Curriculum

Along with the various program faculty who participate in resident education, we are very fortunate to have an active group of community preceptors who provide teaching to our residents on several of the subspecialty rotations.

Our curriculum follows a 13 block rotation schedule with each block being 4 weeks in length with the exception of the Night Float blocks. In the second and third year, residents typically cover one weekend night with in house call every 6 weeks on average.

The outline of our rotations for each year is as follows:

First Year Rotations: Mostly Hospital Based

• Orientation - 4 weeks
• Family Medicine Inpatient Service*: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
• Inpatient Pediatrics: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Obstetrics: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Intensive/Critical Care*: 4 weeks
• General Surgery: 4 weeks
• Community Medicine/Health Equity I: 4 weeks
• FM Night Float: 4 weeks (2 week blocks)
• Geriatrics: 4 weeks

Second Year Rotations: Mostly Community Based

• Family Medicine Inpatient Service:  8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Ambulatory Pediatrics: 4 weeks
• Psychiatry: 4 weeks
• Health Systems Management/ Health Equity II: 4 weeks
• Electives: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Gynecology: 4 weeks
• POCUS: 4 weeks
• Ambulatory Family Medicine: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• FM Night Float: 4 weeks (2 week blocks)
• Musculoskeletal Medicine: 4 weeks (2 week blocks)

Third Year Rotations: Mostly Community Based

• Family Medicine Inpatient Service: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Behavioral Medicine II: 4 weeks
• Pediatric Subspecialties: 4 weeks
• Ambulatory Family Medicine: 8 weeks (2 blocks)
• Special Populations/ Health Equity III: 4 weeks
• Musculoskeletal Medicine: 4 weeks (2 week blocks)
• FM Night Float: 4 weeks (2 week blocks)
• Electives: 16 weeks (4 blocks)

Some overnight call may be required on rotations noted with an *