Clinics, Schedules, & Rotations

Med-Peds Continuity Clinics

From day one, Med-Peds residents at the University of Utah train with Med-Peds trained faculty. In addition to the clinical learning gained from seeing a panel of patients over four years, these clinics provide outstanding opportunities for residents to share experiences, learn from one another and build camaraderie amongst their  colleagues. Each resident will have one to two half day continuity clinics per week throughout training. Residents work at both of these excellent clinics and benefit from the varying styles of practice and patient problems seen at each clinic. Each resident's patient panel will include the full spectrum of ages and medical needs, including infants, children, young adults and geriatric patients.

• Redwood Clinic:

  • Combined internal medicine and pediatrics outpatient continuity clinic affiliated with the University of Utah
  • This clinic is staffed by Dr. Margaret Solomon and Dr. Julia Ozbolt, both board certified clinic faculty members in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Redwood clinic provides care to a diverse refugee population

• Westridge Clinic: 

  • Combined internal medicine and pediatrics outpatient continuity clinic affiliated with the University of Utah
  • This clinic is staffed by Dr. Michael Flynn and Dr. Clinton Sheffield, both board certified clinic faculty members in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Services at Westridge include urgent care and breast milk donation center

Med-Peds Ambulatory Care Didactic Conference

Our combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics clinics are the site for the weekly Med-Peds Ambulatory Care Didactic Conference. Sessions are led by Med-Peds residents and faculty and cover core topics specific to ambulatory med-peds. Conferences are video conferenced between Redwood and Westridge clinics to assure the participation of all residents each week. Each conference is 30 minutes in duration and takes place prior to the start of patient care.

Yearly Schedules, Calls, and Rotations:

Schedules for Med-Peds residents are broken into four week long blocks through out the year.  Below are examples of what residents might experience from year to year.  Of particular importance are "Med-Peds Months" which occur during years PGY2-PGY4. 

Note: There is considerable flexibility as to which subspecialties are studied each year. Please also note that "IM" stand for Internal Medicine. 

Example Schedule for PGY1:

Example Schedule for PGY2: 

Example Schedule for PGY3

Example Schedule for PGY4:

Vacation: 

Residents receive 4 weeks of vacation each year; these weeks are balanced between internal medicine and pediatric blocks.  More information can be found by visiting Benefits.

"Med-Peds Months"

Starting with the second year of residency training, residents spend three months on each IM and Pediatric rotations in an alternating fashion.  A transitional “Med-Peds Month” is a combined, integrated ambulatory subspecialty experience in internal medicine and pediatrics which serves as a transition point between more traditional IM and pediatric service months.  During these months, residents spend 50% of a month long rotation in an IM subspecialty clinic and 50% in a Pediatric subspecialty clinic, typically within the same discipline.  Through the final three years of training, each resident will have approximately ten “Med-Peds Months” of educational opportunities in combined subspecialty ambulatory experiences.

The following is not an exhaustive list, but merely suggestions and examples of prior rotations that have been combined by current and past residents of the program.

Examples . . .

• General Med-Peds Ambulatory Care – Rural (Alaska, Montana, Colorado), Salt Lake City and Park City sites

• Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinics 

• Adult Cardiology with adult congenital heart disease clinic

• Adult and Pediatric Pulmonary clinics

• Adult and Pediatric Sports Medicine

• Adult and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

• Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology

• Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology

• Adult and Pediatric Neurology

• Adult and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

• Adult and Pediatric Radiology

• Adult and Pediatric Dermatology

• Adult and Pediatric ENT

• Adult and Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

• Adult and Pediatric Anesthesia

• Young adults and children with special health care needs/Genetics

• Research electives

• International electives – Ghana, Rwanda, Guatemala, Nepal, & India