The Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Transitional Year Residency Program seeks to provide trainees with comprehensive clinical education in a community based setting. Our trainees are taught the principles of the biopsychosocial model of medicine and will come to know their patients not just for their ailments, but also for their unique personal aspects. Our trainees graduate from this program ready to enter into any clinical path of their choosing.

The Transitional Year program has four joint tracks with the following departments:

• Joint TY/Ophthalmology with the Stony Brook Medicine Department of Ophthalmology Residency Program: 3 residents
• 3 year MD program Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University: 1 resident
• Joint TY/Radiology with the Stony Brook Medicine Department of Radiology Residency Program: up to 5 residents
• Joint TY/Preventive Medicine with the Stony Brook medicine department of Preventive Medicine Program: 1 resident

Transitional Year Training:

The curriculum is organized into 13 block rotations, each lasting four weeks. While the specific rotations may vary slightly from year to year, they will generally follow the structure outlined below.

Electives vary between 8-12 weeks. Here are some examples of prior elective rotations: Pulmonary, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Radiology, Interventional radiology, Anesthesia, Cardiology, Psychiatry, as well as incorporating residents preferences. 

Night float rotation the resident assumes the primary care giving role due to being part of the primary admitting team overnight. This is in addition to providing coverage duties for the medical day team.  The resident performs the history and physical, places admission orders, and is the primary caregiver.  We feel this satisfies requirements to be a Fundamental Clinical Skills rotation.

Local Requirement can be any one of the following rotations: Infectious Disease, Cardiology, and Palliative Care.

Ambulatory Rotation require our residents to do a 4-week rotation in Ambulatory, which meets the 140-hour requirement.

Vacation: 20 days permitted. Trainees may take vacation during the academic year in a 4-week block or two 2-week blocks.