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INTRODUCTION

The Family Medicine Residency program at the University of Virginia is designed to prepare the medical school graduate for the delivery of comprehensive health care to patients of all ages. Our residency has a strong base in medicine and pediatrics but also provides excellent training in obstetrics, gynecology, human behavior, sports medicine, and women's health.

Diverse elective opportunities are available and each resident is encouraged to develop areas of special interest, including training in procedures like colposcopies, colonoscopies, and treadmill testing.

The underlying goal of the curriculum is to ensure that the graduate will be an outstanding family physician. The Curriculum Committee consisting of faculty and residents reassesses the curricula offerings on an ongoing basis Return to top of page


EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

 

The first year

emphasizes inpatient care in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics, but also has rotations in obstetrics, ambulatory pediatrics, outpatient medicine, emergency medicine, and gynecology.

This year begins with a 3 week orientation period designed to acclimate the incoming resident to our department and to the University of Virginia Health System.

One-half day per week during the first year is spent at the Family Practice Center in the delivery of comprehensive outpatient care. First year residents take call on various hospital services and is never more frequent than every fourth night. There is no call during Family Medicine, Outpatient Pediatrics, or gynecology rotations. Call during the first year averages every fifth night.

A typical schedule for Year 1 follows:

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First Year Residents

  • Orientation (Prior to beginning rotations (begins early June)
    Family Practice Orientation including
         Acute Cardiac Life Support, 
         Pediatrics Acute Life Support,
         Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics,
         Hospital and Department Orientations.

 3 Weeks

  • Family Medicine Essentials I (Didactic Block Month)

 4 weeks

  • Family Medicine Inpatient

 6 weeks

  • Obstetrics

 6 weeks

  • Pediatric Wards and Nurseries

 12 weeks

  • Pediatric Clinic

 4 weeks

  • General Medicine, MICU, Cardiology

 12 weeks

  • Emergency Medicine

 4 weeks

  • Family Medicine Outpatient

 2 weeks

  • Vacation

 3 weeks

The second year

emphasizes the development of a wide variety of outpatient skills while providing additional inpatient experience. One month rotations in human behavior, geriatrics, orthopedics, and pediatrics provide additional training in the general care of the family.

PGY2 Family Medicine residents function as supervising ward residents on internal medicine in the Family Medicine Inpatient, and Pediatric Emergency Department.

The month of September is devoted to a block rotation in Family Medicine for all second year residents. During this month, workshops on procedural skills are presented as well as sessions on practice management and information mastery. A variety of community based experiences are also offered. All PGY2 residents are scheduled for one month of night float. Additionally, one month is designated as an elective month.

A typical schedule for Year 2 follows:

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Second Year Residents

  • Family Medicine Essentials II (Didactic Block Month)

 4 weeks

  • Pediatric ER

 4 weeks

  • Geriatrics

 4 weeks

  • Acute Cardiology

 4 weeks

  • General Surgery Consult

 4 weeks

  • Orthopedics

3 weeks

  • Student Health Gyn.

 3 weeks

  • Sports Medicine

3 weeks

  • Family Stress Clinic

 4 weeks

  • Night Float

 4 weeks

  • Community Health

 2 weeks

  • Inpatient 

 6 weeks

  • Electives

 4 weeks

  • Vacation

 3 weeks

The third year

allows the resident to develop increasing autonomy as a family practitioner. There is the opportunity to integrate skills and knowledge with practice philosophy, as well as time to pursue areas of special interest.

Each third year resident serves as the teaching resident on the family medicine inpatient service for six weeks and assumes primary responsibility for the obstetric and newborn patients on the service.

An additional six weeks are spent at Stoney Creek Family practice, our departmental satellite. Stoney Creek is a busy rural outpatient practice in Nellysford, Virginia, located 30 miles southwest of Charlottesville.

Two to four weeks of the third year are devoted to experiences in neurology, ophthalmology, sports medicine, outpatient obstetrics, surgery, and urology. The remaining months are elective which may be taken in any subspecialty in the Medical Center or may be arranged away from Charlottesville.  An optional two week rotation is available during the third year which can be scheduled for training in obstetrics at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.

The third year provides the opportunity for increased responsibility, and real world practice experiences.

A typical schedule for Year 3 follows: 

Third Year Residents

  • Family Medicine Essentials III (Didactic Block Month)

 4 weeks

  • Electives

 14 weeks

  • Inpatient OB/Teaching 

 6 weeks

  • Surgery Clinic

 4 weeks

  • Neurology

 2 weeks

  • Infectious Disease/HIV clinic

 2 weeks

  • Dermatology

 2 weeks

  • Ophthalmology/Oral Health

 2 weeks

  • ENT

 2 weeks

  • Urology

 2 weeks

  • Night Float 

2 weeks

  • Stoney Creek 

 6 weeks

  • Vacation

 3 weeks


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SCHEDULE of CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

Currently, our regular conference schedule consists of the following:

Day

8:00 - 9:00 am

12:00 - 1:00 pm

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Monday

Morning Conference

Tuesday

Intern Lunch with Residency Faculty

Wednesday

Information Mastery Conference

 

Thursday

Behavioral Medicine Conference or International Rounds 

Twice a month: Board Review

Twice a month: Practice Inquiry

Friday

Inpatient team: Case Presentation

Family Medicine Grand Rounds

There are at least sixty other specialty conferences regularly taking place around the Medical Center. 


CONTACT

If you would like additional information please contact Candice Wills, Residency Coordinator, at cpw4d@virginia.edu Return to top of page