CURRICULUM
Valley Family Medicine offers an innovative curriculum that provides a breadth of experience and flexibility to prepare family physicians to practice in a variety of settings. The training includes full spectrum family medicine with quality inpatient and outpatient primary care, obstetrics, and behavioral medicine. Unique components include scheduling residents in clinic on a daily basis (known as Clinic First), disease management and population-based care, integration of evidenced-based medicine, and healthcare management seminars that are targeted to each academic year. The entire program is designed to create an emotionally supportive environment that encourages intellectual debate and lifelong professional development.
R1 Year
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service (includes CCU) | 18 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 12 weeks |
| General Surgery (Ward) | 4 weeks |
| Sports Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Pediatrics | 4 weeks |
| Community Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Urology | 2 weeks |
| ENT | 2 weeks |
| Clinic Intensive | 2 weeks |
R2 Year
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service (includes CCU) | 12 weeks |
| Obstetrics (Ward) | 6 weeks |
| Gynecology | 4 weeks |
| Inpatient Pediatrics | 4 weeks |
| Palliative Care | 4 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Night Float | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 2 weeks |
| Electives | 8 weeks |
R3 Year
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service (includes CCU) | 6 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 6 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Behavioral Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Pediatrics | 4 weeks |
| Dermatology | 4 weeks |
| Night Float | 4 weeks |
| Electives | 16 weeks |
