Curriculum

Rotation Schedule

The academic year consists of 13 blocks, which are a mix of two- and four-week rotations, with longitudinal elements embedded throughout your three years of training.  There are longitudinal experiences in continuity clinic, leadership, pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics and osteopathic manipulative medicine. A sample of the Family Medicine curriculum is listed below.

Intern Year

Continuity clinic will be each week except when on away rotations. Days in Continuity Clinic are adjusted per rotation. All residents are limited to one half day of clinic per week while on inpatient rotations.

Ambulatory Care/Welcome	4 weeks	This is primarily a team and foundation building block rotation – getting to know your team, the clinic and other critical residency components. You’ll also become certified in NRP, ALSO and PALS.
Inpatient Medicine	12 weeks	This is a rigorous rotation with our Family Medicine Teaching Service (FMTS). The first four weeks are in a block, the subsequent eight weeks are divided into two-week blocks and spread throughout the year.
Inpatient Pediatrics	8 weeks	The first four weeks are spent at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (GSRMC) with excellent exposure to nursery and some exposure to sick hospitalized children, and the next four weeks are spent at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, Ore., a regional hub for high acuity pediatric care.
Obstetrics	4 weeks	Working with our OB/GYN and Midwife colleagues at GSRMC.
Outpatient Pediatrics	4 weeks	Working with one of our community pediatricians.
Sports medicine	4 weeks	Working at Samaritan Athletic Medicine on the Oregon State University campus with patients from the community as well as OSU athletes.
Continuity Clinic	16 weeks and longitudinal	This is the bedrock of your training experience managing your own panel of patients in our residency group practice, an Oregon Health Authority five star designated PCPCH.

Second Year

Continuity clinic will be each week except when on away rotations. Days in Continuity Clinic are adjusted per rotation. All residents are limited to one half day of clinic per week while on inpatient rotations.

Inpatient Medicine	6 weeks	Three two-week rotations helping lead the FMTS.
Rural Inpatient Medicine	4 weeks	Two two-week rotations at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital helps push your clinical autonomy in this critical access hospital.
Obstetrics	4 weeks	Working with our OB/GYN and Midwife colleagues at GSRMC.
ICU	2 weeks	Managing ICU patients at GSRMC with the Intensive Care team.
Inpatient Cardiology	2 weeks	Two weeks with the academic cardiology service at GSRMC.
Emergency Medicine	4 weeks	Two two-week rotations at GSRMC, a regional level 2 trauma center.
Urgent Care	4 weeks	A popular rotation working primarily with Family Medicine Urgent Care physicians focusing on triage, procedures and efficiency.
Dermatology	2 weeks	Exposure to a wide variety of dermatology conditions, as well as treatments, procedures and Mohs surgery.
Outpatient Pediatrics	4 weeks	Working with one of our community pediatricians.
Continuity Clinic	8 weeks and longitudinal	This is the bedrock of your training experience, managing your own panel of patients in our residency group practice, an Oregon Health Authority 5 star designated PCPCH.
Electives	12 weeks	Twelve weeks total of two- or four-week block experiences with a long list of prior electives and flexibility to explore what’s important to you.

Third Year

Continuity clinic will be each week except when on away rotations. Days in Continuity Clinic are adjusted per rotation. All residents are limited to one half day of clinic per week while on inpatient rotations.

Inpatient Medicine	6 weeks	Three two-week rotations leading the FMTS, ideally functioning as a Jr. attending.
Obstetrics	4 weeks	Four weeks at GSRMC or Samaritan Albany General Hospital.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine	4 weeks	Managing pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Room at Providence St. Vincent in Portland, Ore.
Outpatient Gen Surg and Wound Care	4 weeks	A mixture of bariatric surgery and wound care.
Hospice and Palliative Care	4 weeks	A blend of inpatient palliative care with the palliative care consult service and hospice with Evergreen Hospice service.
Sports Medicine	4 weeks	Working at Samaritan Athletic Medicine on the Oregon State University campus with patients from the community as well as OSU athletes.
Continuity Clinic	14 weeks and longitudinal	This is the bedrock of your training experience managing your own panel of patients in our residency group practice, an Oregon Health Authority 5 star designated PCPCH.
Electives	12 weeks	Twelve weeks total of two- or 4-week block experiences with a long list of prior electives and flexibility to explore what’s important to you.

Longitudinal Experiences

Gynecology	In our in-house OB/GYN clinic and/or working with our OB/GYN colleagues.
Geriatrics	Rounding at a local nursing home with our geriatrician partners.
Community Medicine	Working at a free clinic in Corvallis and Albany.  Developing exposures to street medicine and farm worker medicine.
Addiction Medicine	Work with Samaritan Treatment and Recovery Service.
Outpatient Obstetrics	You’ll be assigned a “Centering” group of pregnant patients and partner with OB and Midwife colleagues.
Behavioral Health	Work on developing micro-skills and macro-skills with our Residency behaviorist.

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