Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Michael E Zionts, MD
Phone Number: (716)898-5972
Fax Number: (716)898-4750
Web Site: http://wings.buffalo.edu/smbs/fam-med/
Email: psm4@buffalo.edu
Program Code: 300450001
Program Structure:3AResidency Location: Inner City Suburban Urban Rural
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Kaleida Health
Total Beds: 600Number of Family Medicine Centers:5
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 5
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 8
Year of Initial Approval: 1969
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R., Psychiatry
Total Number of Graduates: 315
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:14
- Post-Graduate Year 2:14
- Post-Graduate Year 3:14
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:14
- Post-Graduate Year 2:13
- Post-Graduate Year 3:14
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$39,800
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$40,225
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$40,650
- 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: 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 15-28 days
- 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 4th day
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 7-14 days
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 7-14 days
- Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
- 1 Faculty : 3 Residents
- Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 42 Other-MD/DO : 3 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 4 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 4
- 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): Less than Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Three months CCU/ICU: Two months
- Documentation:
- Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
- Resident Research:Encouraged, but optional
- Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
- Fellowship:
Offered in Geriatrics, Sports Medicine
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Not offered International Rotation: Available
Nationally recognized, innovative University department which directs 5 community based Family medicine centers - 3 urban, 1 suburban and 1 rural. Outstanding clinical training; large and diverse patient populations. Faculty supervise hospital admissions and are committed to academic excellence, hands on teaching, mentoring and fostering personal and professional growth in our residents in a supportive, humanistic learning environment.