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Internal Medicine Residency Program Launches First Cohort
The Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education ( ACGME ), the organization responsible for accrediting all U . S . graduate medical training programs , approved CDU ’ s Internal Medicine Residency Program for accreditation . ACGME evaluates programs to ensure they meet standards in training and preparing resident and fellow physicians .
These standards set the context within clinical learning environments for development of the skills , knowledge , and attitudes necessary to take personal responsibility for the individual care of patients . In addition , they facilitate an environment where residents can interact with patients under the guidance and supervision of qualified faculty members who give value , context , and meaning to those interactions .
Following accreditation , CDU ’ s Internal Medicine Residency Program reviewed over 1,000 match applications for the first cohort of eight residents , which started in July 2021 . The residents will complete many of their clinical rotations at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System ( VALBHS ), which provides comprehensive healthcare services to more than 50,000 veterans and serves as CDU ’ s primary clinical partner site for the Internal Medicine residency program .
" The Long Beach VA is known for its rich clinical experiences as well as a robust patient population volume that provides exposure to a wide range of illness and diseases ," said Theodore C . Friedman , Chairman of the Internal Medicine Department at CDU . " With the visionary leadership of our program director , Arnel Joaquin , and substantial partnership from Long Beach VA leadership and outstanding faculty , we are confident that our residents will receive high quality training and clinical experiences ."
The program is approved to enroll a total of 24 Internal Medicine residents by July 2023 .
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