Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Alan E Edwards, MD
Phone Number: (216)778-5415
Fax Number: (216)778-8225
Web Site: http://www.metrohealth.org/clinical/Family_Practice/
Email: aedwards1@metrohealth.org
Program Code: 330900002
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Inner City Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: MetroHealth Medical Center
Total Beds: 731Number of Family Medicine Centers:2
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2
Year of Initial Approval: 1976
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R.
Total Number of Graduates: 123
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 5
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$41,550
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$43,315
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$45,169
- 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: None
- Post-Graduate Year 3: None
- 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 : 23 Other-MD/DO : 18 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 0 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: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
- Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Less than Two months General Surgery (in Hospital): Less than Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Less than Three 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 -- May Lead to Graduate Degree
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Not offered International Rotation: Available
The mission of the Family Medicine Department is to provide excellence in the education of family physicians as well as high quality, community-oriented, family-centered health care to all people. The department's faculty represent leaders in Geriatrics, OB, Quality Improvement, Family Systems Medicine, Community-Based Medicine, and Patient Education.