Welcome
Graduate School of Medicine at Knoxville
Interview Season
Department of Medicine
Rajiv Dhand, M.D. FCCP, FACP, FAARC Chairman and Professor, Department of Medicine
G. Andres Quiceno, M.D., Program Director, Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
Janet Lubas, M.D., Associate Program Director Department of Medicine
Ronald S. Hamrick, M.D. Associate Program Director
Ronald
H. Lands, M.D. Associate Program Director
The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
• 710 bed acute care teaching hospital
• Region’s only Academic Medical Center
• 30 ACGME accredited specialty & subspecialty programs
• ACC Accredited Chest Pain Center
• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Aeromedical Service Base, Lifestar, Areas first
• Magnet recognition for excellence in nursing
• Advanced Medical Simulation Center
• Preston Medical Library/Health Information Center
• Clerkships for M3 and M4 students
• ECMO
• Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
CHIEF RESIDENTS
Steve Ferlita, DO
Western Univ. Of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine-Pacific
Erin Hamric, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineCarolinas
Emma Zibas, MD
East Tennessee State University
Quillen School of Medicine
Wellness Chief
St. George's University School of Medicine
Pavani
Gingrich, MD
Residency Program Pass Rates 2021 - 2023
BOARD PASS RATE
This report contains information about the internal medicine certifying examination performance of programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). For each residency program listed in the following pages, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) reports the cumulative pass rate for the 2020 to 2022 certifying examinations in internal medicine.
Fellowship for Graduates
Intern Schedule Template
Divided into 13 2-week blocks (4+2 system)
- House Staff Medicine: 8 Blocks (3 Inpatient teams)
• Ambulatory Care: 8 Blocks (GI, Nephro, Onc, Derm, Women’s Health)
- CCM: 2 blocks - Cardiology: 2 blocks
- Electives: 2 blocks - EBM: 1 block
- Vacation: 15 days (plus holiday schedule)
HOUSE STAFF MEDICINE
3 total HSM teams (2 Faculty Teams, 1 UTH Team)
1 senior, 2-3 interns, 1-2 M3s, 1 M4, and pharmacy resident
2- or 4-week blocks
Census 12-15 patients
EMR with Dragon voice recognition software
No 24-hour shifts—night float rotation embedded in HSM schedule
HOUSE STAFF CONT'D
AMBULATORY BLOCK
Resident Clinic
AM and PM Clinics
On site Venipuncture
14 exam rooms
On site Dermatology & Psychiatry Clinic
On site Ambulatory Pharmacy
Cerner Powerchart EMR
Dedicated clinic POCUS equipment
Sub-specialty Clinics
PGY-1:Nephrology, GI, ED and Oncology
PGY-2: Cards, Hematology, ID, Rheumatology
PYG-3: Underserved Areas, Addiction Medicine, Endocrinology, REACT
Team Based Learning
CODE BLUE Simulations
Bedside Procedure simulations
POCUS training
Review most current treatment guidelines for common diseases (HTN, Diabetes, etc.)
Medical
C RITICAL C ARE
• Three ICU services
• Generally, 1 attending, 1 Senior resident, and 12 interns
• Geographic rounding
• Covering multiple services-Medical and Cardiovascular
• ICU pharmacist on rounds
• ECMO
• Ample Opportunity for Procedures
• Critical Care Fellows for support however respectable amount of autonomy
• 107 Critical Care beds
• In House Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
• High Yield and real time POCUS training
Multiple festivals and weekly concerts Travel & Leisure Magazine lists Knoxville #8 of “America’s Favorite Places”
Named #2 of “America’s Friendliest Places”
Exciting Craft Beer Scene with Knoxville Ale Trail Food Truck
Park at Historic Southern Railway Station
Small Local airport with access to major airlines and cities
Dog Fancy Magazine’s Most Dog Friendly City in the Southeast
Multiple Farmer’s Markets www.visit.Knoxville.com
RESIDENT L IFE OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL
WHAT TO DO ON YOUR DAYS
Sporting
Old City
Concord Park/Turkey Creek
Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge
Chattanooga
Nashville
Asheville
Atlanta
THE OUTDOORS!!!
SPORTING EVENTS
OLD CITY (DOWNTOWN
K NOXVILLE)
M ARKET SQUARE (DOWNTOWN
K NOXVILLE)
WORLD'S FAIR
ARK
GATLINBURG/PIGEON
FORGE
