Also unique is the remarkable community response to the HIV epidemic. The Residency has been an important part of this response since the beginning and remains on the cutting edge of HIV management. The Residency and local Public Health Department work together to involve community physicians as the primary care providers for HIV patients. Practice Management is taught longitudinally over the three years through a series of lectures and hands on in the Family Practice Center. Preceptors address work flow and time management.
Residents participate in problem solving with staff during regular office meetings.
Third year residents have dedicated time to focus on managed care concepts, career choices, practice evaluation, and the transition after graduation. Efforts are underway which will enable us to deliver regular quality of care reports to each resident profiling their developing practice styles. Electives D uring the second and third years, each resident has elective time available in which to develop special interests and proficiencies. Residents may choose to spend two of their four-week elective times at other facilities at some distance from the program. Indian Health Service sites in California and elsewhere.