WRH's Family Medicine Residency rotation schedule includes Continuity of Care Sessions throughout each year. Please click here to view the block schedule.

PGY 1

  • 2 months of General Internal Medicine
  • 1 month Intensive Care Unit
  • 1 month Nights
  • 1 month Family Medicine
  • 1 month Emergency Medicine
  • 1 month General Surgery
  • 1 month OB/GYN
  • 1 month Allergy
  • 1 month Pediatrics - Emergency
  • 1 month Pediatrics - Inpatient
  • 1 month Endocrinology

During this year there are two,  half-day per day per week Continuity of Care clinic experiences, except during the block of nights.

PGY 2

  • 1 month Behavioral Health
  • 1 month Women's Health/GYN
  • 1 month Surgical Subspecialty (Ophthalmology, ENT, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry or Vascular Surgery)
  • 1 month Emergency Medicine
  • 1 month Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
  • 1 month Cardiology
  • 1 month Dermatology
  • 1 month Pulmonology
  • 1 month Urgent Care
  • 1 month Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine
  • 1 month Medicine Elective

During this year there is a 2 day per week Continuity of Care clinic experience.

PGY 3

  • 1 month Gastroenterology
  • 1 month Women's Health/GYN
  • 1 month Nephrology
  • 1 month Neurology
  • 1 month Rheumatology
  • 1 month Surgical Subspecialty (Ophthalmology, ENT, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry or Vascular Surgery)
  • 1 month Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine
  • 1 month General Pediatrics or Pediatric Subspecialty
  • 4 months Medicine Electives

During this year there is a 2 day per week Continuity of Care clinic experience.

Continuity Of Care

Continuity of Care Sessions are the cornerstone of any family medicine residency. Our residents perform their ambulatory training at Stow Urgent and Primary Care Center; two , half-days per week for first year residents and two full days per week for second and third year residents.

Residents manage their own patient panel while learning the fundamentals of practice, including clinical documentation and coding. The focus for residents is building meaningful connections with patients while learning to provide effective and efficient care.

Our Stow Urgent Care and Primary Care Center, located just 5 miles from WRH, is where our Family Medicine residents receive excellent resident education while providing patient-centered care. Recently renovated, the Primary Care Center offers diagnostic and therapeutic modalities including radiology, lab services, colposcopy, spirometry, and dermatologic procedures. 

Continuity of Care Schedules Are Typically As Follows:

  • PGY-1: 6 patients per 1/2 day session
  • PGY-2: 8-10 patients per 1/2 day session
  • PGY-3: 10-12 patients per 1/2 day session 

Didactics

For all Western Reserve Hospital House Staff and medical students, there are weekly didactics including noon lectures and morning reports. In addition, there are monthly morbidity and mortality conferences, a tumor board case review, Grand Rounds, and twice monthly OMM skills sessions. Any trainee at Western Reserve Hospital or within the local service area is required to attend. There is protected time each week for Family Medicine specific educational components. There are 2 hours per week for topic and board review. There is also a monthly journal club, covering critical reviews of current literature, along with lecture by a specialty physician relevant to the lecture topic.