Curriculum
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Palmetto Health Family Medicine Curriculum
Solid teaching blocks in both ambulatory and hospital settings give residents what they need to be wise, effective, capable physicians in today's practice environment.
First Year
|
Rotation |
Duration |
|
Family Medicine (Includes Orientation) |
1 month |
|
Internal Medicine (PHR or VAH ) |
1 month |
|
Obstetrics (includes Mom-Baby rotation) |
2 months |
|
Surgery (PHR) |
1 month |
|
FMC Procedures |
1 month |
|
Family Medicine Inpatient |
2 months |
|
Inpatient Pediatrics |
1 month |
|
Ambulatory Pediatrics |
1 month |
|
Community Medicine |
1 month |
|
Newborn Nursery |
1 month |
Second Year
|
Rotation |
Duration |
|
MICU (VAH )/(PHR) |
1 month |
|
Cardiology |
1 month |
|
Sports Medicine |
1 month |
|
Inpatient Pediatrics |
1 month |
|
Ambulatory Pediatrics |
1 month |
|
Surgery (General [VAH or PHR] or TRAUMA PHR) |
1 month |
|
Family Medicine Inpatient |
2 months |
|
Emergency Medicine |
1 month |
|
Gynecology |
1 month |
|
Behavioral Medicine |
1 month |
|
Elective |
1 month |
Third Year
|
Rotation |
Duration |
|
Orthopaedics |
1 month |
|
Family Medicine Inpatient |
3 months |
|
ENT / Ophthalmology/Urology |
1 month |
|
Dermatology |
2-4 weeks |
|
Geriatrics |
1 month |
|
Practice Management |
2 weeks |
|
Emergency Medicine Selective |
1 month |
|
Electives |
4 months |
Longitudinal Experiences...
- Continuity Care in the FMC and the inpatient service
- Continuity Maternity Care
- Continuity with Home Visit Patients
- Continuity with Nursing Home Patients
- Community health and outreach
- Family Medicine weekly conference
- Regular Practice meetings for clinical quality and business
- Sports medicine coverage
-
Practice Management
Great Electives...
- Anesthesiology
- Pharmacology
- Practice Management
- Cardiographics
- Dental Medicine
- Dermatology (extra)
- Pediatric ER
- Emergency Room
- Endocrinology
- Executive Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- HIV Medicine
- Hyperbaric Medicine
- ICU
- Infectious Disease
- Allergy
- International Health
- NICU
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Orthopaedics
- Preventive Medicine
- Procedures
- Psychiatry
- Radiology/Imaging
- Research
- Rheumatology
- Rural Preceptorship
- Sports Medicine
- Student Health at USC
- Ultrasound
- International Health
- Wilderness Medicine
- Cardiology
- Chest Pain Center