Ambulatory Continuity Experience
A Week in the Life of a Resident
Ambulatory blocks are dedicated to clinical care at our comprehensive health center in the South Bronx, foundational primary care and epidemiology didactics, introduction to clinical systems and QI, and psychosocial sessions.
Week in the life of a PGY1
Clinic
Start to build your continuity panel from beginning of residency
Precept in 3:1 ratio
Begin year with 3 patients per session and increase to 5 by the end of PGY 1 year
At least 1 administrative session per week
Week in the life of a PGY2 & PGY3
Clinic
Continue to build continuity panel at CHCC
3-4 administrative sessions per block
Patients with HIV, HCV and substance use disorders are folded into residents’ continuity panel
All CHCC preceptors have experience with treatment of substance use disorders and buprenorphine prescribing
Faculty with expertise in treatment of HCV guide residents through the process
Faculty and a team of non-MD colleagues support residents in the care of HIV patients
CHCC Practice Meeting
Interdisciplinary meeting for staff caring for adult patients at CHCC
Residents take part in a QI curriculum devoted to traditional methods of panel management and unique approaches, such as design thinking