Resident Assignments
PGY-1 Residents Categorical Program
Typical Schedule for PGY-1 Intern:
Inpatient: The PGY-1 year consists of 12 blocks which provide the intern with an introduction
to sound principles of patient management in the inpatient setting. Each PGY-1 is
assigned six to seven months of general medicine inpatient wards. PGY-1 ward assignments
may be made at Grady Memorial Hospital or the Atlanta VA Hospital. During this time
each intern is responsible for eight to 10 patients. Two months of Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) is also included with a maximum number of new patients set at five. The
ambulatory clinic rotation will be every fifth week.
| Rotations | Number of Rotations |
| Wards | 6 |
| Sub-specialty rotation | 2 |
| Ambulatory | Every 5 Weeks |
| ICU (Shifts) | 2 |
| Night Float | 2 |
PGY-1 Preliminary Program
Residents in the PGY -1 Preliminary Program are assigned six months of general medical inpatient wards. The other six months may include elective experiences in individual medical sub-specialties and medical ICU. Residents rotate through specialty clinics during their ambulatory weeks.
Typical Schedule for PGY-2 Residents
Inpatient: The PGY-2 year is designed to further increase the resident's exposure to inpatient care as well as sub-specialty medicine. Each PGY-2 resident is assigned two months of general medicine wards either at Grady or at the VA. During this time, each trainee is responsible for supervising two PGY-1 residents, one to two third-year MSM medical students and a patient load of 16 to 20. Long call is scheduled Q5.
Two Grady teams are Senior only teams while four are resident led with interns on the team. Residents will experience both types of teams.
PGY2’s do one month of night float and one month of Emergency Medicine.
Outpatient: Residents rotate through ambulatory every five weeks.
Blocks
| Rotations | No. of Rotations |
| Wards | 2 |
| Sub-specialty Rotation | 2 |
| Ambulatory | Every 5 Weeks |
| ICU | 1 |
| Emergency Medicine | 1 |
| Night Float | 1 |
Typical Schedule for PGY-3 Resident
Inpatient: The PGY-3 year broadens the resident's exposure to inpatient care as well as sub-specialty medicine. Each PGY-3 resident is assigned two months of general medicine wards either at Grady or at the VA. During this time, each trainee is responsible for supervising two PGY-1 residents, one to two third-year MSM medical students and a patient load of 16 to 20. Long call is scheduled Q5.
Two Grady teams are Senior only teams while four are resident led with interns on the team. Residents will experience both types of teams.
PGY3’s do one month of night float and one month of Emergency Medicine.
Outpatient: Residents rotate through ambulatory every five weeks.
Blocks
| Rotations | Number of Rotations |
| Wards | 2 |
| Sub-specialty Rotation | 2 |
| Ambulatory | Every 5 Weeks |
| ICU | 1 |
| Night Float | 2 Weeks |
| Geriatrics | 1 |