Three months are spent on the Family Practice Inpatient Service. Teaching and supervision is provided by full-time family physician faculty members, a behavioral scientist, a clinical pharmacologist, and a senior resident team. Call is every fourth night. The resident has separate rotations in the Children's Health Center, the Pediatric Inpatient Service, and the Nursery. Teaching is focused on the care of patients with common health problems representative of general pediatrics.
Residents work in twelve hour shifts during the outpatient clinic rotation.
Call is every fourth night on the Nursery and Pediatric Ward rotations. Emphasis is on the attainment of basic skills while caring for a high-risk patient population. Call is every third to fourth night. Emergency Department Two months are spent in the Emergency Department at SFGH, a Level I trauma center. Each resident spends six weeks in various settings to gain skills in evaluation and treatment of geriatric patients and their families.