Curriculum
Along with the various program faculty who participate in resident education, we are very fortunate to have an active group of community preceptors who provide teaching to our residents on several of the subspecialty rotations.
Our curriculum follows a 13 block rotation schedule with each block being 4 weeks in length. The outline of our rotations for each year is as follows:
| First Year Rotations: Hospital Based | |
| Course Name | Course Length |
| Orientation/Family Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service* | 8 weeks (2 blocks) |
| Inpatient Pediatrics | 8 weeks (2 blocks) |
| Intensive/Critical Care* | 4 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 8 weeks (2 blocks) |
| Surgery | 8 weeks (2 blocks) |
| System Based Practice | 4 weeks |
| Geriatrics | 4 weeks |
| Some overnight call may be required on rotations noted with an * | |
| Second Year Rotations: Community Based | |
| Course Name | Course Length |
| Ambulatory Pediatrics | 4 weeks |
| Behavioral Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 4 weeks |
| Dermatology | 4 weeks |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 8 weeks |
| Rural Family Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Musculoskeletal Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Surgical Specialties | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Family Medicine | 8 weeks |
| Elective | 4 weeks |
| Gynecology | 4 weeks |
| Call | Approximately every 6th night |
| Third Year Rotations: Community Based | |
| Course Name | Course Length |
| Behavioral Medicine II | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine II | 4 weeks |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 8 weeks |
| Ambulatory Family Medicine | 8 weeks |
| Pediatrics | 4 weeks |
| Medicine Specialties | 12 weeks |
| Musculoskeletal Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Electives | 8 weeks |
| Call | Approximately every 6th night |