University of Virginia Health System

The Internal Medicine Residency program at the University of Virginia continues to produce some of the finest physicians in the world. The goal of our residency program is to equip you with the necessary tools to provide the highest quality of care. We maintain a rich history of success by offering a unique blend of education, research, and a broad exposure to internal medicine. There are several distinguishing characteristics of our program:

• We encourage a collegial atmosphere that fosters camaraderie and resident education.
• Interns and residents works as a 1:1 team that preserves autonomy while providing clinical support and teaching. The intern serves as the patient's primary physician and, with support, directs all aspects of patient care.
• All attending physicians at UVa hold faculty appointments. This hones our academic focus and maintains resident education as our highest priority.
• Faculty are granted the privilege of attending, based in large part on resident reviews.
• A tertiary referral center, the University of Virginia serves a diverse patient population that is unique in its breadth of disease.

Residents provide comprehensive care two half-days a week (interns see patients one half-day a week) to a panel of patients at our University-based continuity clinic. Residents are assigned to a firm with whom they follow their patients over their three years at UVa. This group approach allows for a practice setting where the resident is the primary physician and the faculty member acts as a resource and consultant. Residents also experience outpatient medicine at several private community practices including the University's student health center and three University satellite practices.

There are many opportunities for residents to participate in electives throughout the residency. Electives are offered in each of the subspecialty areas of internal medicine. In addition, residents may participate in a musculoskeletal rotation (which includes rheumatology, orthopedics, and sports medicine), rotations in international medicine, research electives, and a course in clinical investigation.

The University of Virginia Health System

The University of Virginia Health System encompasses the University Hospital, the University Primary Care Center, specialty clinics and a network of community-based private care clinics. Also included in the Health System are the University of Virginia School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

The 591-bed University Hospital and Medical Center is the primary component of our Health System. A tertiary care, Level I trauma facility, we draw patients both from the local population and a large referral base throughout Virginia, neighboring states, as well as internationally. In a typical year, the hospital has nearly 28,000 admissions and 58,000 emergency department visits. The facilities located within the hospital include:

• Six adult intensive care units
• Endoscopy and bronchoscopy suites
• Three high-volume cardiac catheterization laboratories
• Bone marrow transplant unit with stem cell harvesting and infusion center

Our patients are diverse and represent a wide spectrum of socioeconomic groups. Approximately 50 percent of admissions to the University Hospital are through our Emergency Department or clinics, while the remaining patients come from our large referral base.

A unique feature of the UVa Health System is the absence of private attending physicians. All attendings hold faculty appointments and under their supervision, residents directly care for all patients.