Our curriculum prepares you for many options – private practice, urgent care, hospitalist and more. You’ll find a breadth of hands-on practical situations integrated with classroom and training lab experience, guided by seasoned professionals.
Each academic year is divided into thirteen blocks. The last Wednesday afternoon of each block is reserved for the End-of-Rotation Resident Faculty Conference to allow resident feedback so that we can continually improve our program. Didactic conference series is held every Monday-Thursday during lunch time. Lectures are provided by core faculty, residents, and invited guests from multiple disciplines.
PGY I | Blocks | Location |
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Family Medicine Teaching Service | 4 | 1-MRMC 3-Rural |
Inpatient Pediatrics | 1 | 1-MRMC |
Obstetrics | 2 | 2- Rural |
Surgery/Wound Care | 0.50 | Rural |
Obstetrics/Pediatrics Night Float | 1 | Rural |
Oral Health | 0.50 | MRMC |
Self-Study | 0.50 | Rural |
Emergency Room | 1 | Rural |
Orthopedics | 1 | Rural |
Electives (ENT, Comm Med, Pharm, & Optho) | 1.50 | Determined by rotation |
Total | 13 |
PGY II | Blocks | Location |
---|---|---|
Family Medicine Teaching Service | 3 | Rural |
Inpatient Pediatrics | 1 | MRMC |
Critical Care | 1 | MRMC |
Cardiology | 1 | Rural / MRMC |
Women's Health | 1 | Rural |
Sub-Specialty Medicine | 1 | Rural |
Orthopedics | 0.50 | Rural |
Evidence Based Medicine/PBLI | 1 | Rural |
Surgery/Wound Care | 0.50 | Rural |
Interprofessional Health/Behavioral Medicine | 0.50 | Rural |
Emergency Medicine | 1 | Rural |
Electives (Urgent Care, Derm, Gastro, Etc) | 1.50 | Determined by rotation |
Total | 13 |
PGY III | Blocks | Location |
---|---|---|
Family Medicine Teaching Service | 3 | Rural |
Family Medicine Teaching Service NF | 1 | Rural |
Inpatient Pediatrics | 1 | MRMC |
Orthopedics-Sports Medicine | 1 | MRMC |
Pediatric Selective | 1 | Rural |
Emergency Medicine | 1 | MRMC |
Hospice | 0.50 | MRMC / Rural |
Women's Health | 1 | Rural |
Self-Study | 0.50 | Rural |
Sub-Specialty Medicine | 1 | Rural |
Electives | 2 | Determined by rotation |
Total | 13 |
First year residents take 4-6 weeks of Obstetrics and Children’s Health Night Float. They share weekend in-house call for Family Medicine Teaching Service (FMTS) or OB/Peds depending on that resident’s current rotation. No weekday call.
Second year residents take 6 weeks of blocks of Night Float. They also share weekend in-house call on Sundays when they are on the FMTS rotation.
Third year residents do Saturday in-house call and provide backup for the first year residents.
Our electives include but are not limited to the following. If residents wish to design their own elective time other than on the electives listed below, they may do so with their advisors.
Advanced Obstetrics
Ambulatory Family Medicine
Anesthesiology
Behavioral Medicine
Cardiology
Critical Care
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Evidence Based Medicine
Gastroenterology
Geriatrics
Global Health
Hematology/Oncology
Hospice/Palliative Medicine
Hospitalist Medicine
Infectious Disease
Interprofessional Health
International Family Medicine
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics
Occupational Medicine
Opthalmology
Orthopedics
Osteopathic Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Population Health
Procedures
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Rural Medicine
Skilled Nursing Facility
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Urgent Care
Urology
Women’s Health
Wound Care
Average patient care days are dependent upon rotation availability.
YEAR | AVERAGE PATIENT CARE DAYS | |
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PGY I | 1 – 2 half days per week | |
PGY II | 3 – 4 half days per week | |
PGY III | 4 – 5 half days per week |
The following services enhance your education by increasing your knowledge in specific areas that
will benefit you.
Behavioral Science is taught throughout the residency in a longitudinal and focused manner. Training focuses on increasing proficiency regarding human development and behavior, mental health, and communication skills. Treatment is also provided to Family Medicine Center patients by a clinical psychologist and clinical social worker.
Our residents provide integrated prenatal care during weekly OB Clinic days. In addition to the medical OB visit, residents rotate participating in and presenting prenatal classes, using an eclectic design centered around the March of Dimes curriculum.
OMT is a hands-on technique used to diagnose and treat various illnesses or injuries by helping the body’s natural ability to heal itself. It is commonly used for musculoskeletal pain but may be used for other conditions. The osteopathic principles and practices incorporate both the philosophy and the skills upon which osteopathic medicine is based and will be incorporated within every aspect of the family medicine residency. These principles will also be reviewed and reinforced during the areas of residency specific to OMT. In addition, there will be an OMT clinic once every two weeks which will be covered by an osteopathically trained physician. OMT may also be used during continuity clinic provided there is appropriate supervision, or the resident has been signed off during a formal evaluation process. Osteopathic principles will be incorporated into patient care while precepting in continuity clinic. OMT and the principles of osteopathic philosophy will also be incorporated in lectures during Tuesday didactics. Residents will be asked to participate in in-house OMT workshops or lectures for medical students.
McLeod Family Medicine Residency has great interest in comprehensive patient care. However, this cannot be completed without treating the oral health of patients. In order to do this, McLeod has added a dental faculty member and integrated oral health care office to the Family Medicine Residency Program. The oral health care office will see patients of the family medicine residency and provide all types of dental treatment, including preventive, restorative, and rehabilitative. With this integrated facility, residents will have the opportunity to complete a rotation through the dental office, where they will learn how to complete an intra and extraoral examination, assess plaque and calculus, administer local anesthesia, and provide necessary emergency dental care. The dental faculty will be available to residents to assess patients in the hospital and nursing home settings as part of comprehensive patient care. Residents will also have integrated oral health lecture topics and small group discussions to enhance their family medicine education and training.
Medications are a complex part of the provider-patient encounter. The primary goal of this longitudinal curriculum is to teach providers the principles of pharmacotherapy (i.e., the application of drugs in the treatment of disease) and rational drug selection. Resident experiences in pharmacotherapy include monthly didactic sessions, hospital rounds, therapeutic consults, prescription review, journal club, literature review, and drug information.
McLeod Family Medicine Residency Program offers training in a variety of office and hospital-based procedures. We offer training in endoscopy, with simulator experience as well as actual rotation experience spent performing endoscopies with Family Medicine Faculty. We offer a variety of office-based procedures as well as a dedicated procedure clinic. And, we have integrated the use of Ultrasound as part of our procedural training.
Enhance your residency experience with our innovative Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum! This comprehensive program integrates evidence-based lifestyle medicine principles into your family medicine training, empowering you to address the root causes of disease and promote sustainable wellness for your patients. Upon completion of the education and practicum components, you’ll be eligible to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) certification exam, setting you apart as a leader in this growing field. Join our community of like-minded residents and faculty who share a passion for lifestyle medicine and whole-person care.