Educational Goals

Urgent Care is an required rotation for PGY-3s. The Urgent Care rotation will provide the resident with an opportunity to evaluate and manage patients with common urgent conditions or as follow-up after Urgent Care, Emergency Department visits, or inpatient care. Training will emphasize the rapid gathering of a pertinent history, a focused physical exam, and timely decision-making. Residents will learn to identify patients that need a higher level of care and to manage multiple patients simultaneously. Residents will follow patients from initial encounter through appropriate social and medical disposition. Finally, residents will become skilled in the performance of procedures necessary to manage conditions commonly seen in Urgent Care.