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The transitional year at PSL consists of the following rotations

Rotation Duration Call Comments

Medicine Wards/ ICU

5 months

q4

Rotation at PSL; you will be working with medical Students and Residents from UCHSC

Emergency Medicine @ DHH

1 month

None

This rotation is at Denver Health and Hospitals.  You will be working with Residents from the DHH E.R. program

3 Surgical Selectives*

1 month

None

Rotations primarily at PSL

Vascular Surgery* 1 month None  
Orthopedic Surgery* 1 month None  
Plastic Surgery* 1 month None  

Business of Medicine

1 month

None

Exposure to Malpractice, Billing, Coding, Medicare/Medicaid, Managed Care, Community Service, Hospice, Contracting, Office Management, Expert Searches and more.

Ambulatory Care Options**  1 month None Rotation at PSL

General Internal Medicine**

1 month None Rotation at PSL

Adolescent Medicine**

1 month

None

Adolescent medicine clinics w/emphasis on at risk youth at local area youth service providers

Critical Care

1 month

TBD

We offer a 1 month critical care rotation for all interns entering an anesthesiology residency

Selective

1 month

None

A predetermined elective choice related to and based upon the residency you've matched in after your TY year

Electives

2 months

None

Most medical and surgical subspecialties and community-based ER are options as well as research.

   * For a surgical month, choose 1 month from the 3 choices listed (Vascular, Orthopedics or Plastics).

    **For Ambulatory Care, choose 1 month from the 2 choices listed (Outpatient IM or Adolescent Medicine).
    † Vacations will be scheduled during your electives and selective (2 weeks) and the Business of Medicine rotation (1 week)
    ‡ Salary for the 2008-09 year is $45,487.00 and will be increased for 2009-10

 

Electives are tailored to you

We work closely with each intern to design a schedule that is best suited for that person.  Once matched into the Program, individual recommendations will be made based on career choice and educational strength of the rotations available.  Rotation schedules are then planned primarily based on expressed vacation choices of those who match in the Program and availability of electives.

 

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