Procedures
Over four years Combined Family
Medicine/Internal Medicine Residents have the opportunity to become
competent with the procedures listed below.
Inpatient Procedures - these skills
can be acquired while on many rotations including:
- 11 months of inpatient adult
medicine
- 3 months of ICU
- 2 months of inpatient pediatrics, 1
month of nursery
- 1 month of neurology
- Arterial Line
- Bone Marrow Biopsies
- Central Lines
- Joint Aspiration and Injection
- Lumbar Puncture
- Paracentesis
- Swan Ganz Catheterization
- Thoracentesis
Outpatient Procedures - these
skills are learned in the family practice center during weekly half-day
patient care sessions and while on five block months in the family
practice center. Residents gain additional experience with these
procedures during subspecialty rotations such as orthopedics,
dermatology, gastroenterology and cardiology (2 months).
- Colposcopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Incisions and Drainage
- Joint Aspiration and Injection
- Minor Surgery
- Radiosurgery
- Skin Biopsy
- Toenail Resection
- Treadmill Stress Testing
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