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Fundamental Clinical Skills - 1 Block
- Rotate through 1 week of Inpatient Medicine, Pediatrics, OB and office to gain an overview understanding of these services
- Learn about on-call responsibilities
- Become comfortable in our primary service settings and learn how to use EHR
Altoona Family Physicians Inpatient Medicine Service - 3 Blocks
- Team combined of senior and intern residents
- Typically coordinate care for three to six patients on service with progressive responsibility
- Daily teaching and interdisciplinary rounds
- Run codes and rapid responses
- Perform admissions
Community Family Medicine - 1 Block
- Explore community resources
Emergency Medicine - 1 Block
- Work with the attendings in the ED for triage and disposition of patients
- Level III Trauma Center, stroke center, and cardiac center
- Work a variety of shifts
Gynecology - .5 block
- Work with our community gynecologists
- Staff the Women’s Health and Wellness Center
- Outpatient and surgical experience
Night Float - 1.5 Blocks
- Cover inpatient medicine, OB, and pediatric services overnight
- Run codes and rapid responses
- Progressive responsibility throughout the year
- One to two senior residents always on call with you
Obstetrics - 2 Blocks
- Divided into alternating shifts of inpatient Labor and Delivery and outpatient responsibilities at the Pregnancy Care Center
- First assist on cesarean deliveries
Pediatrics - 2 Blocks
- One senior resident and one to two interns
- Typically coordinate care for 10 to 14 pediatric and newborn patients on service
- Admit all pediatric patients
- See pediatric patients in outpatient clinics and attend pediatric cardiology clinic
- Daily Teaching from local pediatricians
- Perform newborn exams
- Perform circumcisions
Surgery - 1 Block
- Work one on one with local surgeons
- First assist on surgeries
- Work with anesthesia, plastic surgery, wound care and trauma to practice intubation and other procedures