Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Eugene Orientale, Jr, MD
Phone Number: (860)714-7527
Fax Number: (860)714-8079
Web Site: http://resprog.uchc.edu/md/family/home.html
Email: wwiggles@stfranciscare.org
Program Code: 060790001
Program Structure:3AResidency Location: Inner City
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: St Francis Hospital and Medical Ctr
Total Beds: 682Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2
Year of Initial Approval: 1973
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery
Total Number of Graduates: 214
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 7
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 7
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 4
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 0
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$42,300
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$43,300
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$44,300
- 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: 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 6th 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: No
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Yes
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Yes
- 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 : 11 Other-MD/DO : 0 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 4 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: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- 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:Encouraged, but optional
- Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
- Fellowship:
Offered in Geriatrics, Faculty Development, Sports Medicine
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Offered International Rotation: Not Available
Best of both worlds: enthusiastic university faculty in a ""Top 100"" community hospital. Strengths include innovative use of technology (EMR, handheld computers), strong sports medicine (our fellows are team physicians for UConn Men/Women basketball), and six months of electives. Residents actively participate in all aspects of program development. We emphasize teamwork and collaborative learning. Great New England locatio