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Curriculum

Rural areas encompass all population, housing and territory not included within an urban area, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Rural Americans face numerous health disparities compared to urban Americans, including limited access to quality healthcare such as primary care and specialty services.

Block rotation 

Our Family Medicine Residency program is 36-months and follows a block rotation schedule, designed to comply with all ACGME Family Medicine Review Committee requirements. Each year has 13 four-week blocks of “traditional” rotations, with longitudinal experiences throughout the training in Health Systems Management/Q1 (3 years), Behavioral Health (3 years) and Geriatrics (2 years). Our residency clinic also is part of the longitudinal experience that crosses all three years of training. All residents are expected to complete each rotation as scheduled. Rotation information is available on New Innovations. Goals and Objectives for each rotation will be sent via New Innovations to all residents two weeks prior to the start of each rotation.

PGY-1

  • Orientation: 1 block 
  • Inpatient adult: 2 blocks 
  • Night float: 1 block 
  • OB: 2 blocks 
  • Emergency Medicine: 1 block 
  • Pediatrics out-patient: 1 block 
  • Clinic and Health Systems: 1 block 
  • Surgery: 1 block ICU: 2 weeks 
  • Community Medicine: 1 block 
  • Sub-specialties: 1 block 

Orientation: it includes introduction to the basics of residency, behavioral science, community medicine, resident wellness, qualifications for Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, procedural skills, team building, quality improvement, scholarly activity, EMR training, new innovations training, expectations and milestones, SIMS lab and new hire orientation. 

First years have a total of 3 weeks’ vacation and are scheduled for 1-week intervals during selected rotations.

PGY-2

  • Inpatient adult: 2 blocks 
  • Night float: 2 block 
  • GYN: 1 block Inpatient pediatrics: 1 block 
  • Emergency Medicine: 1 block 
  • Nursing: 1 block Electives: 2 blocks 
  • Community Medicine: 1 block 
  • Newborn: 1 block FMC: 1 block 

Second years have a total of 4 weeks’ vacation is scheduled for 1-week intervals during selected rotations.

PGY-3

  • Inpatient adult: 2 blocks 
  • Night float: 1 block 
  • Emergency Medicine Pediatric: 2 weeks 
  • Pediatrics out-patient: 2 weeks 
  • Clinic and Health Systems: 2 blocks 
  • Electives: 2 blocks 
  • Subspecialties: 2 blocks 
  • Community Medicine: 1 block 
  • Ambulatory MSK: 1 block 

Third years have a total of 4 weeks’ vacation is scheduled for 1–week intervals during selected rotations. They also have the option of scheduling international rotations or mission trips for elective rotations.