Program Highlights
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Alice Nanyonga, M.D., PFM graduate and
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Academic Medicine
PFM has always placed an emphasis on
nurturing residents who wish to develop teaching skills or pursue an
academic career. With EVMS nearby, residents are given ample
opportunity to teach medical students rotating through the clinic. Also,
residents may chose to facilitate small groups of first- or second-year
medical students in their "Introduction to the Patient" class. Residents
also participate in teaching other residents in formal and informal
sessions and coordinate didactics with their attending physician
partner.
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Adolescent Medicine
PFM is fortunate to have an
experienced pediatrician on its faculty. Dr. Sandra Baucom runs her
own busy private practice and serves as an excellent resource for
pediatric issues.
Many opportunities for adolescent
medicine are available throughout the residency, including special
rotations. Residents also participate
by performing sports physicals and presenting TAR WARS, an anti-smoking
program, to fifth-graders in Portsmouth Public Schools.
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Family-Centered
Obstetrics
PFM's OB program is supervised by
family practice attendings who have special qualifications in
obstetrics, as well as working with our very own board certified OB/GYN
physician, Dr. Obayuwana. Dr. Obayuwana joined our faculty in 2004 and
has provided an outstanding OB education for our residents. Deliveries
are attended at the Family Birth Center at Maryview Hospital.
Residents also spend several sessions a
week at the Portsmouth Health Department conducting OB and GYN clinics.
This system provides excellent mentoring for those residents interested
in including obstetrics in their future practices.
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Geriatrics
Our program also has significant
exposure to all aspects of geriatric medicine. Our cognitive
assessment clinic, Educare, allows residents to participate in
functional geriatric assessment. Two of PFM's faculty, Drs. Bikowski
and Brittman, are board-certified in geriatrics. They, and several
other faculty, do home visits with residents.
Institutional care is
taught at the academic nursing home where each resident follows several patients during
second and third year. As third years, residents are
scheduled to participate as guest speakers in our television show
"What's Up Doc," filmed at the Portsmouth Senior Center every other
month. Residents are also encouraged to get involved in the Senior
Olympics and the many community presentations we offer on senior health.
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Research
Opportunities
Residents interested in research are
encouraged to participate in either individual projects or studies
headed by a faculty member. Current areas of research include:
- Diabetes
- Geriatrics
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Ocean’s and Health Environmental
Health Project
- Practice-based research/sentinel
disease network
- Watermen’s Health Initiative
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Rural Health
For residents with a special interest
in rural health, elective time may be spent away from the program in
remote sites, nationally and internationally. Students have the
opportunity to participate in "Operation Smile" or "Physicians for
Peace," as well as opportunities in Ghana, which is arranged through
one of our faculty members, Dr. Obayuwana.
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Sports Medicine
The residents at PFM are fortunate to have
the opportunity to rotate with a local family physician who has
completed a fellowship in sports medicine. This provides excellent
mentoring experiences for those residents interested in including sports
medicine in their future practices. Several faculty members also have an
interest in sports medicine. Additionally, residents participate in
sports physicals and have opportunities to serve as team physicians.
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Plenty of elective time - even international!