Family Practice Service Residents spend four weeks in the first year on the Family Practice Service. Patients from any of our ambulatory clinical sites, including the Family Practice Centers, Nursing Homes or St. John's Family Health Center are admitted to this service if they require hospitalization. The service includes patients admitted to the regular medical floors, pediatrics, intensive care units, and intermediate care units. Patients admitted for surgery are also followed by the Family Practice Service team for medical management. The biopsychosocial model serves as the basis of all discussion and management of patient care on the Family Practice Service.
Morning report is held daily with the supervising attending.
There are weekly geriatric conferences and daily lectures by senior residents and attendings. Call is every fourth night. Family Practice Center Residents spend two weeks in the first year in an intensive orientation to the operations of the Family Practice Center. Residents spend time with the various personnel on the business and clinical staff, and see patients under the supervision of faculty preceptors. Residents also participate in a Quality Assurance Project.