Resident Opportunities
Track Options
Our residents have the opportunity to participate in our four specialty tracks during the course of their residency:
- Research
- Education
- Lifestyle Medicine
Research
- Research mentor/capstone project
- Protected time 1/2 day/week
- Submit manuscript for publication
- Present at a national conference
- AAP - Rehab Medicine Scientist Training Program or U of U Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (50% employee discount on tuition)
Education
- Monthly Journal Club
- Teaching assessments
- Education session presentations (Med Student Interest Group, Nursing, Therapy Services)
- Senior capstone
Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum
- The LMRC is a comprehensive, flexible curriculum that prepares residents to make evidence-based, lifestyle behavior interventions
- Educational component: 40 hours of interactive virtual didactic material along with 60 hours of application activities designed to be completed over a one-to-three year time period
- Practicum component includes 400 lifestyle medicine-related patient encounters and 10 hours of (Intensive) Therapeutic Change (ITLC or TLC) program experience
- Upon completion of both the educational and practicum components of the curriculum, residents will be qualified for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) certification exam
