The third year resident is also given teaching responsibilities, being the senior resident on the family practice inpatient service and having the opportunity to precept in the Family Practice Center under the supervision of the faculty. Night call consists of managing telephone and emergency room evaluations of Family Practice Center patients. Third year residents care for 300 to 350 families and average 1500 patient visits for the year. Second and third year residents receive a longitudinal experience in geriatric medicine and significant emphasis is given community medicine and behavioral service rotations. Advanced rotations in maternity care are available for residents with a special interest in primary care obstetrics.
Electives emphasize individual career choices.
Faculty work with residents to customize electives while adhering to Board requirements. The Family Practice Inpatient Service A team of a faculty attending and three residents care for the family practice inpatient service each month. Patients on this service include those assigned to both faculty physicians and first-year residents. Senior residents not on the service round on their own individual patients and report directly to the faculty attending physician. Residents normally work on the family practice inpatient service for two months of each year.