Transitional Residency Program

Basic Information | Application Process | Call | Resident Responsibilities | Available Electives | Evaluations | Other Residencies at Tulane | Post-TY Specialties | Affiliations/Rotating Hospitals | Contact Information

Tulane's Transitional Year Residency Program is housed in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. It is a one-year training experience that allows residents to fulfill clinical pre-requisites for specialty training. In addition, for residents who are undecided about their medical careers, the Transitional Year allows supervised clinical training in diverse clinical settings.

The Transitional year integrates rotations in a variety of specialties. The program requires a combined 6 months of fundamental clinical skills in medicine and pediatrics with a minimum of two months each. In addition, one month of Accident Room (trauma) and one month emergency room (either Pediatric Emergency Room (PER) or Major Emergency Room (MER) and one month of ambulatory are required. Residents are allowed three months of electives.

Basic Information

Tulane has 12 positions per year available for residents training in the Transitional Program. The annual salary for 2003-2004 is $36,431. Vacation time allotted is 21 days. In addition, residents are also allowed 5 days of educational leave. The benefits that are provided by Tulane Medical Center to residents training in the Transitional Program include the following: health, life, disability insurance, and parking.

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Application Process

• All applications are done through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service (Click here or here). Contact your medical school's Student Affairs Office or ECFMG for more information.
• If a resident has not successfully completed all three parts of USMLE, there should be a minimum of 80 combined score on the Boards Part I and Part II.
• Applicants graduating from medical school more than five years prior to application and/or not in active clinical practice for more than five years will be required to demonstrate clinical competence by successfully completing a clinical competency exam and providing written evaluations regarding clinical ward experience (preferably recent).
• It is desirable that the documentation of clinical experience reveal the applicant's competency regarding history and physical examinations and patient presentation. The evaluations must be from supervisors who have observed clinical activity.
• International Medical Graduates must pass Step I and Step II of USMLE, which is required for their ECFMG. U.S. grads must pass Step I and at least schedule Step II in the ensuing academic year.
• We suggest your application be received by November 15.
• It is desirable that International Medical Graduates have a U.S. Passport or Green Card.

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Call

Residents are usually on call every fourth night during the 6 (six) months in medicine and pediatrics. However, residents generally do not have call while on electives (3 months), during Accident Room, MER or PER rotations, or during the ambulatory month.

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Resident Responsibilities

Residents assume the same responsibilities as categorical first-year residents on respective services. Transitional residents are required to participate fully in the departmental conferences and teaching activities for each service on which they rotate. Faculty and senior residents provide supervision and teaching for the transitional residents.

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Available Electives

Electives may be arranged to meet categorical requirements of other residency programs.

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Evaluations

The performance of the residents is evaluated at the conclusion of each monthly rotation. The evaluations are completed by the departmental faculty. The program director meets with the individual trainees to discuss performance and career goals at least every 4 months.

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Other Residencies at Tulane

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Careers/Specialty Training Post Transitional Year

Residents completing their Transitional Year at Tulane have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of specialties:

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Affiliations/Rotating Hospitals

• Medical Center of Louisiana (formerly Charity Hospital) - a description on the Internal Medicine website
• University Hospital (part of Charity Hospital)
• VA Medical Center
• Tulane University Hospital

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Contact Information

For additional information contact:

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