Clinical Components:
8 weeks of Adult Inpatient Medicine (hospital wards) and 4 weeks of ICU.
16 weeks of Total elective time (to meet requirements of Advanced Categorical Subspecialty Residency Program)
4 weeks of vacation (2 weeks scheduled and 2 weeks floating)
Longitudinal Ambulatory Family Medicine Clinic (one/two 4-hour sessions per week depending on rotation; totaling at least 160 hours throughout the 13 blocks or 35 half day sessions throughout the academic year)
4 week rotation in Emergency Medicine (at least 140 hours). Residents are expected to participate in the evaluation and management of the care of patients of all types and acuity levels.
No formal research component required, but this is encouraged.
Procedural Requirements:
None. Residents will be exposed to many procedures commonly performed in the outpatient Primary Care setting (Contraception management – IUD/Nexplanon Insertion/removal, Skin Biopsy, Joint Injection, Cryotherapy, etc.)
Didactic Components:
Weekly didactics are led by faculty and outside presenters on Thursday afternoons for 4 hours per week. Lectures cover core competencies in Family Medicine. Residents are excused from clinical service during this time and miss this time only for vacation or illness. Transitional Year residents are expected to present at least twice during the academic year.
Benefits:
For benefits information, please visit the UC GME Website here: https://med.uc.edu/education/gme/contract