Patient data is electronically stored enabling productivity reports to be generated for each resident. The Pediatric Faculty Practice is a model suburban pediatric practice, drawing from a large middle class population living on the north shore of Long Island. Each PL-2 spends a one month module in the Faculty Practice during which time they receive intensive and comprehensive exposure to academic general pediatrics. The resident participates in nursery and hospital rounds each morning with a General Pediatrics attending. Returning to the divisional office suite, the resident functions as a member of the General Pediatrics team, often seeing as many as 30 patients a day with a wide variety of health care problems.
Emphasis is placed on practice management issues as well as clinical problem solving.
Throughout the module considerable emphasis is place on organizational skills. We have developed a practice management curriculum which addresses issues such as staffing, scheduling patients, billing procedures, negotiating managed care contracts, telephone management and the development and utilization of an electronic medical record. The division has an extensive library which is available to the residents. The house staff are expected to be familiar with a variety of reference material. They learn how clinical practice can be used to stimulate academic interests and how academic pursuits can enhance clinical practice.