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AAFP Directory of Family Medicine Residency Programs

Brown Medical School Department of Family Medicine
Pawtucket , RI 02860-4400

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Gowri Anandarajah, MD
Phone Number: (401)729-2235
Fax Number: (401)729-2923
Web Site: http://bms.brown.edu/familymedicine
Email: fam_med@mhri.org
Program Code: 370380001
Program Structure:2A

Residency Location: Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Total Beds: 294

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., Psychiatry
Year of Initial Approval: 1975
Total Number of Graduates: 341

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:13
Post-Graduate Year 2:13
Post-Graduate Year 3:13
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:13
Post-Graduate Year 2:13
Post-Graduate Year 3:11
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 5
Post-Graduate Year 2: 9
Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
Post-Graduate Year 2: 0
Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$44,541
Post-Graduate Year 2:$45,809
Post-Graduate Year 3:$48,615
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 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: None
Post-Graduate Year 2: None
Post-Graduate Year 3: None
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 : 11
Other-MD/DO : 2
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 3
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): Two months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Three 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:
Offered in, Maternal Child Health; Leadership/Faculty Development
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Not offered
International Rotation: Available

Brown's Family Medicine Residency offers an ideal combination of academic excellence and leadership in research and clinical medicine with the benefits of a community hospital setting where Family Medicine is valued as the foundation of patient care. Our more than 300 graduates practice in settings ranging from rural sites to urban health centers, private practice and academic medicine.