The faculty in our program come from a variety of backgrounds, including private practice, military, and academia, providing a range of experienced teachers. They have expertise in family medicine, sports medicine, geriatrics, obstetrics, behavioral medicine, medical informatics, practice management research, clinical decision-making, and occupational medicine. Clinical faculty members maintain their own practices and consider clinical teaching of residents and students the most important part of academic life. Conferences Conferences are held each Wednesday afternoon in the FMC conference room, with Grand Rounds at noon, followed by three upper level conferences. Additional conferences are provided throughout the week at our FMD and throughout the Health Sciences Center.
Topics are devoted to problems common to family medicine.
Faculty and residents from our department along with faculty from other departments and visiting lecturers contribute to these conferences. A two-year core curriculum is used for the upper level conferences. During the last two years of residency, there is a decreasing frequency of in-house call. Currently, upper level residents are taking in-house call an average of two to three times each month. The schedule permits adequate time for family, reading, and personal interests.