The Indiana University School of Medicine sponsors a Transitional Year Residency Program, which is primarily based at Clarian Methodist Hospital.
Twelve positions are available and applications should be made through the ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). The Transitional Year program is supported by the Specialty Residency Programs of Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Radiation Oncology and Radiology, all of which require a prerequisite clinical year prior to entry. We work with each of these Specialty Programs to tailor the academic experience of each transitional resident.
Applicants who are undecided about a career choice should consider the Transitional Year Program as an avenue to selecting further residency training in any specialty. Transitional year requirements include six months of fundamental clinical skills, one month of Emergency Medicine, and up to five months of electives. The six months of fundamental clinical skills can be taken in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, or Family Medicine. The elective rotations encompass any rotation offered in the Clarian Health System (Methodist, Riley Children's, Indiana University), or Veterans Administration and Wishard hospitals. The electives offer flexibility of inpatient or outpatient settings, research, out-of-state or -country rotations, with the clinical experience tailored to the resident's needs. We offer special electives in Orbital Dissection and Microvascular Surgery for all ophthalmology-bound trainees and up to three months of radiology electives for the radiology bound trainees. Didactics are available from any department in the School and include conferences emphasizing fundamental clinical skills covered on USMLE Part 3, monthly journal club, and book club.
Click here for more information about this program, or contact Dr. John Black
- By E-mail
- By regular mail
- Clarian Methodist Hospital
- P.O. Box 1367
- Indianapolis, IN 46206-1367
- By phone
- (317) 929-8881
