Training & Curriculum
The Primary Care Track (PCT) at Cedars-Sinai delivers a personalized, well-rounded and flexible curriculum. Our program ensures competence in hospital-based medicine and emphasizes primary care ambulatory medicine.
Didactic Sessions
Regular didactic sessions are integral to primary care training. Residents will have:
- Weekly didactic sessions, based on the Johns Hopkins Physician Education and Assessment Center (PEAC) modules
- An annual two-week didactic block provided by experts covering a wide variety of primary care topics
- A monthly PCT education and program meeting
Optional Rotations
Residents may elect to participate in a variety of rotations, including:
- Addition Psychiatry
- Informatics
- LGBTQIA+ Medicine and Gender Affirmation Care
- Multiple Non-Internal Medicine Specialties
- Population Health Research
- Psychiatry and Internal Medicine Education Collaborative (PIMEC)
- Sports Medicine
- Substance Use Disorders
- Supportive Care Medicine (Palliative Care)
- Weight Management
- Women's Health
Ambulatory Training
Over the course of the three-year program, residents in the Primary Care Track spend an increased proportion of their time in the ambulatory clinics. Rotations in the ambulatory setting can occur at a variety of clinical sites and include rotations in nonmedical subspecialty areas that cover common outpatient conditions (e.g. Women's Health, Dermatology, ENT, Urgent Care, LGBTQ+ Medicine, Sports Medicine).
Sample Schedules
Primary Care Practice Sites:
- AIDS Project LA: LGBTQIA+ Primary Care, HIV Specialty Care, Sexual Health Services
- Cedars Sinai Medical Group: Primary Care, Subspecialty Care, Transgender Care
- Cedars Sinai Ambulatory Care Center: Underserved Primary Care, Hospital Follow-Up, Subspecialty Care
- Kheir Clinic (FQHC): Underserved Primary Care located in Koreatown
- LACHC - Joshua House: Underserved Primary Care located on Skid Row
- Saban Beverly (FQHC): Underserved Primary Care, Subspecialty Care and HAPI Clinic (Holistic Approach to Pain Intervention)
- Saban Melrose (FQHC): Underserved Women’s Health and Procedure Clinic
- Torrance Memorial: Primary Care, Women’s Health, Sport Medicine, and Urgent Care with Expanded Procedure Opportunities in All Clinics
- Venice Family Clinic (FQHC): Underserved Primary Care and Procedure Clinic
Have Questions or Need Help?
Contact us if you have questions or would like to learn more about the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program Primary Care Track at Cedars-Sinai.
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