Rotations and continuity clinics are formatted to meet ACGME requirements.
PGY-1 will have 1-2 half days in the continuity clinic per week.
PGY-2 will have 3-4 half days in the continuity clinic per week.
PGY-3 will have 4 half days in the continuity clinic per week.
Rotations are scheduled in month block format.
Nursing home and in-home visits offer an added geriatric experience in all three years.
Rotations include:
- Family Medicine Inpatient
- Family Medicine Outpatient
- Night Float
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Outpatient Pediatrics
- Inpatient Obstetrics
- Newborn Nursery
- General Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Emergency Medicine
- Gynecology
- Behavioral Health/Medical Systems/Public Health
- Musculoskeletal-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Wound
- Anesthesia
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Psychiatry Outpatient
- Inpatient Psychiatry
Electives:
Newborn Nursery, Pediatrics Inpatient, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Family Medicine Outpatient, Obstetrics, Radiology, Pediatrics Emergency Medicine, Critical Care/Pulmonology, Pediatric Outpatient, Psychiatry, Adult Critical Care, Musculoskeletal-Orthopedic, Gynecology, Geriatrics, Rheumatology, Cardiology, ENT, Nephrology, Urology, Endocrinology, Radiology, Hematology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Wound Care
Curriculum
- Family Medicine didactics are held on Wednesday afternoons. These lectures are specifically modeled after the content of the ABFM Family Medicine Boards to ensure comprehensive, board-relevant education. The curriculum includes presentations from a diverse group of contributors, featuring lectures from various specialists as well as our own dedicated faculty and residents.
- EBM journal club monthly
- Monthly Wellness Curriculum including Balint sessions
- Grand Rounds
- Board review
- Biannual Simulation Training, such as such as basic instruction and patient interaction/history taking and physical examination/clinical and procedural skills training/code situation simulation/emergency management- difficult airways, central lines, ACLS scenarios
- Annual ABFM In-Training examination
Policies
The residency program aims to provide residents with an extensive experience in the art and science of medicine in order to achieve excellence in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients. To achieve this goal, residents agree to abide by certain policies and guidelines. In return, residents get a number of benefits and the training they need to be successful in their careers. The residency program follows all ACGME and the Baptist Health – UAMS GME Committee policies.