Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Paul Thomas Cullen, MD
Phone Number: (866)300-6460
Fax Number: (724)229-2178
Web Site: http://www.twhresidency.org
Email: dshade@washingtonhospital.org
Program Code: 368592001
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Suburban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: The Washington Hospital
Total Beds: 300Number of Family Medicine Centers:2
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2
Year of Initial Approval: 1971
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- None
Total Number of Graduates: 195
- 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: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 7
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- 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:$45,827
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$48,011
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$52,046
- Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
- Post-Graduate Year 1:2
- 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 6th day
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 15-28 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: 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: Every 15-28 days
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 15-28 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 : 14 Other-MD/DO : 2 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 1 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 0
- 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: 4
- Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Three months General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Five months CCU/ICU: One month
- 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: Not offered International Rotation: Available
25 miles from Pittsburgh with all the benefits of the "country", Washington is one of the elite programs in PA. Excellent clinical experiences, busy modern offices, and superior teaching in a friendly environment attract outstanding residents from across the US. All have passed the ABFM exam on the initial attempt. A unique benefit is the hospital owned and maintained homes. Washington is the standard by which other programs should be judged.