Residents
are precepted by board-certified physicians and are given increasing responsibilities
for patient care. Throughout the training program, residents care for
patients at one of three ambulatory sites: Jorge
Prieto Family Health Center, Englewood
Health Center, or Near
South Health Center. First year residents (PGY I) see patients
1 half day of clinic session per week, second year residents (PGY II)
3 half days of clinic session per week and third year resident (PGY III)
4 half days of clinic sessions per week. The clinical experiences include
community service, as well as home and nursing home visits. Over the course
of the residency, residents develop patient panels that provide a full
range of care from obstetrics to geriatrics.
Seniors add a unique aspect to health care. Residents perform comprehensive
geriatric assessment and intervention. Does the patient have too many
prescriptions? Is the home safe? Is nutrition adequate? Are physical limitations
compensated?
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Are
mental imitations known? Are emotional and social needs being met?
What is the role of family support in this person’s life? In
the last stages of life, hospice care, home care, family support are
key to giving good care to the patient. The art of caring for elderly
is fine-tuned during residency, so that no matter how overwhelming
the problem list, the patient is cared for expertly by the Family
Medicine resident! The curriculum is organized so the resident is prepared to give comprehensive, full-life cycle care to families in the inner city. Residents learn to care for pregnant women, deliver their babies, conduct newborn care and continue to give postpartum and well infant care. Residents proceed to deliver care to the family throughout these growing years of childhood to adolescence, but include care to the parents with well-women gynecological type care and well-man preventive care. |
