The month consists of regular continuity clinics, urgent care clinics, and specialty clinics such as pharmacy, procedure, and flex sig clinics. In addition, this resident is in charge of triaging all incoming labs and pharmacy requests. See our web page on the Mercy Family Health Center for more information. Our residents have primary responsibility of the patient and gain hands-on experience managing a variety of gynecological conditions in both the outpatient setting and the hospital OR and wards. Coloposcopy, endometrial biopsies, and IUD placement are just a few of the procedures that a resident will perform during this rotation.
Residents have hands on experience seeing patients and working directly with specialists.
Neurology First year residents spends two weeks with local neurologists working in their offices and in the hospital. Ophthalmology First year residents spend two weeks with a board-certified Ophthalmologist in their office gaining knowledge in a variety of conditions that a family physician will see in their own practice. Orthopedics First year residents spend four weeks working with a couple of local orthopedic surgeons in their office and in the hospital. Residents become skilled at casting and splinting, setting simple fractures, and managing strains and sprains. At these sites, family physicians and pediatricians are available for questions and teaching opportunities.