
Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: John Arthur Whitham, DO
Phone Number: (361)902-6570
Fax Number: (361)881-1467
Web Site: http://www.ccfprp.com
Email: residency@ccfprp.com
Program Code: 410980001
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-M
Total Beds: 280Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2
Year of Initial Approval: 1973
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- E.R.
Total Number of Graduates: 245
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:12
- Post-Graduate Year 2:12
- Post-Graduate Year 3:12
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:12
- Post-Graduate Year 2:12
- Post-Graduate Year 3:12
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 9
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2:10
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 7
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$40,927
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$43,337
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$44,962
- 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: None
- Post-Graduate Year 2: None
- Post-Graduate Year 3: None
- 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 : 3 Residents
- Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 12 Other-MD/DO : 8 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): Three months General Surgery (in Hospital): Three months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Three months CCU/ICU: Two months
- Documentation:
- Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
- Resident Research:Required
- Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
- Fellowship:
- Offered in Geriatrics, Obstetrics, Hospitalist
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Offered International Rotation: Not Available
Our residents care for about 90% of the indigent population of South Texas at a Community Hospital that is the trauma center for the region. Our program is definitely a hands on training program with plenty of procedures and OB. Attendings are ready to assist the residents but autonomy is promoted.
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