 In a modern 6,325 square foot, 15 exam room facility, Interns and Residents are given the opportunity to learn the full range of Family Practice and gain exposure to clinical situations encountered in private practice. The Family and Child Health Clinic incorporates the traditional aspects of Family Medicine training with the current advances in osteopathic principles and practice, as well as medical technology. Residents maintain active individual practices in the Family & Child Health Clinic. Residents gain experience with the following:
- Colposcopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Rhinopharyngoscopy
- Bladder catherization
- Laceration repair
- Skin biopsy
- Subungual hematoma evacuation
- Incision and drainage abscess
- Treatment of scars and keloids
- Cryosurgery
- Flexible rhinolaryngoscopy
- Endometrial biopsy
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- IUD insertion and
removal
- Bartholin's
cyst/abscess
- Joint
injections
- Treatment of condyloma
acuminata
- Diaphragm
fitting
- Flexible
sigmoidoscopy
- Office treatment of
hemorrhoids
- Diagnostic
EGD
- Joint and soft tissue
aspiration
- Treatment of ingrown
toenails
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- On average 9,000 - 11,000 patient visits occur each year, both scheduled and walk-ins.
- Each resident is required to fulfill a minimum of 312 ½ day sessions over the two resident years.
- A 1 attending to 4 trainee ratio is maintained to provide appropriate teaching mentorship for these patients.
- Patients present with a wide range of pathology and symptomatology.
- Emphasis on the business end of medicine
is present as well. Topics such as coding, insurance, compliance,
HIPAA, office staff relations - items essential for a successful family practice
- are stressed.
- Interns spend 1/2 day per week seeing patients at the
clinic.
- While clinic time is scheduled, interns and residents will visit the clinic more frequently to keep patients charts current, as in private practice.
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