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/Clinic Orientation | 1 block - 1 week at start of year, 3 weeks at mid-year |
| Medicine-Pediatrics (Ward) | 6 blocks (2/3 medicine and 1/3 pediatrics) |
| Obstetrics (Ward) | 3 blocks |
| General Surgery (Ward) | 1 block |
| Emergency Room (VMC) | 1 block |
| Sports Medicine | 1 block |
| ENT | 10 half-days (during OB) |
| Urology | 10 half-days (during OB) |
R2 Year
| Orientation to R2 Year | 1 block - 1 week at start of year, 3 weeks at mid-year |
| Medicine-Pediatrics (Ward) | 3 blocks (2/3 medicine and 1/3 pediatrics) |
| Obstetrics (Ward) | 6 weeks (1.5 blocks) |
| Planned Parenthood/Gynecology | 1 block |
| Ambulatory Peds | 1 block |
| Geriatrics | 1 block |
| Cardiology (Outpatient) | 2 weeks |
| Pediatric ER | 1 block |
| Night Float | 2 two-week blocks (2/3 medicine and 1/3 pediatrics) |
| Electives | 1 four-week block and 2 two-week blocks |
R3 Year
| Orientation to R3 Year | 1 block - 1 week at start of year, 3 weeks at mid-year |
| Electives | 4 four-week blocks, 1 two-week blocks |
| Adult ER | 1 block |
| Medicine-Pediatrics (Ward) | 6 weeks (1.5 blocks with 2/3 medicine and 1/3 pediatrics) |
| OB | 6 weeks (1.5 blocks) |
| Dermatology | 1 block |
| Behavioral Medicine/Travel Medicine | 1 block |
| Outpatient Pediatrics | 1 block |
| Night Float | 2 weeks |
| Occupational Medicine | 2 Weeks |
