There is also an extensive library of reference books and video tapes readily available to residents in the Family Practice Center. Procedures Hands on training is an important aspect of a residency experience. At the Family Practice Center, residents have the opportunity to perform office procedures including Obstetrical ultrasound, colposcopy, endometrial biopsy, cryosurgery, flexible sigmoidoscopy, circumcision, minor surgical procedures, casting and splinting, among other common family practice office procedures. Other services available to our patients are pulmonary function testing, pulmonary inhalation treatment, tympanometry, vision and audiologic testing, and electrocardiography. Physicians in-training who are familiar with manipulation techniques are encouraged to maintain their skill given the proper clinical situation arises.
Residents also learn the art of office counseling.
They take an active role in helping to manage their patients with psychological needs by participating in office co-counseling sessions. This is an appointment made specifically for the patient to address their needs with the resident along with the Family Practice Center's Ph.D. psychologist, Dr. Marty Krepcho. Common situations include depression, anxiety, marital strife, parent-child conflict, suicidal ideations, domestic abuse, and rape. Laboratory tests sent out usually go to one of three major laboratories in the Dallas area depending on the patient's insurance coverage. Turn around time is twenty four hours for most standard tests.