Hospital Rounds

• Daily rounds in the morning or afternoon, depending on the attending’s schedule
• Monday to Friday: Approximately 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Optional Saturday participation for interested students
• Timings may vary based on the attending physician
• Rounds include in-patients on the medical floors and ICU patients with Internal Medicine conditions

Clinical Components

• Hospital Rounds + Clinic Experience with full EMR access
• Hands-on training throughout the rotation
• Weekly Nursing Home/Elder Care rounds as part of the rotation schedule

Academic and Clinical Responsibilities

• Attend didactics, lectures, and grand rounds as required
• Engage with diverse patients as an active member of the healthcare team
• Perform detailed history taking and physical examinations
• Review labs, imaging, and clinical documentation
• Formulate differential diagnoses and create assessment and treatment plans under attending supervision
• Follow up daily on assigned patients
• Participate in discharge planning and execution

Overall Experience

This rotation provides a unique and immersive learning opportunity for medical graduates committed to becoming successful residents. It is specifically tailored for international medical graduates (IMGs) to gain hands-on exposure to the U.S. clinical environment under the supervision of a teaching attending physician. At the end of the rotation, students may request a performance-based Letter of Recommendation (LOR) on official hospital letterhead.