Program highlights

Unique aspects of the Virginia Commonwealth University Internal Medicine Training Program

Why VCU? Here are top reasons
(in addition to the outstanding peer group and faculty. ...)

• Education is the No. 1 priority of this department.
• Innovations in education — from partnering with our theater friends to teach interpersonal communications to innovative lecturing styles such as team learning, we embrace new modes of education and encourage creativity in our faculty and in our residents.
• The chair of the department — Dr. Richard P. Wenzel is a master clinician in all aspects. He is a world-renowned investigator, academic author and editor, and skilled clinical teacher. More than that, he is a friend and a mentor to the housestaff. He spends time every day with the residents — at the bedside, in conferences, writing manuscripts, attending on the wards … he may have attended more morning reports this year than any single resident!
• State-of-the-art hospital facilities — including electronic medical record at both institutions.
• Our inpatient clinical partners — the hospitalists at VCU Medical Center.
• Residents as educators — not only is the emphasis on faculty as educators at our institution, but we spend time, energy and funding training our housestaff in clinical teaching skills.
• Residents as partners — each resident is an active contributor to the institutions in which he or she practices, serving on at least one academic or clinical committee during the training period.
• The patients — the breadth of pathology and diversity of diseases to which residents are exposed by working with our patients is unparalleled. Pick any page in Harrisons or Cecils and we’ve probably seen it this year.
• Women’s health

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