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First Year (PGY-I)

	PGY-1	Location	Length
	Continuity Clinic	Lewis or Scripps Clinic	once/week
	Internal Medicine	UCSD Medical Center	4 weeks
	Adult Medicine	UCSD Medical Center	10 weeks
	Obstetrics	UCSD Medical Center	4 weeks
	Inpatient Pediatrics	Children's Hospital	6 weeks
	Newborn Nursery	Balboa Naval Hospital	2 weeks
	General Surgery	UCSD Thornton Medical Center	4 weeks
	Emergency Department	UCSD Medical Center	2 weeks
	Orthopaedic Clinics	UCSD Ambulatory Clinics	2 weeks
	Sports Medicine	MCRD and UCSD La Jolla Clinic	4 weeks
	Community Medicine	Various Community Experiences	4 weeks
	Gynecology	Neighborhood Health Care	4 weeks
	Dermatology Service	Kaiser Permanente	2 weeks
	Vacation/Leave		4 weeks

Second Year (PGY-II) tr>

	PGY-2	Location	Length
	Continuity Clinic	Lewis or Scripps Clinic	3 sessions/week
	Medical ICU / CCU	VA Medical Center	4 weeks
	Inpatient Adult Medicine	Palomar Hospital	4 weeks
	Outpatient Cardiology	Scripps Clinics	4 weeks
	Night Float	UCSD Medical Center	3 @ 2 weeks
	Obstetrics	UCSD Medical Center & Balboa Naval Hospital	4 weeks
	Pediatrics	Kaiser Permanente	6 weeks
	Rural Clinic	El Centro Regional Medical Center	2 weeks
	Behavioral Medicine	St. Vincent De Paul & Gifford Clinic	4 weeks
	Emergency Medicine	Kaiser Permanente	4 weeks
	Orthopaedics	UCSD Ambulatory Clinics	2 weeks
	Ambulatory General Surgery	Kaiser Permanente	4 weeks
	Dermatology	Sharp Mission Park	2 weeks
	Scholarly Project		1 week
	Longitudinal Experiences	Behavioral Science	4-6 times
		Nursing Home Clinic	4-6 times
		St. Vincent De Paul	Multiple sessions
	Vacation/Leave		4 weeks

Third Year (PGY-III)

	PGY-3	Location	Length
	Continuity Clinic	Lewis or Scripps Clinic	4 sessions / week
	Clinic Resident	Lewis or Scripps Clinic	12 weeks
	Clinic Resident-Practice Management	Lewis or Scripps Clinic	4 weeks
	Ward Resident	UCSD Medical Center	6 weeks
	Night Float	UCSD Medical Center	1 week
	Head & Neck Surgery	Balboa Naval Hospital	2 weeks
	Pediatrics Emergency	Children's Hospital	2 weeks
	Electives		15 weeks
	Geriatrics	Kaiser Permanente	2 weeks
		Seniors Only Care &	2 weeks
		San Diego Hospice
	Ophthalmology	Balboa Naval Hospital	2 weeks
	Urology	Kaiser Permanente	2 weeks
	Longitudinal	Behavioral Science	4-6 times
		Nursing Home	4-6 times
		St. Vincent De Paul	Multiple sessions
	Vacation/Leave		4 weeks