Residents spend a total of six months on pediatric rotations, three of which are ambulatory, in addition to caring for young patients in the Family Practice Center. Another highlight is obstetrics with a fellowship-trained Obstetrician in the core faculty. The biopsychosocial model of care is heavily integrated into our teaching with the help of our fall-time psychologist. The internal medicine training at St. Paul is a blend of theoretical, and the practical, taking advantage of practicing general internists, and subspecialists actively engaged in teaching in a large community hospital setting. The Family Practice Center is the ambulatory care and administrative home for the program.
Access is convenient to the tollway for a a wide range of patients.
Radiology and laboratory services are available on site, as well as opportunities for learning procedures such as colposcopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and ultrasound. Standard print references, computer-based references and databases are available to assist residents in learning skills that will be needed in future practice. Rapid Internet connections exist for residents and faculty to use while precepting. The Family Practice Center runs as much like a private office practice as possible. Residents are assigned individual panels of patients, and cover for patients in teams.