Guthrie - Family Medicine

RESIDENCY

FAMILY MEDICINE

ELECTIVES

The primary purpose of electives in the Family Medicine Residency Program is educational enrichment. The electives provide individual residents with an opportunity to focus on areas of special interest or in specific areas that will better prepare residents to practice in their chosen locale. Electives may also serve for improvement or remediation.

Most of the elective experiences will be one month in duration. Each elective rotation will be supervised by a qualified course coordinator.

EXAMPLES OF ELECTIVES

Available electives include:

Rural Medicine elective in Wellsboro Pa. Practice side by side with busy docs in a small town managing their own ICU patients doing endoscopy and stress testing. Experience the difference a trained family doc can make in a small town. Explore the possibility of doing rural practice yourself. It takes self directed learning, the use of all your medical training, outstanding people skills, and knowledge of your own limitations. It is a rewarding life for the right family doc. Do you have what it takes?

Diabetes Management - See how a certified diabetes educator counsels new diabetics, advises on glucose self monitoring devices, and brings patients up to speed. You will be able to model these skills in your practice. Work with the dietician in the diabetes center to further your understanding of the the glycemic index, calorie counting and other topics. Your practice can become a certified diabetes center. Learn how to do it. Work side by side with one of the endocrinologists. Learn about multi drug regimens. See when to add insulin. Master the various forms of insulin. Get feedback on your handling of diabetic patients.

Advanced Cardiology - a one-month experience for residents wishing to increase their diagnostic skills in Cardiology. Residents could spend one month with a Cardiologist and have an opportunity to become adept at performing and interpreting exercise stress tests in the office setting, enhance their ability to interpret echocardiograms, and increase their competency at reading and interpreting electrocardiograms and 24-hour Holter monitoring studies.

Imaging Elective - Study chest and extremity films from the extensive teaching files of the Robert Packer Hospital. Learn what you will need to take care of your patients after hours and in the ED. Get additional training in obstetric ultrasound working with the radiologists. Review computer generated images from MRI and CT with radiology as they interpret films.

Occupational Medicine - Occupational health is vital to your community. Learn the details of the worker's health laws. Explore the relationship between the employer, employee and the family physician. Get experience in the pre-employment exam, and return to work decision making.

Advanced Obstetrics - Looking to practice obstetrics in practice? Take this elective to get more experience, do more deliveries, and concentrate on high risk obstetrics. Take the ALSO course.

Academic Medicine Elective - See if residency education is for you. Precept residents. Learn about giving feedback. Explore post graduate training in faculty development. Write a paper. Join a faculty member at either the regional or national Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference.

A full range of medical and surgical subspecialties electives await your exploration.

The Family Medicine Center
First floor of the Guthrie Clinic, adjacent to the Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, Pennsylvania
570-882-3292