Rotation Schedule
PGY- I |
PYG-II |
PYG-III |
Orientation |
Cardiology
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Electives |
Behavioral Science |
Community Medicine |
Geriatrics |
Critical Care |
Inpatient Surgery |
Gynecology |
Emergency Medicine |
Elective |
Internal Medicine |
Internal Medicine |
Internal Medicine |
Night Float |
Obstetrics |
Antibiotic Stewardship |
Specialties |
Pediatrics |
Population Health |
Sports Medicine |
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Night Float |
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Orthopaedics |
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Dermatology |
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Pediatrics
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Quick References:
Year One
Orientation (first month):
- New employee orientation
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) course
- Introduction to well-woman exam and normal OB
- Shadowing in the office
- Buddy call
Family Practice Center
- Patient Panel of 50-75 families, four to six patients per session
- Residents, nurses and patients assigned to individual team
- Transcription available for dictated progress notes
Internal Medicine (3 months):
- Hospital's inpatient Medical Teaching Service
- Run by family practice residents
- Supervised by family physicians and other primary care physicians
- All socio-economic groups and disease categories represented
- Wide range of patient management and experience while on call
Pediatrics (3 months):
- Three months at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
- Rotations include infants, toddlers and high-risk nursery
Obstetrics (2 months):
- Provide total care: prenatal, labor, delivery and post-partum
Postpartum Center:
- Manage and delivery of Family Practice Center patients and private patients
- Experience in all obstetric procedures
Emergency Medicine (1 month):
- Staffed by emergency medicine trained physicians
- Experience in both minor and comprehensive care
Critical Care (1 month):
- Training occurs at Summa Health System – Akron and St. Thomas Campuses
- Learn ventilator management, line placement and critical care skills
Behavioral Science (1 month):
- Development of brief counseling through didactics and co-counseling with director of behavioral science
- Develop ability to identify primary psychiatric disorders requiring outside referral
Year Two
Family Practice Center:
- 100-125 families, six to nine patients per session
General Surgery (1 month):
- Emphasis on pre-operative and post-operative care
- Inpatient and outpatient surgical experience available
Outpatient Surgery:
- Emphasis is on outpatient surgery
Pediatrics (2 months):
- One month each of emergency medicine and ambulatory clinics
Internal Medicine (2 months):
- Hospital's inpatient Medical Teaching Service
- Run by family practice residents
- Supervised by family physicians and other primary care physicians
- All socio-economic groups and disease categories represented
- Wide range of patient management and experience while on call
Population Health (1 month):
- POCUS training
- SOAR (Student Run Free Clinic) at NEOMED
- MAT (Suboxone) training
- QI Projects
- Other Population Health topics
Cardiology (1 month):
- Work directly with cardiologists on consults, Critical Care Unit patients and diagnostic procedures
Orthopaedics (1 month):
- Outpatient training experience in a variety of settings
- Training in physical medicine, rehabilitation, casting, splinting and physical therapy
Community Medicine (1 month)
- Exposure to multiple community agencies
- Patient care experiences in community clinics for underserved
Night Float (1 month)
- 4 night calls per week
- Hospital admissions
- Covering the inpatient list
Antibiotic Stewardship/Dermatology (1 month)
Elective (1 month)
Year Three
Family Practice Center:
- 150-200 families, nine to 12 patients per session
Internal Medicine (2 months):
- Act as supervising senior resident to Medical Teaching Service
- Assume responsibility for care of patients
Sports Medicine (1 month):
- See patients in outpatient sports medicine center
- Learn to manage sports related injuries, rehabilitation and injury prevention
Geriatrics (1 month):
- Multiple locations for geriatric care (hospital, office, nursing home, home)
Gynecology (1 month):
- Opportunities for office procedures including colposcopies
- Experience in wide range of common gynecologic problems
- Exposure to Gynecological Surgery
Specialties (1 month):
- Uro/Ophtho/ENT
- Outpatient experience in private physicians' offices
- Spend time with hospital-based audiologist and speech therapist
Electives (5 months)
Practice Management:
- Longitudinal across all 3 years
- Overview of all aspects of managing an office
- Information on billing, coding, medical/legal affairs, OSHA guidelines and government regulations
Night Float (1 month)
- 4 night calls per week
- Hospital admissions
- Covering the inpatient list
Call Responsibilities
Teaching Staff
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