Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Peter John Carek, MD, MS
Phone Number: (843)876-7080
Fax Number: (843)818-7111
Web Site: http://www.musc.edu/dfm/residency
Email: fammedres@musc.edu
Program Code: 380245001
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Suburban Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Trident Medical Center
Total Beds: 300Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 2
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 4
Year of Initial Approval: 1970
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- None
Total Number of Graduates: 390
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:10
- Post-Graduate Year 2:10
- Post-Graduate Year 3:12
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:10
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 9
- Post-Graduate Year 3:10
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- 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:$42,500
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$43,250
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$44,500
- 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: 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 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: 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: Every 15-28 days
- 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 : 4 Residents
- Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 21 Other-MD/DO : 0 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 4 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 2
- 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: 5
- 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: Yes
- Fellowship:
Offered in Faculty Development
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Offered International Rotation: Available
The Trident Family Medicine Residency Program is a community-based, university-affiliated unopposed program. We have a diverse group of residents and nationally recognized faculty with broad interests. Our program utilizes a modern family practice center with 30 years experience with electronic medical record. We offer three tracks: sports medicine, emergency medicine, and hospitalist.