Inpatient Medicine Teams
The Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is at the forefront of inpatient medical education and provides individualized teaching, support, and mentorship to the next generation of internal medicine physicians at UW Health.
Our faculty supervise internal medicine residents on four inpatient teams for elective rotations, procedures, consults, triage, and on acute care hospitalist services at the University and East Madison Hospitals.
General Medicine (GMED) Wards
The GMED ward teams at University Hospital include a senior resident, two interns, one or two medical students, and a pharmacist, working within a night float and X+Y residency model. In a collaborative, patient-centered environment, trainees deliver high-quality care while developing essential clinical skills.
Through direct management of acute and chronic illness, they build expertise in communication, evidence-based and cost-conscious decision-making, procedural skills, and care-coordination from admission through discharge and follow-up. Trainees also learn to recognize clinical limitations, engage consultants effectively, and identify risks such as hospital-acquired complications.
Senior residents are mentored by Hospital Medicine faculty, preparing them to function as “junior attendings” on both general medicine and intermediate care services.
Hospital Medicine Elective Rotations
Internal medicine residents work one-one-one with Hospital Medicine faculty on admission, triage, consult service, or another of the hospitalist services at either University Hospital or East Madison Hospital.
Residents fill the role of a hospitalist and take on graduated responsibility and autonomy for all aspects of a patient’s hospital care.