Curriculum
While providing care to the under-served of the Coastal Bend, our residents learn through a well-balanced curriculum of rotational and longitudinal experiences. Our inpatient services are particularly strong in the care of the complex medical patient on the floor and ICU settings. Interested residents learn surgical obstetrics from the core faculty of Family Physicians and Obstetricians.
The Family Medicine Academic Center provides a medical home to learn the art of excellent patient care. With an emphasis on continuity, our residents are exposed to a wide variety of outpatient conditions including prenatal care, geriatrics and outpatient procedures.
Driscoll Children’s Hospital serves as a training site for inpatient and emergency room pediatric experiences. Community preceptors round out the curriculum by lending their expertise and with a generous allowance of elective time you can tailor your education to fit your personal goals.
Our Curriculum
- Inpatient Family Medicine – 8 weeks
- Surgery – 4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks
- Inpatient Pediatrics – 4 weeks
- Internal Medicine – 4 weeks
- Outpatient Orthopedics – 4 weeks
- Behavioral Medicine – 4 weeks
- Night Float – 8 weeks
- Obstetrics – 4 weeks
- Outpatient Pediatrics – 4 weeks
- Elective – 4 weeks
- Family Medicine Center – 1-2 half-days/week
Sample Schedule
- Block 1 - Inpt FM
- Block 2 - Surgery
- Block 3 - EM
- Block 4 - Inpt Pediatrics
- Block 5 - NF/Ortho
- Block 6 - Ortho/NF
- Block 7 - Inpt FM
- Block 8 - OB
- Block 9 - Out Patient Pediatrics
- Block 10 - NF/BM
- Block 11 - BM/NF
- Block 12 - Elective
- Block 13 - IM TS
- IM Elective – 8 weeks
- Elective – 4 weeks
- Neurology/Practice Management – 4 weeks
- Cardiology – 4 weeks
- Geriatrics – 4 weeks
- Critical Care – 4 weeks
- Radiology/Night Float – 2 weeks/2 weeks
- Practice Management/Pediatric ER – 4 weeks
- Obstetrics/Night Float – 4 weeks
- Nursery – 4 weeks
- Family Medicine Center – 2-3 half-days/week
Sample Schedule
- Block 1 - IM South
- Block 2 - Neuro/PM
- Block 3 - Geri
- Block 4 - ICU
- Block 5 - Elective A
- Block 6 - OB Day/OB NF
- Block 7 - Cardio
- Block 8 - Nursery
- Block 9 - Scholarly Activity Selective
- Block 10 - Elective B
- Block 11 - Continuity FM
- Block 12 - Radiology/NF
- Block 13 - Pedi ER
- Night Float/Practice Management – 4 weeks
- Elective – 12 weeks
- Dermatology – 4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks
- Pediatrics Emergency Medicine – 4 weeks
- GYN – 4 weeks
- Sports Medicine – 4 weeks
- Outpatient Pediatrics – 4 weeks
- Inpatient Family Medicine (Chief) – 4 weeks
- Obstetrics/Night Float – 4 weeks
- Family Medicine Center – 3-4 half-days/week
Sample Schedule
- Block 1 - NF/Practice Management
- Block 2 - OB Day/OB NF
- Block 3 - Elective C
- Block 4 - Continuity FM
- Block 5 - Derm
- Block 6 - EM
- Holiday - Sport Medicine
- Block 7 - Gyn
- Block 8 - Elective A
- Block 9 - Out Patient Pediatrics
- Block 10 - Continuity FM
- Block 11 - Elective B
- Block 12 - Inpt FM Chief
Didactics 4 hours per week every Thursday