We offer an outpatient curriculum where categorical residents follow their own patient panel from day 1 of internship. Our clinic is located in the heart of the Pacific Heights neighborhood in San Francisco. It serves a diverse patient population covered through Medicare, Medi-Cal, Private insurers, and North East Medical Services (NEMS) (a local non-profit insurance providing insurance to underserved populations of the Bay Area).

The Ambulatory Primary Care rotation provides a good balance between clinical medicine and didactics. Here is an example of a resident's schedule:

Didactics on Ambulatory Primary Care:

• Tuesday Core Curriculum – 2 hour didactic on a core Ambulatory topic
• Wednesday Ambulatory Morning report – Resident-led presentations coupled with Chief-led discussions related to outpatient clinical cases
• Thursday Communication – A time to reflect and debrief difficult situations in small groups with residents and attendings
• Friday Evidence-Based Medicine – This is an attending-led weekly small group session where we learn how to analyze journal articles, review biostatistics, and critique study design.
• We also have a "Pre-Clinic Talk" daily from 1-1:30 PM on core ambulatory topics based on the Yale Outpatient Curriculum