Our Internal Medicine residents are embedded into a full-service outpatient practice that sees patients from every walk of life. This unique clinical experience gives them a tremendous opportunity to learn the nuances of outpatient management of both chronic and acute diseases. The practice is a full Patient Centered Medical Home and serves patients with private insurance as well as government-sponsored health coverage.
The ambulatory time includes a mix of clinical sessions enhanced by a comprehensive curriculum on ambulatory topics through its own morning report, journal club, and clinical controversies series. The clinician educators are highly engaged teachers who inspire residents in developing their own authentic bedside manner, coaching them in communication skills and longitudinal management of a patient panel.
There are three distinct sites that host resident practices. Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (WCIMA)-Helmsley Tower, the largest practice and primary care medical home, is located across from the hospital. WCIMA-Payson House, also on campus, is a smaller interdisciplinary practice. WCIMA-Chelsea is a multi-disciplinary community-based practice co-located with our Infectious Disease colleagues in a Designated AIDS Center. All three sites serve diverse, multicultural New York City patients and provide comprehensive clinical training experiences that covers the breadth and depth of internal medicine.
Residents participate in a variety of clinic sessions including women's health sessions, rapid discharge appointments, psychiatry, diabetes education, addiction medicine, smoking cessation, phone triage, and evening practice sessions to introduce them to all the necessary elements for providing comprehensive primary care to patients.
