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Tripler Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
TAMC , HI 96859-5000

Note: This page reflects data from 2007 to 2008

Director's Name: Dawn C Uithol, MD
Phone Number: (808)433-3313
Fax Number: (808)433-1153
Web Site: http://www.tamc.amedd.army.mil/familymedicine13/department/fmrp.htm
Email: dawn.uithol@us.army.mil
Program Code: 525101101
Program Structure:5A

Residency Location: Suburban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Tripler Army Medical Center
Total Beds: 200

Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, Psychiatry
Year of Initial Approval: 1991
Total Number of Graduates: 75

Offered Positions 2007- 2008:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
Filled Positions 2007- 2008:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 7
Post-Graduate Year 2: 4
Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
Resident Females 2007- 2008:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
Post-Graduate Year 3: 2
Under-represented minorities 2007- 2008:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
Post-Graduate Year 3: 0
Resident Salaries 2007- 2008:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$55,000
Post-Graduate Year 2:$57,000
Post-Graduate Year 3:$59,000
Weeks Paid Vacation 2007- 2008
Post-Graduate Year 1:2
Post-Graduate Year 2:4
Post-Graduate Year 3:4
Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes
Housing Allowance: Yes
Time Off for Conferences: Yes
Health Insurance: Yes
Meals: Yes
Funds for Conferences: Yes
Life Insurance: No
Laundry: No
Sick/Personal Time: Yes
Disability Insurance: No
Parking: Yes
Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 5th day
Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 7-14 days
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: 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: 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 : 9
Other-MD/DO : 0
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 3
Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 4
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: 2
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): Less than Three months
CCU/ICU: Three months
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
Resident Research:Required
Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
Fellowship:
Not Offered
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Offered
International Rotation: Available

Army Family Practice residency that takes place in a state-of-the-art medical center in the middle of paradise. Distinguished by balance of hands-on and didactic experience as well as well balanced, diverse patient population.