Culture at St. Vincent
STRENGTHS OF THE PROGRAM:
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The learning environment and emphasis on wellbeing: people here really care! They are kind, supportive and encouraging. They really challenge you to work hard and learn and grow while also trying to maintain a good balance in your home life. They recognize that to take the best care of our patients we must also practice self-care. The IM program has a wellbeing committee that is resident led with faculty support - TYs are regularly a part of this committee and participate in these events.
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Relationship with the Internal Medicine residency program: as the TY program's sponsoring program on campus, we spend a lot of time with these folks. They bring our TYs into the family as if they are one of their own and really make for a wonderful year where friendships and great learning/fun is had.
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Diversity of electives: there's really an option available for everyone depending on their interests. If you want to do things focused in your future field, you have plenty of options to choose from. Dr. Solik is also very open to molding an experience to fit your needs i.e. going into Rad Onc and want some time in the ENT office so you can learn more about head and neck tumors.
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Opportunities for procedures: no matter your future field you can find opportunities to explore and develop your hands-on skills - particularly for those going into Anesthesia and Radiology.
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Opportunities to participate in research and scholarly activity: Ascension St. Vincent has a full IRB and research scientist who can help support your research endeavors. There are always active studies going on that you can participate in as well as quality improvement projects depending on your interest and future goals.
RESIDENT COMMENTS FROM THE CLASS OF 2023 - 2024:
“I am very happy with how the year turned out. It was challenging but I felt supported. I especially enjoyed the people I worked with and think that is the program’s biggest strength. Thank you for a great experience, and maybe I will be back one day!”
“THANK YOU for an amazing year! I will miss you and Katy so much <3 This year was great and I would recommend this program to anyone!”
“This has been a fantastic start to residency and I feel very prepared for my second year.”
“So grateful to have had the opportunity to do my transitional year at St. Vincent. I feel it has prepared me extremely well for my advanced program.”
