Curriculum - Family Medicine Residency
The Family Medicine Residency Program's curriculum is designed to meet the foundational requirements of family medicine training as set by ACGME and ABFM. In addition, our program includes training and clinical exposure to specialty areas that enrich the experience of our residents and expand their skills sets.
Combining strong inpatient and outpatient training sites enables residents to diversify their competency and widen their future employment possibilities as well as fellowship options.
After the first year of training, residents gain progressively more time in the ambulatory setting. They continue building and managing their patient panels through one-on-one encounters as well as through population health and quality improvement initiatives. In addition to the block schedules, our residents participate in longitudinal training in nursing homes, newborn nursery and on the Mama and Baby Bus which provides comprehensive prenatal care in a mobile unit in a predominantly LatinX community with a disproportionate percentage of uninsured residents.
Year One
- Family Medicine Inpatient - 12 weeks
- Pediatrics Outpatient - 4 weeks
- Pediatrics Inpatient - 4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine - 4 weeks
- Obstetrics - 4 weeks
- ICU - 4 weeks
- GYN - 4 weeks
- Neurology - 4 weeks
- Infectious Disease - 2 weeks
- Nephrology 2 weeks
- Surgery - 4 weeks
Year Two
- Family Medicine Inpatient - 12 weeks
- Emergency Medicine - 4 weeks
- Obstetrics - 4 weeks
- Pediatrics Outpatient - 4 weeks
- Cardiology - 8 weeks
- Gastroenterology - 4 weeks
- Endocrinology - 4 weeks
- Psychiatry - 2 weeks
- Research - 2 weeks
- Elective - 4 weeks
Year Three
- Family Medicine Inpatient - 12 weeks
- Pediatrics Emergency Medicine - 4 weeks
- Sports Medicine - 4 weeks
- Family Medicine Practice - 4 weeks
- Orthopedics - 4 weeks
- Gynecology - 4 weeks
- Pediatrics Outpatient - 4 weeks
- Elective - 12 weeks
* Continuity rotations span the course of training and include newborn nursery, Mama and Baby Mobile Unit, and the family medicine continuity clinic.
Behavioral Medicine
Behavioral health is a longitudinal curriculum which is taught through didactic presentations and precepting by the Director of Behavioral Health concurrent with patient care in the family medicine practice. Our behavioral health faculty rounds in the inpatient setting which provides additional learning opportunities for residents who can co-manage a variety of behavioral health issues concerning our hospitalized patients. Additional training is provided with a rotation on the Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit at UM Capital Region Medical Center.
Practice Management
Practice Management is a hybrid longitudinal curriculum which includes didactic presentations in the first two years and a rotation in Practice Management during the third year.
Community Health
Community Health is a hybrid longitudinal curriculum which includes didactic presentations, guest speakers from community agencies and 'field trips' to visit community health agencies. Residents will have the opportunity to use elective time to pursue a particular community health interest.