The three-year Family Practice Residency program consists of a combination of patient care and teaching. This takes place in the family practice center, at the bedside, in formal conference settings and in the community.
First Year
The primary goal of the first year is to master the fundamental aspects of hospital-based medicine through rotations in general and emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and other specialties.
| Section | Duration |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Family Practice Service | 3 months |
| Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
| Intensive Care Unit | 1 month |
| Cardiology | 1 month |
| Newborn Nursery (Einstein) | 1 month |
| Obstetrics (Einstein) | 1 month |
| General Surgery | 1 month |
| Pediatrics (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) | 2 months |
| Community Medicine/Practice Management | 1 month |
| Family practice center | 1-2 sessions per week |
Second and Third Years
During the second and third years, residents spend an increasing amount of time in the family practice center and community settings. Residents pursue areas of special interest during their elective months and may use one of those months for an away elective during their third year. Pediatric rotations for the family practice residents occur at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia during all three years of residency.
| Section | Duration |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Family Practice Service | 2 months |
| Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
| Pediatrics (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) | 1 month |
| Otolaryngology/Ophthalmology | 1 month |
| Sports Medicine | 1 month |
| Dermatology/Allergy | 1 month |
| Psychiatry | 1 month |
| Outpatient Pediatrics (St. Christopher’s Hospital) | 1 month |
| Elective | 1 month |
| Geriatrics | 1 month |
| Family Practice Center | 3-4 sessions per week |
Third Year
| Section | Duration |
|---|---|
| Inpatient Family Practice Service | 2 months |
| Cardiology | 1 month |
| Multi-Specialty Selective (Nephrology, Radiology, Infectious Disease, Oncology) | 1 month |
| Community Medicine/Practice Management | 1 month |
| Orthopaedics | 1 month |
| Pulmonary Medicine and Gastroenterology | 1 month |
| Urgent Care | 1 month |
| Pediatrics (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ER) | 1 month |
| Gynecology | 1 month |
| Elective | 2 months |
| Family Practice Center | 4-5 sessions per week |
Medical Sub-specialties
Most specialty rotations are office preceptorship/ambulatory experience in block format. A few disciplines are taught longitudinally such as behavioral science and geriatrics. Resident education also includes participating in journal clubs and giving formal lectures during certain rotations (i.e., OB/GYN, pediatrics).
Call Schedules
First Year: Combination of night float and overnights
Second Year: On call average of every eighth night
Third Year: On call average of every eighth night
All Years: No backup call