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Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre , PA 18840

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Robert Thomas McClelland, MD
Phone Number: (570)882-3292
Fax Number: (570)882-2807
Web Site: http://www.guthrie.org/family.htm
Email: fampract@guthrie.org
Program Code: 367672001
Program Structure:2A

Residency Location: Rural
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Robert Packer Hospital
Total Beds: 250

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:
Internal Medicine, Surgery
Year of Initial Approval: 1993
Total Number of Graduates: 43

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 4
Post-Graduate Year 2: 4
Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 5
Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
Post-Graduate Year 2: 0
Post-Graduate Year 3: 0
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$43,326
Post-Graduate Year 2:$44,844
Post-Graduate Year 3:$46,612
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: 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: Every 7-14 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: 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 : 3 Residents
Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 5
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: 4
Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Less than Two months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Less than Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Three months
CCU/ICU: One month
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
Resident Research:Required
Resident Organization in Hospital: None
Fellowship:
Not Offered
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Not offered
International Rotation: Not Available

Guthrie is a rare combination of rural FM training supported by a tertiary care center - community-centered with easy access to subspecialists. Strengths include OB, sports med, psychosocial med, practice mgmt and Balint training. Our FM Residents are the only residents on OB and Peds. Sayre is a small-town with easy access to large cities, cultural events, sailing on the Finger Lakes, Nascar and hiking in Watkins Glen, Cornell Campus in Ithaca.