Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: George F Smith, MD
Phone Number: (517)364-5760
Fax Number: (517)364-5764
Web Site: http://www.sparrow.org/familyresidency
Email: marcie.powers@sparrow.org
Program Code: 201485001
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Urban Rural
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Sparrow Hospital
Total Beds: 617Number of Family Medicine Centers:2
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 1
Year of Initial Approval: 1970
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R., Psychiatry
Total Number of Graduates: 412
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2:10
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 4
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 7
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 0
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$41,951
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$43,685
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$45,419
- Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
- Post-Graduate Year 1:2
- 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: 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: 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: 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 : 8 Other-MD/DO : 0 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 1 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 1
- 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: 4
- 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:Required
- Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
- Fellowship:
Offered in Geriatrics, Sports Medicine
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Offered On Site Child Care Services: Offered International Rotation: Available
Community-based FM training with strong office-based emphasis. Blend of block rotational and longitudinal curriculum taught largely by Family Medicine physicians in collegial atmosphere. Urban and rural training sites. Strong emphasis on family-centered and advanced obstetrics, procedures, behavioral medicine and practice management. Active FM inpatient service. Humane, family-like atmosphere in community hospital where FP's are highly valued and respected.