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Summa Health System Family Practice
Akron , OH 44304

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Richard Michael Hines, MD
Phone Number: (330)375-3584
Fax Number: (330)375-4291
Web Site: http://www.summahealth.org
Email: flegej@summa-health.org
Program Code: 330035001
Program Structure:2A

Residency Location: Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Summa Health System
Total Beds: 963

Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 3
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 3

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R., Psychiatry
Year of Initial Approval: 1970
Total Number of Graduates: 198

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: 7
Post-Graduate Year 2: 7
Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
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: 1
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$43,285
Post-Graduate Year 2:$44,699
Post-Graduate Year 3:$45,635
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 5th day
Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 6th day
Post-Graduate Year 3: None
Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Yes
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: 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 : 2 Residents
Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 9
Other-MD/DO : 0
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 1
Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 2
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): Less than Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Three months
CCU/ICU: Two months
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Not Exist
Resident Research:Required
Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
Fellowship:
Not Offered
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Not Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Offered
International Rotation: Not Available

Several major changes have occurred within the residency program over this past year: We took possession of our brand new state-of-the-art clinical and residency facility encompassing 17,000 sq ft, PDA's were integrated for documentation, medical reference and pharmacology use as well as our new ambulatory health record which was implemented in February 2007. During the 2006-2007 academic year we began our unique Narrative Medicine curriculum.