Guthrie - Family Medicine

RESIDENCY

FAMILY MEDICINE: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Hands-on Clinical Experience
Guthrie family medicine residents see their continuity patients in our Family Medicine Center that opened in 1994. Residents treat a very broad range of patients, and acquire first-hand experience performing procedures.

Ready Access to Subspecialty Physicians
Nearly every field is represented in our large, multi-specialty group practice. The sub-specialists welcome the opportunity to consult and teach, and are readily accessible to family medicine residents.

Diverse Faculty with a Wide Variety of Interests
We recognize residency training as a great opportunity for human growth and development, shared by both residents and faculty. Our faculty is diverse and includes physicians, nurse practitioners and psychologists. In addition to the core faculty, residents work with more than 100 full-time, and part-time physicians, coordinators of all major inpatient services, community-based family physicians,
psychologists and psychiatrists.

We emphasize ongoing faculty development. Four of our core faculty members are fellowship trained in faculty development. This advanced training emphasizes teaching skills, curriculum development, resident mentoring, and scholarly activity.

Another faculty member has fellowship training in sports medicine and also services at the Director of Guthrie Sport Medicine.

First-Class Facilities
Robert Packer Hospital is a university-affiliated tertiary care teaching hospital with up-to-date equipment. Since 2003 the hospital has utilized computerized physician order entry, which enhances patient safety and patient care by using evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Superb Ancillary Services
Guthrie emphasizes education versus service for residents. Residents spend their time focusing on learning and are supported by a team of ancillary personnel with full 24/7 laboratory, phlebotomy, and transportation services available for patients.

Non-Competing Residency
Guthrie offers training in Internal Medicine, General Surgery and Vascular Surgery. Our residents experience a collegial and noncompetitive atmosphere. Family Medicine Residents are the primary residents for obstetrics and pediatrics.

Community Involvement
Family medicine training at Guthrie includes more than clinic and hospital experience. Residents have opportunities to visit patients in nursing homes and make house calls, perform sports physicals in the local schools, participate in sports events, and contribute to health education programs.

The Working Environment
Resident wellness is supported through Balint training in the doctor-patient relationship, resident-faculty mentors, and resident personal and professional development groups. The atmosphere is cooperative and supportive, creating a pleasant work environment.

Academic Affiliations
The Guthrie Healthcare System is affiliated with the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y., and Drexel Medical College, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and University of Rochester School of Medicine.