Osteopathic Grand Rounds, and dedicated clinic half days during ambulatory rotations where they can treat patients with OMM and practice their skills under the supervision of our dedicated attendings.
Complex Case Conference
Once per month, our Clinician Educator Track Residents, alongside core sub-specialty faculty, take a deeper dive into a medically complex case that was diagnostically or ethically challenging. The goal is to review and discuss the case in an inter-specialty format to introduce residents to more advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Quality Improvement
During intern year, learners are introduced to the foundations of QI during their ambulatory rotations through a series of didactic sessions. Interns will also complete a personal QI project to reinforce the principles of Quality Improvement throughout the year. Our residents then become more integrated into QI as they are given the opportunity to participate in multi-disciplinary QI projects at the institutional level within Geisinger during the second and third year of residency.
Journal Club
Residents present monthly Journal Club with the goal of developing an approach to critical appraisal of the literature as they work to become stewards in the practice of evidence-based medicine. A new or landmark article is discussed, and the residents work their way through interpreting the article from a clinical viewpoint. Following Journal Club is a brief biostatistics session aimed at teaching residents how to interpret basic biostatistics in bite-sized chunks.
Internal Medicine Ambulatory Curriculum (IMAC)
morning sessions held during ambulatory “y weeks” covering core outpatient topics through case-based teaching and discussion. Focus is on building primary care clinical reasoning and skills directly applicable to continuity clinic.
Grand Rounds
Medical Grand Rounds is a key component of our Internal Medicine Residency, featuring weekly educational sessions where residents and faculty discuss cutting-edge research, clinical cases, and advances in medicine. These sessions keep residents current, sharpen their skills, and foster professional growth.
Morbidy & Mortality
In collaboration with department leadership, quality improvement officers, and faculty, the Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Committee conducts a structured analysis of selected cases to identify learning opportunities and reinforce a culture of safety and accountability.