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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Family Practice Residency
Philadelphia , PA 19107-5005

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Ronald P McManus, Jr, MD
Phone Number: (215)955-2363
Fax Number: (215)955-9158
Web Site: http://www.tju.edu/fammed/residency
Email: patrick.mcmanus@jefferson.edu
Program Code: 367180004
Program Structure:4A

Residency Location: Inner City Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Total Beds: 633

Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 4

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R.
Year of Initial Approval: 1973
Total Number of Graduates: 210

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 9
Post-Graduate Year 2: 9
Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 9
Post-Graduate Year 2: 9
Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
Post-Graduate Year 3: 2
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$44,000
Post-Graduate Year 2:$45,500
Post-Graduate Year 3:$47,000
Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
Post-Graduate Year 1:3
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: No
Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
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
Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Yes
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: Greater than every 28 days
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 : 26
Other-MD/DO : 2
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 3
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: 1
Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Three months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Less than 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, Faculty Development, Sports Medicine, Research -- May Lead to Graduate Degree
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Offered
International Rotation: Available

Jefferson's Residency in Family and Community Medicine has a longstanding reputation for producing outstanding, community responsive physicians who finish residency training with all career options still open to them including community medicine, public health, academics, research, geriatrics, sports medicine, maternal child health, health policy, and clinical practice opportunities anywhere in the world.