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Riverside FM
residency is a dually-accredited AOA/ACGME program with a combined
internship/family medicine residency (as opposed to a separate, rotating
internship and two-year family medicine residency). Dual accreditation
allows the resident to become board-certified by the ABFM and the ABOFM.
This provides the optimal environment for education and personal growth.
Riverside FM Residents can choose from a number of 'focus' areas depending
upon their interests and future practice needs. These focus areas include
obstetrics, urgent care, sports medicine and hospitalist medicine to name
a few.
Twelve (12)
PGY-1 positions are available each year:
8 positions are through
the NRMP Match (allopathic) Program
# 173920
VCU/Riverside Family Medicine Residency
4 positions are through
the AOA Match (osteopathic) Program, part of the A-Optic.
# 173194
PCSOM/Riverside Regional Medical Ctr - Family Practice Residency
The faculty are extremely supportive of
osteopathic physicians and principles. Osteopathic medical students
experience this educational collegiality, stimulating academic
environment, and holistic approach to patient care. The education in
osteopathic principles and practice is a high point of the osteopathic
intern and resident’s experience at Riverside. Formal osteopathic didactic
occur as well as osteopathic precepting in the hospital and clinic. There
is hands on training in manipulation, direct supervision of residents
diagnosing and treating their own patients in both the inpatient and
outpatient setting. The interns and residents become quite comfortable
with incorporating osteopathic principles and manipulative skills into
their daily practice.
The osteopathic experience
is complemented by the comprehensive training in family medicine provided
in the Riverside Family Medicine Residency.
The VCU/Riverside Family Medicine Residency
Program is one of
the oldest family medicine programs in the country,
founded in 1971, and one of five residency programs
affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU has produced
over 1,000 family physicians, of which Riverside has produced over one
third. This is a milestone achieved by only four other Departments of
Family Medicine in the country.
Our Chief
Residents are Dr. Katie DeVries from Virginia Commonwealth University and Dr.
Heather Till from St. George's University.
To view 3 year curriculum:
3-year
Allopathic Curriculum
3-year
Osteopathic Curriculum
First
year rotations consist of 1 month of Introduction to Family Medicine
Office (IFMO), 2 months of OB (or OB-GYN for osteopaths), 1 month of ICU, 2 months of general
surgery, 1 month of emergency room medicine, 2 months of pediatrics, 2
months of service medicine, and 1 month on the Family Medicine In-Patient
Service (FTFM). Each resident has one-half day per week at the Family
Medicine Center, caring for his or her own panel of patients. First year
residents have 15 days of vacation. Five hundred dollars is
available to help finance educational activities during the first year.
The USMLE Step III is paid for plus the initial fee for your permanent
license.
Second
year rotations consist of 2 months of Internal Medicine (service
medicine), 1 month on the FTFM Service, 2 months outpatient pediatrics, 1
month Sports Medicine, 1 month with a private family doctor in the
community, 1 month of emergency room medicine for osteopathics or one
month of AFMO (Advanced Family Medicine Office) for allopathics, 1 month of Cardiology, 1 month of GYN, 1 month BFMO (Brentwood
Family Medicine Office) and 1 month for either an elective or a required
elective. There are 15 days of vacation and 5 days of conference time
allowed during the second year. Each resident has two-half days per week
at the Family Medicine Center, caring for his or her own panel of
patients. One thousand dollars is available in both your second and third
year of residency, to help finance educational activities, making this a
total of $2,500 during your three years at Riverside.
Third
year rotations consist of 1 month FTFM Service, 2 months of
combined Community Medicine and Geriatric medicine, 1month of Practice
Based Learning, and 1 month BFMO. The remaining 7 months are to be used
for elective time or to fulfill requirements for board certification. Each
resident has one full day plus one-half day per week at the Family
Medicine Center, caring for his or her own panel of patients.
Riverside pays for your ABFM or ABOFM Certification Exam Fee.
Riverside Family Medicine is located 2.7
miles from Riverside Regional Medical Center.
Check out our Thanksgiving
Luncheon held in our large conference room.
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