Welcome to the Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital!
Our residents provide medical care for patients at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, UH Case Medical Center, and the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Our med/peds program combines the Internal Medicine Residency program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Pediatric Residency Program at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital.
The UH Rainbow & Babies Children's Hospital campus and VA serve as major teaching facilities for the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. As such, house officers play a major role in the education and evaluation of medical students. Residents frequently find that teaching provides a unique and creative avenue through which to learn even more about medicine.
Geographically, the UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and University Hospitals facilities are physically connected, and the Veteran’s Hospital is less than one mile away. In addition, the residents train at a wide variety of ambulatory settings including an option of working with a med/peds clinician in the community. There are daily categorical conferences on patient management issues and core curricular material. There are also weekly med/peds conferences that focus on “med/peds topics” (such as the transition of care for children with chronic health problems), journal clubs, and case conferences. There is also a Mentoring Committee which consists of med/peds trained faculty that meet with the residents throughout the year to help provide guidance on “real world” issues of practicing in a med/peds career.
Residents alternate every 3 to 4 months between internal medicine and pediatrics rotations. The time-line of the switches is coordinated to allow for exposure to the seasonal variability of diseases in both areas. The annual calendar is divided into 13 four-week “blocks”.
Educational retreats and seminars throughout training also provide in-depth education on topics such as career planning, life-long learning, communication skills, performance improvement, team leadership and teaching skills.
Research opportunities are readily available to our residents guided by faculty involved in a broad range of NIH supported basic science and clinical research areas that directly impact patient health and disease.
We are proud of our program and hope that the information in this section provides you with reason to visit so that you can see more of what we have to offer!