Frequently Asked Questions

PGY1 and PGY2: 4 Weeks night float on Inpatient Service
PGY3: 2 weeks night float on Inpatient Service
PGY1 : 2 weeks night float on OBGYN Service

Home call for R2/ R3 shared on weekends for Inpatient Service.

5 Patients per resident on team.

ACGME no longer has set requirements. These are our requirements for those not on a maternity care Area of Concentration.

• 25 Non-continuity deliveries
• 5 Continuity deliveries - These are from the outpatient offices

12-5pm Friday Afternoon in 18 month rolling curriculum based on AAFP/ AFMRD / ABFM recommended teaching Includes: Practice Management, Quality, M & M, Case Reports, Simulation and education curriculum.

When there is a 5th Friday in a month, that didactic session is designated for wellness and the residents do group activities such as kayaking, hiking, Friendsgiving, etc...

PGY1: 1 to 2 half days: start 2-3 patients per half day, goal 6 end of year
PGY2: 2 to 3 half days: start 6 patients per half day, goal 8 end of year
PGY3: 3 to 4 half days: start 8 patients per half day, goal 10 end of year

We built the curriculum based on the ACGME minimum requirements to allow for maximum elective time. The 5 electives will build a flexible curriculum for each resident to meet their individual career and educational needs.

Yes! Click HERE for the types and requirements.

Yes! We have a robust pediatric population in our office. Average family medicine residency has 6-8% under the age of 10. Our office has 18-20% pediatric patients under 10. We provide a high volume of the Medicaid pediatric care for the area. Our residents typically meet their pediatric outpatient requirement by the end of PGY2.

Yes! Kettering Health Network is very supportive of away rotations including global rotations. You can do 2 rotations away locally or internationally. We recommend international rotations to be part of the PGY2/3 year due to set up time.

Due to the increasing opioid epidemic, we seek to provide our residents training to meet their community needs. All our residents are buprenorphine waiver trained during orientation. You will also have 2 rotations with addiction medicine and 1 with community medicine to better understand how to coordinate care for these patient's needs.

The Family Medicine rotation will take place in block 7 for the R1/R2 schedule. It is a flexible rotation that will cover the inpatient service and clinic while allowing all residents to have some time off over the holidays.

Yes, we have a standard curriculum for all residents which includes 4-5 extended didactic sessions at Kettering College each academic year as well as shorter didactic sessions on specific MSK POCUS topics during our didactic time at Soin Family Practice Center. Additionally, we have ample opportunities for expanded training experiences for those who choose a POCUS elective with flexibility for various interests within ultrasound (i.e. Ob/Gyn, MSK, outpatient, inpatient, etc...).

We also have eight Butterfly iQ probes available for use in the outpatient clinic, in the inpatient setting, and available for checkout for those on the POCUS elective or global health work!