Transitional Year Residency

The mission of the ECHN Transitional Year Residency Program is to train outstanding, capable, conscientious residents through an innovative and evidence based educational curriculum. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive academic and clinical experience. This training will provide our graduates with the ability to pursue careers in various specialties.

To learn more, contact our Administrative Department at 860.533.6559.

Director's Welcome

Welcome! We are a community-based, university-affiliated residency located in Manchester, Connecticut. Our program consists of talented and motivated residents, staff and faculty, outstanding inpatient and outpatient training, a unique longitudinal curriculum, and a commitment to residency education with exceptional patient care.

It is my privilege as Program Director to oversee a program that trains compassionate, well-rounded physicians and to prepare each resident for the specialty she or he aspires to. To facilitate this aim, core faculty members have been selected from foundational clinical rotations including Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery and Family Medicine. During core rotations residents will participate in each specialty’s robust didactic curriculum developed to supplement their clinical and professional education. Three blocks of elective time are included to ensure the flexibility to individualize ones curriculum based on categorical requirements and professional interests. Transitional Year Residents are also given the opportunity to present research projects alongside residents from other specialties at ECHN Scholarly Research Day.

If you are looking for an opportunity to experience strong clinical rotations, diversity, and an environment that supports reaching your career goals, then the ECHN Transitional Year Residency Program is the right choice for you. I hope to meet you soon!

Sincerely,

Bliss Yoon, DO
Transitional Year Residency Program Director

Curriculum

Our curriculum is broken out into 13 blocks:

Anesthesia/Procedures: 1 block
Elective: 3 blocks
Emergency Medicine: 2 blocks
ICU: 2 blocks
Inpatient Medicine: 3 blocks
Night Float: 1 block
Vascular Surgery: 1 block

Elective Rotation Choices

- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Colorectal Surgery
- Compounding Pharmacy
- Emergency Medicine
- ENT
- FM Outpatient Clinic
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology-Oncology
- ICU
- Inpatient Medicine
- Interventional Procedures
- Natural Medicine
- Nephrology
- NICU
- Night Float
- OB
- Pathology
- Podiatry
- Psychiatry-Behavioral Medicine
- Radiology
- Research
- Rheumatology
- Vascular Surgery

Program and Hospital Benefits

Program Benefits
- COMLEX/USMLE 3 Reimbursement
- iPhone with unlimited data
- Laptop
- Meal stipend
- Mentor system
- Participation in GME and hospital committees
- Research opportunities
- Resident events including our holiday party, graduation party and retreats
- Salary: PGY1: $62,305
Hospital Benefits
- 20 paid vacation days
- Cafeteria meal discount
- Free parking
- Health, life and short-term disability insurance
- Medical malpractice insurance
- Retirement plan

Resident Medical Schools & Residency Programs

Our past and present Transitional Year Residents are medical school graduates of a wide variety of schools:
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tufts University School of Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

University of Massachusetts Medical School

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of North Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Yale School of Medicine
ECHN’s Transitional Year Residency Graduates have advanced to the following residency programs:
Brigham & Women’s Hospital Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology at Lenox Hill Hospital (NYC)

ECHN ONMM Residency

Hartford Hospital Radiology

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Radiology

Loma Linda University Radiation Oncology

Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology (Boston)

NYU Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology at Tufts Medical Center/New England Eye Center (Boston)

SUNY Downstate Ophthalmology

UCLA Stein Eye Institute Ophthalmology

University of Connecticut Anesthesia

University of Connecticut Diagnostic Radiology

University of Vermont Diagnostic Radiology

Wake Forest Radiology

Yale Radiology