All aspects of patient care are covered through direct observation, videotaping, precepting, and chart review. The behavioral scientist, patient educator, nurses and fellow residents contribute to an environment where excellence and education are inseparable. Specialty consultation is readily available within Peninsula Medical. Easy access to radiology, laboratory, pharmacy services and home health agencies complements the broad range of services, testing and treatment available in our office. A first year resident sees five to eight patients on each of the two half-days in the office each week.
All faculty members see patients on a regular basis.
We have a strong interest in involving patients in their own health care. Emphasis is placed on patient education within the FamilyCare Doctors suite, with special direction from our health educator. We also have a strong interest in seeing our graduates leave with a good procedural background in outpatient medicine including sigmoidoscopy, vasectomy and colposcopy. FamilyCare Doctors an outstanding part of the resident's training. Peninsula Medical provides private offices for more than 120 physicians, dentists and psychologists, and houses the Family Practice Residency training center, FamilyCare Doctors.