Transitional Year Program
A Note from the Program Director
The Graduate School of Medicine offers a transitional year residency program jointly sponsored by the Departments of Internal Medicine and Family Practice. This academically rigorous one-year program gives residents the opportunity to craft a personalized schedule in multiple departments to best meet the needs of their future chosen field or to help establish career goals. The majority of transitional year residents at our institution continue in the fields of radiology, anesthesiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, and neurology. The transitional year may serve as a clinical base year for other advanced specialty programs or military service.
Required rotations during the transitional year include three months of general inpatient medicine, one month of medical ICU, one month of ambulatory care, and one month of emergency medicine. The transitional year program director works directly with each resident to fulfill the requirements for a clinical base year in their chosen field. Cardiology is strongly recommended for all transitional year residents. Our program is greatly enhanced by access to electives in the ACGME accredited programs at The Graduate School of Medicine. Inpatient and outpatient rotations are available in internal medicine, family practice, general surgery, radiology, anesthesiology, pathology and obstetrics and gynecology. In addition, opportunities are available for subspecialty training within each major department, including orthopedic surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology and neurology among others.
The transitional year residency emphasizes direct patient care responsibility. Transitional year assignments and opportunities are identical to those of categorical interns under the supervision of senior residents in the respective specialty fields. Residents attend Grand Rounds and the core lecture series in the department of medicine as well as didactics specific to each of their rotations. Simulation lab sessions are offered to the transitional residents for common procedures. The transitional year residents meet monthly in sessions that emphasize the development of basic scholarly skills. Mentorship for academic projects is available.
The emphasis our institution places on bedside teaching and development of basic clinical skills results in a transitional year resident well prepared for many clinical pathways.
Please explore the Graduate School of Medicine’s website to see the resources available here in the different specialties. Transitional residents can take advantage of all our opportunities including the Simulation Center, Dean’s Research Day, and travel to conferences for scholarly work.
We have 10 residents each year usually drawing anesthesia, radiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, ED and other fields. Knoxville is a great place for live and I encourage you to also look at our Resident Alliance site and information about the Knoxville area.
Contact us with questions!
Sincerely,
Daphne Norwood, MD MPH
Transitional Year Program Director
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Daphne Norwood, MD
Program Director
Transitional Year Residency Program
Department of Medicine
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920-6999
(865) 305-9340
(800) 596-7249