| EVMS Portsmouth Family Medicine Residency Program: Curriculum |
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Drs. Baumgarten, Bolanos and Jones present their poster at the Medical Society of Virginia annual meeting.
Behavioral Medicine is taught longitudinally with the assistance of an LCSW on staff. Community Medicine experience is also longitudinal. The majority of the internship year is spent in the inpatient setting. Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Neonatology are primarily hospital-based experiences. Residents become comfortable running codes and working in all areas of the hospital. One half day a week is spent in the family practice center, beginning to build a panel of patients and bonding with the staff at the office. Family Medicine (Inpatient Day Team) 4 months Family Medicine (Inpatient Night Team) 2 months (four 2 weeks sessions) Internal Medicine (ICU) 1 month Ob/Gyn 1 months Pediatrics (Inpatient) 1 month Surgery 1 month Emergency Department/Radiology 1 month Outpatient Pediatrics 1 month One to two half days per week in Family Medicine Office Second year begins the transition to a more outpatient clinical focus. Although some rotations are hospital based, residents now act more in the role of teachers and supervisors for interns and medical students. Family Medicine (Inpatient Day Team) 1 month Family Medicine (Inpatient Night Team) 1 month (Two 2 week sessions) Ob/Gyn 1 month Neonatology 1 month Pediatrics (ER) 1 month Pediatrics (Outpatient) 1 month Surgery 1 month Office/Behavioral Medicine (longitudinal) 1 month Orthopedics 1 month Cardiology 1 month Emergency Department 2 weeks Elective 2 weeks Elective 1 month Three to four half days per week in Family Medicine Office Third year completes the shift of emphasis to outpatient care with residents spending more time in the family practice center, in specialist's offices, and in community rotations such as rural health and community medicine. Our senior residents keep up their acute and intensive care skills with continued inpatient supervisory experiences. Family Medicine (Inpatient Day Team) 1 month Family Medicine (Inpatient Night Team) 1 month (Two 2 week sessions) Neurology 1 month ENT 1 month Dermatology 1 month Ophthalmology/Urology 1 month Office Gynecology 1 month Electives 3 months Sports Medicine 1 month Practice Management/Office Month 1 month
Three to four half days per week in Family Medicine Office Additional Requirements in the Third Year: Practice Management Course - 1 week Mini Family Medicine Board Review Series - 3 days
New ACGME guidelines for duty hours and supervision which became effective in July 2011 have mandated changes in working hours for residents. This has had a major impact on the residency call system. Year 1 – We have implemented a Day and Night Team system. Day shifts are typically 12 hours and night team shifts are 13 hours. There is no clinic scheduled during night team. Weekends are covered by hospital team. Year 2 and Year 3 – We have implemented a night team system for upper level residents. Each upper level resident will have two two-week blocks per year of night team. In months not assigned to night float, residents take one to two weekend calls per month to cover times when the night float resident is off. Call duration is 12 or 24 hours and and an additional 30 minute sign out time. |
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