Block Schedule
Our curriculum has been designed to meet the ACGME accreditation standards and utilize the clinical strengths of the hospital faculty to produce quality trained physicians. Inpatient Medicine, Emergency Medicine and OB rotations include both day shifts and night float. Outpatient Family Medicine blocks include continuity clinics, walk-in sessions and rotations with local medical groups in order to experience Family Medicine in a smaller office setting.
| PGY1 | |
| Behavioral Med | 2 weeks |
| Elective | 2 weeks |
| ER Days | 3 weeks |
| ER Nights | 2 weeks |
| FMS | 4 weeks |
| FMS Nights | 5 weeks |
| OB Days | 6 weeks |
| OB Nights | 2 weeks |
| Comm Med | 2 weeks |
| Peds | 6 weeks |
| HSM | 1 week |
| Surgery | 4 weeks |
| Urology | 2 weeks |
| Palliative Care | 2 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 1 week |
| Oral Health | 1 week |
| SRV Office | 4 weeks |
| Podiatry | 1 week |
| TOTAL | 52 |
| PGY2 | |
| Behavioral Med | 2 weeks |
| Elective | 8 weeks |
| FMS | 6 weeks |
| FMS Nights | 3 weeks |
| OB Nights | 4 weeks |
| Peds | 4 weeks |
| HSM | 1 week |
| Cardiology | 2 weeks |
| Dermatology | 1 week |
| Geriatrics | 4 weeks |
| Gynecology | 4 weeks |
| ICU | 4 weeks |
| Orthopedics | 2 weeks |
| Sports Med | 2 weeks |
| SRV Office | 2 weeks |
| SRV Walk In | 1 week |
| Outpatient FM | 2 weeks |
| TOTAL | 52 |
| PGY3 | |
| Behavioral Med | 2 weeks |
| Elective | 11 weeks |
| ER Days | 2 weeks |
| Neonatology | 2 weeks |
| FMS | 5 weeks |
| FMS Nights | 4 weeks |
| OB Days | 4 weeks |
| Peds | 6 weeks |
| HSM | 2 weeks |
| Orthopedics | 4 weeks |
| SRV Office | 4 weeks |
| SRV Walk In | 1 week |
| Away Elective | 3 weeks |
| ENT | 2 weeks |
| TOTAL | 52 |
Didactics
The main didactics are held daily before clinic begins. During these sessions, residents will have protected time from clinic and rotation duties to allow for the educational experience. These sessions are led by a combination of Family Medicine faculty, Attending specialists, Senior Residents and guest lecturers. As the Mohawk Valley Health System expands their GME offerings, residents will also have the added benefit of multidisciplinary conferences with the Attending faculty and Senior Residents of these other specialties, enhancing not only their knowledge base, but their camaraderie with other physicians within the health system.
In addition, Family Medicine based Grand Rounds are held every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at noon and HSM sessions are held twice a month. First year residents are also given protected study sessions every Thursday afternoon.
Scholarly Activity
Residents are required to complete a scholarly project during their training, as well as a quality improvement initiative. While St. Elizabeth does not participate in any clinical or bench research, this scholarly project may consist of an original paper, a scholarly case report, a community-based project or an educational curriculum. Residents will present their findings to their peers during Grand Rounds.
All Family Medicine residents will be paired with a mentor that matches their interest and will have protected time for scholarly activity during various blocks. The mentor will work with the Program Director to set guidelines and due dates throughout the three years of training to ensure any and all projects are advancing at an appropriate rate.
