Curriculum Requirements, 2009-2010

First Postgraduate Year (PGY I)

One session Family Practice Center (FPC) longitudinal ½ day per week on rotations, longitudinal behavior science.

General Surgery, inpatient				1 month
Obstetrics, Lankenau and Bryn Mawr Hospitals				2 months
Orientation: FPC				1 month (Radiology 1 week)
Pediatrics, inpatient				2 months
ICU				1 month
Adult Medicine				2 months
Family Medicine/Medicine				1 month
Emergency Medicine				1 month
Elective				1 month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Documentation of care of 15 critical care patients needed.

Family Practice Center rotation includes orientation to the outpatient office and practice management skills for coding, referrals and systems processes.

Second Postgraduate Year (PGY II)

PGY II rotations in PGY II and PGY III may be obtained over the two-year period.

Ophthalmology		2 weeks
NICU		2 weeks
Gynecology		1 month
Obstetrics		2 months
Emergency Medicine		1 month
Community Medicine		1 month
Family Medicine/Medicine		3 months
Pediatrics, outpatient		1 month
Cardiology		1 month
Orthopedics		1 month

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third Postgraduate Year (PGY III)

PGY II rotations in PGY II and PGY III may be obtained over the two-year period.

Surgery, outpatient		1 month
Emergency Medicine		1 month
Family Medicine/Medicine		2 months
Pediatrics, outpatient		1 month
GI		1 month
Dermatology		1 month
Orthopedics/Sports Medicine		1 month
Urology		2 weeks
ENT		2 weeks
Elective		3 months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Curriculum Elements

• Community Medicine site visits and workshops
• Behavioral Medicine/Balint Group
• Longitudinal obstetrics experience
• Research workshop, grand rounds and morning reports
• On-call responsibilities
• Videotape reviews of FPC encounters
• Practice management lectures, workshops and practical exercises
• Other curricular elements as required by the Residency Review Committee
• Participation in FPC/Residency Program teams
• Resident Thursday Lecture Series
• Journal Club, Office Surgery