Transitional Year Residency Program - 1 year program w/flexible curriculum

Transitional Year Residency Program

"Thank you for your interest in Riverside Community Hospital Transitional Year Residency.

Our program is an ACGME accredited one year program with 20 positions. We offer a very flexible curriculum with a total of five blocks of elective which will allow you to personalize the program to your educational needs. This flexibility will serve as a launching point for your medical career as you transition into an advanced categorical residency. You will have the opportunity to work alongside residents and faculty from the ACGME approved programs in Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Radiology.

What is truly unique about our program is our culture of wellness. This translates into a highly collegial environment with an emphasis on resident wellness. We anticipate our residents will be able to meet both their personal and educational goals in this environment. We look forward to helping you build a solid foundation for a well-rounded long term career in medicine."

Warm Welcomes,

Sassan Ghassemzadeh, MD
Transitional Year Residency Program Director
H.S. Assistant Clinical Professor

Program Overview

• 13 transitional year residents
• Flexible curriculum with 5 blocks of electives
• Orientation Dates: Last week in June
• Start date: July 1
• 118,000 ED visits per year
• 542-bed referral center with a brand new tower built in 2017
• Opportunity to work with faculty, residents, and students from UC Riverside School of Medicine
• The only level 1 trauma center in Riverside County
• Busiest STEMI receiving center in Riverside County
• Joint commission certified thrombectomy capable stroke center
• Level I Trauma Center
• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• STEMI (heart attack) Receiving Center
• Surgery and Robotic Surgery
• Level III NICU

Mission statement

The Riverside Transitional Year Residency program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders. As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents’ perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values, and ideals.

Program overview

Values:

1. We practice conscientious medicine in a diverse community.
2. We advocate for those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
3. We value curiosity, educational drive, and confidence with humility.
4. We encourage mentorship at all levels.
5. We nurture the well-being of both ourselves and our colleagues.
6. We learn to apply evidence-based medicine.
7. We foster leadership and collaboration.
8. We promote innovation in research and education.
9. We are committed to physician integrity and accountability.

RCH Transitional Year Curriculum

• Required rotations
  • 2 block emergency medicine
  • 2 block hospitalist medicine
  • 1 block of adult ambulatory
  • 1 block Flex rotation (Choose Wards, Surgery, or ICU)
  • 0.5 blocks of night float
  • 0.5 block ICU
  • 0.5 block peds ambulatory
  • 0.5 block peds emergency medicine
  Electives (5 blocks)^*
  • Acute care surgery/Trauma
  • Allergy
  • Anesthesia
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • EM Pediatrics
  • EM Ultrasound
  • Gastroenterology
  • Heme/Onc
  • Infectious Disease
  • Nephrology
  • Neuro IR (stroke team)
  • Neurology
  • OB/GYN
  • Pain Management
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonary
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Any of the required rotations may be repeated as an elective

* Subject to change

Salary & Benefits Information:

Salary AY 25-26: