Call depends on the individual site, but averages every fourth night. This rotation may be used by R3s to gain further rural experience, and is often used to preview a future practice site. Rural location of this rotation is dependent on faculty approval. This time may be used to pursue medical interests, research, to experience and gain skill in an outpatient specialty or experience an additional rural clerkship. Subject to faculty approval, electives have ranged from a managed care rotation, to a procedural month, to a subspecialty rotation.
Additional experience is gained during the Rural Clerkship and some electives.
This one-week focused experience is to develop skill in managing routine outpatient problems. Includes evaluation and diagnostic teaching, athletic physicals, and developing management skills for acute and chronic sports injuries. Participation as team physician for professional hockey and baseball is required and enhances this educational component of the curriculum. Throughout the three year residency program residents will be trained to interview, assess and manage treatment of a variety of behavioral issues, will gain an understanding of the family physician's role in addressing underlying psychosocial issues inherent in medical care, and will develop triage and referral skills. Over the three years residents access and work with community, school, and public health services.