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Southwest Regional Campus: Family Medicine Residency Program

Residency Program Curriculum

First Year of Residency

Course of StudyLength
Introduction to Family Medicine1 Month
Inpatient Family Medicine3 Months
Night Float/Family Medicine Clinic3 Months
Outpatient Pediatrics1 Month
Obstetrics and Gynecology1 Month
Cardiology1 Month
General Surgery1 Month
Radiology and Clinical Pharmacy1 Month

First year residents have one half-day per week in continuity clinic seeing 4-6 patients per clinic, throughout the year.

Second Year of Residency

Course of StudyLength
Inpatient Family Medicine2 Months
Night Float/Family Medicine Clinic2 Months
Critical Care and Pulmonology1 Month
Emergency Medicine1 Month
Neurology1 Month
Inpatient Pediatrics 1 Month
Orthopedics1 Month
Community Primary Care1 Month
Geriatrics and Neonatology1 Month
Elective1 Months

Second year residents have three half-days per week in continuity clinic seeing 8-9 patients per clinic, throughout the year.

Third Year of Residency

Course of StudyLength
Inpatient Family Medicine2 Months
Night Float/Family Medicine Clinic1 Month
Psychiatry1 Month
ENT/Ophthalmology1 Month
Outpatient Pediatrics1 Month
Dermatology and Wound Care1 Month
Emergency Medicine1 Month
Electives (4)4 Months

Third-year residents have four half-days per week in continuity clinic seeing 10-11 patients per clinic, throughout the year.