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Before diving into their clinical rotations of residency training, the first class of resident physicians at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi will complete a ten-day orientation period designed to set them up for success and provide a chance to get to know one another and members of the Baptist family.

On Monday, June 21, the trainees will arrive for their first official day at BMH-NM, and will participate in sessions that will review Accreditation Commission of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) standards and milestones, the program’s rotational and didactic calendars, Clinical Learning Environment Review pathways, medial staff bylaws, and more. Other scheduled presentations will ensure the PGY1 group will be acclimated to the hospital’s inpatient wards, Internal Medicine clinic, and the program’s point of care ultrasound and other simulation equipment, wrapping up with “Intern 101” on Wednesday, June 30. The residents begin each of their rotations on Thursday, July 1.

Dr. Seger Morris, Program Director, and Dr. Paul DePriest, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, will deliver presentations on leadership to resident and faculty physicians and other hospital leaders during the first week.  Several social gatherings and dinners will offer an opportunity for relaxation and developing a deeper connection with one another and with attending physicians and hospital leaders.

This carefully constructed “training before the training” period is meant to send each resident physician into their first year of residency training with a solid foundation on which to build their individual successes and path toward a successful career in medicine.