Department of
Medicine

Primary Care Track

The Primary Care Track is designed for those wanting to incorporate ambulatory general medicine into their future career. All residents in this track can attend a monthly lecture series on primary care topics and attend clinic administration meetings.

Track Timeline

PGY-1

  • Identify residents interested in outpatient primary care
  • Establish mentors
  • Applications accepted starting October of each academic year
  • For chosen residents schedule Continuity Clinic with Primary Care Track Mentors
  • Establish Quality Improvement project with outpatient focus

PGY-2

  • Two half day sessions per week in Medical Group Practice (MGP) clinic with mentor (versus time with mentor at their faculty practice)
  • Five inpatient blocks
  • VA rotation
  • Selective Rotations in four on-month blocks (can be broken down into half month with permission)
    • Concentrates on outpatient experience
  • Elective Rotations in two two-month blocks
    • Any rotation from selective list
    • Any rotation from Internal Medicine Residency elective list
  • QI Project

PGY-3

  • Two half day sessions per week in MGP clinic with mentor
  • Five inpatient blocks
  • Selective Rotations in four on-month blocks (can be broken down into half month with permission)
  • Elective rotations in three one-month blocks
  • QI Project

 Selective Rotations

  • Rheumatology
  • Cardiology Clinic
  • Nephrology
  • Sports Medicine
  • GI Clinic
  • Dermatology
  • ID clinic rotation
  • Pain Management Cancer Center
  • Women’s Health
  • Community/Rural Practice
  • Pulmonary
  • Sleep, COPD, asthma, lung cancer
  • Hematology/Oncology Clinic
  • Endocrinology
  • Student Health
  • Bone Mineral

If you are interested or have further questions, please contact our directors, Dr. Kelley Gannon and Dr. Tara Rickard: