Family Medicine Residency Curriculum*
First Year
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| Family Medicine office hours: At least 1 half day per week every inpatient rotation and 3-5 half days per week on outpatient rotations |
Year Round |
| Practice Management |
1 block |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service |
3 blocks |
| Intensive Care Unit |
1 block |
| Emergency Trauma Center |
1 block |
| Surgery |
1 block |
| Geriatrics |
0.5 block |
| Outpatient OB/GYN |
1 block |
| Newborn Nursery |
0.5 block |
| Pediatric Inpatient Service |
2 blocks |
| Pediatric Night Float |
1.5 blocks |
Second Year
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| Family Medicine office hours: At least 1 half day per week every inpatient rotation and at least 5 half days per week on outpatient rotations |
Year Round |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service |
2 blocks |
| Family Medicine Night Float or Pediatric Night Float |
1.5 blocks |
| Emergency Trauma Center |
1 blocks |
| Geriatrics |
0.5 block |
| Obstetrics |
2 blocks |
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Pediatric Inpatient Service (function as supervising resident)
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1 block |
| Outpatient Orthopedics |
1 block |
| Outpatient ENT/Urology |
1 block |
| Outpatient Cardiology |
1 block |
| Psychiatry |
1 block |
| Elective |
1 block |
Third Year
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Family Medicine office hours: At least 1 half day per week every inpatient rotation and at least 5 half days per week on outpatient rotations
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Year Round |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service |
2 blocks |
| Family Medicine Night Float |
1 block |
| Colorectal/Gastroenterology |
1 block |
| Neurology/Ophthalmology |
1 block |
| Outpatient Surgery |
1 block |
| Dermatology |
1 block |
| Rheumatology/Sports Medicine |
1 block |
| Practice Management |
1 block |
| Electives |
2 blocks |
| Also available within the curriculum: Geriatrics track and Sports Medicine track |
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Family Medicine Center Office Hours
five half days per week while on outpatient rotation
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The Geriatric Track
The Geriatrics Track is designed to enhance the experience of residents interested in sharpening their skills and increasing their knowledge in Geriatrics regardless of their interest in pursuing a Geriatrics Fellowship. The track begins during first year and continues throughout residency. Residents will have a faculty mentor with expertise in geriatrics and gains additional geriatric experience through longitudinal electives, elective rotations and geriatric conferences in order to increase exposure to unique geriatric patients and cases. The track engages the resident in many facets of geriatric medicine including medical directorships of long-term care facilities, wound care, palliative end-of-life care, as well as the general care and assessment of geriatric patients.
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Sports Medicine Track
Sports medicine interested residents will be:
- Paired with Dr. Fidler for faculty mentorship and advising.
- Challenged to find interesting cases to submit for presentation at the National American Medical Society for Sports Medicine meeting.
- Encouraged to attend the National AMSSM meeting.
- Allowed to provide sideline coverage for Jenkintown football games.
- Offered the chance to cover at multiple mass participation events.
- Asked to help with Mass Pre-participation physical exams for Jenkintown and Wissahickon School District.
Sports medicine interested second years will be:
- Challenged to find interesting cases to submit for presentation at the National American Medical Society for Sports Medicine meeting.
- Encouraged to attend the National AMSSM meeting.
- Covering Jenkintown football games. Resident time for game coverage is paid.
- Provided with networking opportunities with fellowship directors.
- Offered the chance to cover multiple mass participation events.
- Asked to help with the Mass pre-participation physical exams at Jenkintown and Wissahickon.
Sports medicine interested third years will be:
- Encouraged to schedule away electives in the first half of their third year, preferably during interview season.
- Asked to schedule an early Mentor meeting that will focus on the application process and reviewing the resident’s application.
- Strongly encouraged to provide lectures on various sports medicine topics.
- Organizing and participating in football coverage for Jenkintown. Residents time for game coverage is paid.
- Offered opportunities for Networking with fellowship directors
- Offered the chance to cover mass participation events.
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*Curriculum is revised annually.