Alma Family Medicine Residency: 3-Year Curriculum
Rotations
First Year (PGY 1)
Orientation
Family Medicine Service (3 months)
General Surgery
Gynecology/Women's Health
Orthopedics
Pediatric Outpatient
Pediatric Inpatient
Emergency Medicine
Psychiatry
Dermatology
ICU
Second Year (PGY 2)
Pediatric Inpatient
Health System Management
Orthopedics/Sports Medicine
Cardiology
Obstetrics
(Night) Family Medicine Service (3 months)
Geriatric/Rehabilitation
Nephrology/Urology
Elective (1 month)
Third Year (PGY 3)
Family Medicine Service (3 months)
Neurology
Hematology/Oncology
Urgent Care
Emergency Medicine
Ophthalmology/ENT
Outpatient Medicine
Pediatric Outpatient
Elective (3 months)
Didactics
Weekly half day didactics occur every Wednesday in addition to one Friday afternoon per month. These didactics cover the breadth of family medicine practice and also include: Evidenced Based Medicine, Behavior Health, Procedural Training, OB & Pediatrics, and Wound Care.
Ultrasound Curriculum
Point of care Ultrasound (POCUS) training is taught longitudinally throughout all 3 years of training.
Procedural Curriculum
Procedural training is taught through longitudinal procedural training curriculum. Which includes lectures, workshops, and “procedure day” in clinic where resident works one on one with faculty.
MSU-Statewide Campus System (SCS)
Our program participates in the Statewide Campus System through Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Residents travel to East Lansing, Michigan once a month for approximately nine months per year. The SCS program cover a variety of topics including: ALSO Course, APLS Course, Colposcopy Course, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Dermatological Procedures, Chronic Diseases and Practice Management.
Longitudinal Curriculum
Behavioral Medicine
Research
Procedural Training
Ultrasound Training
Hospital Based Didactics
MidMichigan Health also offers a variety of educational activities that residents are encouraged to attend. These include: EKG Grand Rounds, Cancer Conference, Leadership Safety Rounds, CCU Teaching Rounds and many other specialty-specific educational opportunities.
Call Responsibility
First Year (PGY 1)
No overnight call during PGY 1 year!
PGY 1 call includes one ten-hour Saturday shift in the Emergency Department per month on average.
Second Year (PGY 2) and Third Year (PGY3)
Residents are assigned one call shift per month on average for our Family Medicine Hospital Service.