Ambulatory Curriculum -
The heart of the ambulatory curriculum is each resident's continuity of care clinic, which consists of one half-day clinic in all three-program years. Some of a resident's patients are followed after having been cared for on inpatient ward rotations; others are referrals. These patients belong to the residents, and are followed by a single resident primary care provider throughout his or her training at UTMB.
In the continuity care clinics, residents will see an average of 4-6 patients per half-day clinic. There is an average of 1 supervisory faculty physician for every 4 residents in the continuity clinic. The housestaff are also supported in the clinic by resident Team Leaders for each group practice, general medicine faculty, registered nurses, a social worker, a dietician, and numerous health care technicians.
The continuity clinics are held in the University Hospital Clinics, adjacent to our training hospitals. This facility is state of the art and provides 1-2 exam rooms for each individual resident. Each room is equipped with all of the necessary medical equipment, in addition to a computer system for accessing the computerized medical record, order entry system, and online databases. We also have a large team room with multiple tables, chairs and computers for the residents to use while awaiting patients’ arrival, discussing patients with the faculty preceptors and/or completing any necessary documentation or order placement.