Our curriculum allows for flexibility while still meeting the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). While the ACGME requires two months of electives, we offer residents five months for a greater degree of freedom.

Curriculum Highlights 

  • As part of a regional academic medical center, we’re able to offer many options for elective rotations.
  • You’ll also rotate at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System and the SAC Health System (a Federally-Qualified Health Center, or FQHC). 
  • You get the training you need to thrive in any setting — our graduates have gone into 14 different specialties.

CURRICULUM BY YEAR

Transitional Year Block Diagram

4‑Week Block Rotation Schedule (Blocks 1–6)

4‑Week Block 1 2 3 4 5 6
Site B A B A A C
Rotation Surgery Elective Internal Medicine Elective Emergency Medicine Ambulatory Care
% Outpatient 30% 100% 0% 100% 100% 100%
% Research 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vacation 0 0 0 1 week 0 0

4‑Week Block Rotation Schedule (Blocks 7–12)

4‑Week Block 7 8 9 10 11 12
Site A A A A A A
Rotation Elective Internal Medicine Pediatrics / OB Elective Surgery Elective
% Outpatient 0% 50% 30% 100% 30% 30%
% Research 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vacation 1 week 0 0 1 week 0 0

Site Key: 

  • A – Loma Linda University Medical Center 
  • B – Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital 
  • C – SAC Health System