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Carraway Family Medicine Residency Program
Birmingham , AL 35207-4549

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Marshall N Boone, Jr, MD
Phone Number: (205)502-5809
Fax Number: (205)502-5586
Web Site: http://www.carraway.org
Email: fpres@carraway.com
Program Code: 010185001
Program Structure:2A

Residency Location: Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Carraway Methodist Medical Center
Total Beds: 420

Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 3

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
Internal Medicine, Surgery
Year of Initial Approval: 0
Total Number of Graduates: 105

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
Post-Graduate Year 2: 5
Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
Post-Graduate Year 2: 5
Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
Post-Graduate Year 3: 2
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
Post-Graduate Year 2: 5
Post-Graduate Year 3: 2
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$39,099
Post-Graduate Year 2:$40,277
Post-Graduate Year 3:$41,476
Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
Post-Graduate Year 1:2
Post-Graduate Year 2:2
Post-Graduate Year 3:2
Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes
Housing Allowance: No
Time Off for Conferences: Yes
Health Insurance: Yes
Meals: Yes
Funds for Conferences: Yes
Life Insurance: Yes
Laundry: Yes
Sick/Personal Time: Yes
Disability Insurance: Yes
Parking: Yes
Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 5th day
Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 6th day
Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 6th day
Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
Post-Graduate Year 1: No
Post-Graduate Year 2: No
Post-Graduate Year 3: No
Average Annual Frequency of Other Trips to Hospital as Result of Night Calls Taken at Home:
Post-Graduate Year 1: None
Post-Graduate Year 2: None
Post-Graduate Year 3: None
Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
3 Faculty : 4 Residents
Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 3
Other-MD/DO : 0
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 1
Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 0
Average No. of Half Days per Week Spent by FP Residents in the Primary FP Center:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Two months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Less than Three months
CCU/ICU: One month
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Not Exist
Resident Research:Required
Resident Organization in Hospital: None
Fellowship:
Not Offered
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Not offered
International Rotation: Not Available

The Carraway Family Practice Residency is located approximately 1.5 miles North of the main Carraway hospital campus. Our Family Practice residents and attending physicians have a uniquely different relationship. The residents are treated with the utmost respect by our attending physicians, they have a voice and they matter. New residents are amazed when they start residency at Carraway because the atmosphere for teaching and learning is great!