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Our program is characterized by:
- Certifying exam pass rates in the top 10 percent of programs in the country
- Outstanding preparation for outpatient generalist, hospitalist, subspecialty, or academic adult medicine careers
- A close knit group of friendly, supportive residents with high morale
- A culture of rigorous thinking, academic curiosity, evidence-based decision making with advanced educational and information technology, efficiency in resource use, compassion, and humility
Abbott Northwestern Hospital is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the largest medical center complex in the Twin Cities with state of the art hospital and outpatient clinics that provide you with the best possible support to care for your patients. Abbott Northwestern continues to be named on multiple lists of the nations top hospitals both as an institution and in many specialty areas. We have one of the most complete and extensive computerized medical record systems in the country.
Our patient population is extremely diverse, with the right mix of diseases and socioeconomic factors. The patients come from inner city and suburban environments, as well as rural out state communities, and have a unique mix of primary to tertiary care needs. More than one third of our patients come from outside the Twin Cities metro area. We have an abiding commitment to caring for this diverse group of patients.
We have one of the most complete, organized, and integrated formal curricula that you can find with a very strong emphasis on bedside medicine and critical thinking. We also have an emphasis on advanced educational technology, focused on a convergence mobile device and toolset, an interactive audience conference system, technologically advanced attending rounds structure, extensive simulation-based procedure training, and the new Abbott Northwestern Center for Clinical Simulation.
Current Highlights...
The residency program has been using extensive simulation training for procedural skills and physical exam over the last several years. However, the Abbott Northwestern Center for Clinical Simulation that finished construction in 2010 adds an additional layer to simulation-based training for the residents. The center was founded by the residency program, and provides state-of-the-art high-fidelity simulation in replica ER and ICU rooms for multi-disciplinary training of code situations, emergency management, and high-risk/low-frequency scenarios. Residents are the core training group utilizing the simulation center, and the center is directed by the internal medicine residency program.
The program's unique internal medicine residency procedure team has performed over 1500 procedures over its first 3 years, and seen more than a 20% increase in procedure volume anually. The outcomes of the residency's Procedure Team & Procedure Rotation were presented at the 2009 International Simulation in Health Care Conference.
