Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: R Allen Perkins, MD
Phone Number: (251)434-3484
Fax Number: (251)434-3573
Web Site: http://www.fammed.usouthal.edu
Email: fpres@usouthal.edu
Program Code: 011165001
Program Structure:4AResidency Location: Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: University of South Alabama Medical Ctr
Total Beds: 310Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 2
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 3
Year of Initial Approval: 1976
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, Psychiatry
Total Number of Graduates: 135
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 7
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 5
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 2
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$41,103
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$42,647
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$44,734
- Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
- Post-Graduate Year 1:4
- Post-Graduate Year 2:4
- Post-Graduate Year 3:4
- Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes Housing Allowance: No Time Off for Conferences: Yes Health Insurance: Yes Meals: Yes Funds for Conferences: No Life Insurance: Yes Laundry: No Sick/Personal Time: Yes Disability Insurance: Yes Parking: Yes
- Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 4th day
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 7-14 days
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 15-28 days
- Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: Yes
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Yes
- 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: Greater than every 28 days
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Greater than every 28 days
- Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
- 1 Faculty : 4 Residents
- Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 7 Other-MD/DO : 0 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 1 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 3
- 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: 5
- Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Two months General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Four months CCU/ICU: One month
- Documentation:
- Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
- Resident Research:Required
- Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
- Fellowship:
Not Offered
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Not offered International Rotation: Not Available
Only thirty mins from the beach and nestled on the shores of Mobile Bay, the University of South Alabama Family Medicine Residency Program offers university training in a family medicine friendly environment. Learners are exposed to a range of clinical experiences and grads find themselves in practices ranging from rural underserved areas to large academic centers. Come to the Gulf Coast for crab claws, sunsets and exceptional medical training.