Preliminary Year

The Preliminary Pathway year offers an outstanding one-year clinical experience in adult medicine for trainees pursuing long-term careers in a variety of fields. An emphasis is placed on practical patient care training through hands-on educational experiences.

Length of training: one year
Setting: University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center

Description and Defining Characteristics

The Preliminary year offers an outstanding one-year clinical experience in adult medicine for trainees pursuing other long-term careers. We believe the Prelim PGY1 year is a vital year for achieving clinical competence prior to moving to categorical training, and our training achieves this goal through the combination of hands-on clinical experience with supervision from outstanding residents and faculty.

Preliminary interns are considered full members of the Department of Medicine house staff. They have three months of elective time to pursue their academic interests. In our program, there is no continuity clinic requirement for Preliminary interns.

Example Schedule

• 4.5 Blocks of Inpatient Medicine
• 1.5 Blocks of ICU
• 1 Block of Nights
• 5 Block of Electives
• 1 Block of PTO

*1 block= 4 weeks

Preliminary Year applicants should apply through ERAS.

Program Track Name: Medicine-Preliminary/Regionals
NRMP Program Code: 2189140P0

We are unable to provide ECFMG Exchange Visitor Sponsorship, J-1 or H1-B visa sponsorship.