Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Scott T Henderson, MD
Phone Number: (641)422-7779
Fax Number: (641)422-7125
Web Site: http://www.mercynorthiowa.com/career/famres/index.shtml
Email: welliks@mercyhealth.com
Program Code: 132710001
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Rural
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa
Total Beds: 350Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 1
Year of Initial Approval: 1975
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- None
Total Number of Graduates: 139
- 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: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 0
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 0
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$43,500
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$44,500
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$46,500
- Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
- Post-Graduate Year 1:3
- Post-Graduate Year 2:3
- Post-Graduate Year 3:3
- 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 15-28 days
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Greater than every 28th day
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Greater than every 28 days
- 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: Every 7-14 days
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 15-28 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 : 6 Other-MD/DO : 0 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 2 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: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Three months General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Four months CCU/ICU: Two months
- Documentation:
- Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
- Resident Research:Encouraged, but optional
- Resident Organization in Hospital: None
- Fellowship:
Offered in, Palliative Medicine
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Not offered International Rotation: Available
Mercy Family Medicine Residency is an unopposed community-based program, with a group of eager and energetic residents, who also have fun! The program offers consistent, high-quality education in family medicine with a rural focus. Strengths are ambulatory care, adult medicine, pediatrics, palliative medicine, and maternity care. Hospital owned homes, just steps from the clinic and hospital, are available for rent. Call from home by pager.