Med-Peds
Residency Program
University of Michigan
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Clinical Experiences
Med-Peds Continuity Clinics
We
are very proud of our three outpatient resident clinic sites, all of which
are staffed by med-peds-trained faculty. Located close to the hospitals,
the local populations represent all walks of life. The community-based
clinics offer state-of-the-art facilities. As shown in the chart, the
clinics offer a true balance of adult and pediatric patients.
Over the course of four years, residents develop their own patient panels and many doctor-patient relationships. The resident serves as the primary care physician, and is often able to continue following with familiar patients from the inpatient services.
Our
residents attend outpatient clinic one or two half-days per week, depending
on their rotation. Med-Peds residents are exposed to a great variety of
preventive care, acute sick visits, and outpatient procedures. We have
a focused Med-Peds ambulatory curriculum taught through clinic conferences.The
Med-Peds attendings are experienced, involved, and supportive of resident
autonomy. They serve as great academic role models for developing physicians.
Ambulatory Experiences
We
have developed a Med-Peds ambulatory curriculum consisting of three rotations
to complement the ambulatory experiences offered in Internal Medicine
and Pediatrics. Through collaboration with St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
we are able to offer a number of opportunities to work with underserved
populations and the community, including experiences with school-based
clinics and migrant farm workers. Our curriculum design is flexible such
that our residents are able to tailor ambulatory experiences to meet longer-term
career goals. Residents on ambulatory rotations are provided with additional
learning opportunities through a dedicated ambulatory morning report.
In addition, we have combined elective experiences in Rheumatology, Gastroenterology, Sports Medicine, and Allergy/Immunology. All of our subspecilaty electives are balanced between inpatient consults and ambulatory clinics.
International/Individual
Experiences
Residents also have the opportunity to develop individual
away electives. Previous residents in our program have spent a month at
NASA to learn about aerospace medicine; worked in Alaska or New Mexico
at the Indian Health Service; or gained international experiences in Brazil,
Bolivia, Kenya and Haiti, just to name a few!