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Forbes Family Practice Residency Program
Monroeville , PA 15146-3517

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Katherine L Neely, MD
Phone Number: (412)858-2774
Fax Number: (412)858-4442
Web Site: http://www.wpahs.org/FRH/forbintr/brframes.htm
Email: fpres@wpahs.org
Program Code: 367234003
Program Structure:2A

Residency Location: Suburban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Forbes Regional Hospital
Total Beds: 277

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

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
None
Year of Initial Approval: 1977
Total Number of Graduates: 139

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
Post-Graduate Year 2: 6
Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
Post-Graduate Year 2: 6
Post-Graduate Year 3: 6
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 5
Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
Post-Graduate Year 2: 0
Post-Graduate Year 3: 0
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$43,500
Post-Graduate Year 2:$44,370
Post-Graduate Year 3:$45,257
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: Yes
Sick/Personal Time: Yes
Disability Insurance: Yes
Parking: Yes
Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 7-14 days
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: 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:
3 Faculty : 1 Residents
Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 7
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: 2
Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Three months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Four months
CCU/ICU: Two months
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
Resident Research:Encouraged, but optional
Resident Organization in Hospital: None
Fellowship:
Not Offered
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Offered
International Rotation: Available

Fully-accredited, teaching-oriented program with 18 residents in suburban Pittsburgh, PA. Family practice is the only residency in this progressive, full service community hospital, where all core rotations are done. Well balanced and flexible with particular strengths in women's health, patient education, behavioral science, geriatrics, EBM, the mind-body-spirit connection, and training residents as teachers.