Carolinas Medical Center Family Medicine Residency

Program Description

Carolinas Medical Center FMRP is a well-established program dating to 1973 when family medicine first became a specialty. We are 1 program with 3 tracks named for the location of the residency office: Biddle Point/ Urban Underserved, Elizabeth/ Traditional and Union/ Community Apprenticeship. We are passionate about caring for the underserved patients of Charlotte and Monroe, NC. Carolinas Medical Center offers the best of both worlds: a strong academic environment in a thriving community-based program. Additionally, the best of medium-large city of Charlotte and the small town of Monroe, NC. Our residents and faculty enjoy supportive, collegial relationships with our peers in other specialties both in the hospital and beyond. Faculty are outstanding and very approachable, with expertise that runs the full scope of family medicine. We are fully accredited by the ACGME. Please take time to explore our website and Instagram page, #CMCFamMed, to learn more about our program and community. There are a few initiatives that we would like to highlight for you: *Teaching Excellence Award for medical student teaching for all 3 residency sites *100% ABFM initial certification board pass rate *Regional/ national presentations and publications for residents and faculty *Multidisciplinary team-based care for full scope FM in all 3 residency sites *Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Geriatrics *Primary care infectious disease treatment for HIV and HepC Other areas of strength our program offers include procedural training, evidence-based medicine, community medicine, geriatrics, sports/musculoskeletal medicine, and pediatric/adolescent medicine. Please contact us if you have any questions about the program or the application process. We welcome you to contact our residents to get a feel for what it is like to work and live in the Charlotte and Monroe areas. Thank you again for your interest in our program and best wishes to you as you strive to make this important decision for in your career. We hope to see you soon!

Community Setting

• Urban
• Urban
• Suburban

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Carolinas Medical Center

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 12	PGY-2: 12	PGY-3: 12
Filled:	PGY-1: 12	PGY-2: 12	PGY-3: 12

Has Residential Organization

Yes

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Two months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for a few residents.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Three months

Offers International Rotations

Yes

Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 1	PGY-2: 2	PGY-3: 3

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: q15d-q28d

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: q5d	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: q15d-q28d
Night Float	PGY-1: Yes	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: Yes

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Carolinas Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

780

Full Time Doctor Faculty

15

Full Time Other Faculty

5

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

2

Total Rotation Hospitals

3

Total Admitting Hospitals

3

Total Family Practice Centers

3

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

No

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $61,608	PGY-2: $64,362	PGY-3: $67,014
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Benefits

• Parking
• Health Insurance
• Liability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Funding for attending conferences
• Disability Insurance
• Meals
• Time off for conferences
• Sick Leave / Personal Time
• AAFP Membership
• Medical license fee

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes