Schedule Format
Interns
At the University of Utah, our interns are on a 4+1 schedule system, with at least every fifth week spent on an outpatient rotation. This +1 week ambulatory combines four or five half-day continuity clinic sessions with morning didactic conferences, general medicine clinics, subspecialty clinics, and the Thursday afternoon intern seminar to create a unique educational experience. There are no night or weekend responsibilities during the +1 week, which guarantees you a minimum of one full weekend off out of every five weeks. We believe this allows you to focus on and maximize the rotations you are on between +1 weeks, and subsequently focus on your panel during the +1 week. Preliminary interns may have a modified 4+1 schedule to accommodate their PGY1 curriculum.
What is the Reason for 4+1?
We believe this schedule maximizes the educational experience for our interns. Interns have a steep learning curve. As you are learning the systems and gaining knowledge and confidence, this schedule allows the opportunity to prioritize patients on your scheduled rotation without having to balance rotation and continuity clinic responsibilities. This schedule promotes wellness by ensuring that interns have at least one week of a business hours, Monday-Friday schedule every five weeks.
Residents
Our PGY2’s and 3’s continue to have a traditional block system with weekly clinics. We take pride in the flexibility of our resident schedules and the diversity and depth of subspecialty opportunities. The resident’s 2 week subspecialty rotations are not as compatible with the 4+1 schedule.
Sample Schedules
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
4 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
2 weeks Cardiology Wards
2 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
4 weeks Emergency Department
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
1 week Vacation
1 week MSK Week
2 weeks ICU
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
4 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
1 week Vacation
1 week General Medicine Wards
2 weeks ICU
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
2 weeks Night Float
2 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
2 weeks Cardiovascular ICU
2 weeks Night Float
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
4 weeks Geriatrics
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
1 week Vacation
3 weeks Oncology Wards
1 week Continuity Clinic & Ambulatory Care
1 week Ambulatory Care
1 week Vacation
Sample Resident Schedule
2 weeks General Medicine Wards
2 weeks ICU
2 weeks Outpatient Rheumatology
2 weeks ICU
2 weeks Outpatient Oncology
2 weeks Night Float
2 weeks Outpatient Nephrology
2 weeks Medicine Consults
2 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Ambulatory Care
1 week Vacation
4 weeks Elective
2 weeks ICU
2 weeks Cardiology Wards
2 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Vacation
1 week Ambulatory Care
2 weeks Outpatient Neurology
2 weeks Elective
2 weeks GI
1 week QI Patient Safety Week
1 week Sleep Medicine
2 weeks Night Float
1 week Outpatient Pulmonology
1 week Vacation
2 weeks ICU
2 weeks General Medicine Wards
1 week Addiction Medicine
1 week Vacation
2 weeks General Medicine Wards