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The Cleveland Clinic possesses a unique combination of resources and professional development opportunities that enrich the training experience.
The Cleveland Clinic is a large academic medical center with:
other features include:
A large, diverse patient base, with the majority of patients coming from Cuyahoga County. Common medical problems are the norm, with a sufficient volume of unusual referral cases for excellent teaching.
A “closed-book” order policy, giving residents the authority to write all orders and full responsibility for patient care. There are no "private" attending staff at Cleveland Clinic.
In 2004-2005 “The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine” of Case Western Reserve University enrolled its first class of medical students. Residents will have the opportunity to participate in the education and training of these new physicians.
Daily Morning Report and Teaching Rounds with full-time attending physicians.
A comprehensive Noon Conference schedule featuring didactics Journal Club and Clinicopathologic Conferences.
Weekly Division of Medicine Grand Rounds.
Ambulatory care experience in outpatient and continuity clinics.
Excellent research opportunities to promote scholarly activity. All medical residents complete one written project and one oral presentation.
A weeklong nationally recognized Internal Medicine board review course which senior residents attend at no cost.
The Three-Year ABIM Rolling Pass Rate is 96%.
Training at Cleveland Clinic Emergency Department.
Highly skilled ancillary personnel, including phlebotomy teams IV teams, respiratory therapist, EKG technicians, radiology technicians, and patient transportation.