Table 2 Specialty topic/theme coverage during academic half day in a 3-year cycle of curriculum map (2003 to 2006).
From: Real time curriculum map for internal medicine residency
Specialty | Hours (%) of topics covered and examined within specialty | Hours (%) of topics covered but not examined within specialty | Total hours (%) of topics covered across all specialties | Number of topics examined but not covered within specialty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allergy and Immunology | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 5 (2) | 1 |
Biomedical Ethics | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | 5 (2) | 1 |
Cardiology | 8 (29) | 20 (71) | 28 (10) | 38 |
Critical Care | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 12 (4) | 5 |
Dermatology | 0 (0) | 8 (100) | 8 (3) | 11 |
Endocrinology | 9 (38) | 15 (62) | 24 (9) | 27 |
Evidence Based Medicine | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 18 (6) | 0 |
Gastroenterology | 12 (63) | 7 (37) | 19 (7) | 38 |
General Internal Medicine | 4 (24) | 13 (76) | 17 (6) | 85 |
Geriatrics | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | 8 (3) | 23 |
Hematology | 4 (20) | 16 (80) | 20 (7) | 53 |
Infectious Diseases | 8 (42) | 11 (58) | 19 (7) | 73 |
Maternal Fetal Medicine | 0 (0) | 9 (100) | 9 (3) | 2 |
Medical Oncology | 6 (67) | 3 (33) | 9 (3) | 22 |
Nephrology | 9 (45) | 11 (55) | 20 (7) | 31 |
Neurology | 4 (25) | 12 (75) | 16 (6) | 27 |
Quality Improvement | 1 (17) | 5 (83) | 6 (2) | 0 |
Respiratory | 9 (50) | 9 (50) | 18 (6) | 45 |
Rheumatology | 2 (11) | 16 (89) | 18 (6) | 48 |
Teaching Skills | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | 4 (1) | 0 |
All specialties combined | 83 (29) | 200 (71) | 283 (100) | 530 |