Contents:

• The Curriculum
• In General
• Practice Management
• Resident Evaluations
• Resident Support

The Curriculum

In General

The Family Medicine Residency Program progresses from the general to the specific, giving great flexibility to each resident. You will acquire a solid background in the required rotations with ample time for elective courses that appeal to your particular interests. Throughout the program, you will also receive extensive training in behavioral science, practice management and working with families. One morning each week is dedicated to family practice educational topics.

The department’s research division is led by Karen Richardson-Nassif, PhD. Faculty members actively participate in original research.  Resident research projects are encouraged to be integrated with Future Focus Project.  The research division provides assistance in selecting topics, research design, data collection, and interpretation of results.

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Practice Management

The practice management curriculum provides the knowledge and skills necessary to make goal congruent practice choices, succeed financially in any setting and be the successful leader of a small business practice if you choose this path. Monthly educational sessions cover a wide range of practice management topics including finances and accounting, reimbursement mechanisms, coding to maximize revenue, human resources management, marketing, contracting and negotiating skills, legal aspects of practice and personal finance.  Residents get direct hands-on practice management experience at the Family Health Center.

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Resident Evaluations

Residents are evaluated on each rotation and at the Family Health Center. The supervising attending physician or senior resident completes a web-based evaluation at the end of each rotation. This addresses the resident's progress toward comprehensive family and individual health care through improvement in the core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, practice and system-based improvement. For more details on the general competencies, please visit ACGME General Competencies.  During each experience, faculty provide timely verbal and written feedback to enhance the value of the rotation.

At the Family Health Center, the family medicine team leaders and teaching attendings review all charts and supervise the residents' patient care.

At regular intervals you will meet with your advisor to discuss your progress, curriculum plans, and career planning.

Residents evaluate the teaching, rotations, and other learning experiences that comprise the program. They also work on committees with faculty members to plan and implement change.

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Resident Support

Taking good care of your patients also means taking care of yourself. We will help you become aware of the unique opportunities, issues and dilemmas facing today's physician, and teach you effective methods for resolving personal and professional concerns.

Resident support begins the day you join Family Medicine. During the first-year orientation, faculty work with new residents on risk assessment, stress reduction and fears, and expectations concerning the residency. A monthly Resident Support Group, open to all residents, develops effective communication and interpersonal skills. It provides a place for residents to discuss the stresses, fears, and achievements you may experience as resident physicians. Each resident class has a Balint group.

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