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    University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa Program

    ACGME number: 1200121027
    Program Director: Tamer Mohamed Haggag Elsayed MD, FAAFP
    Address: 850 Peter Bryce Blvd
    Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-7419
    Phone: (205) 348-1373
    Email: uafmr@ua.edu
    Website: http://fmr.ua.edu


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    Program Description

    We offer a broad-based curriculum focused on developing family medicine physicians to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and patient-centered care for patients of all ages. Through our program, qualified and dedicated physicians gain the skills and experience necessary to be among the best in their fields. They are well prepared to excel in a variety of practice settings and to assume leadership roles in today’s changing healthcare delivery system. We have strong and substantive rotations in Obstetrics and Sports Medicine with Fellowships in each. Other fellowships include Geriatrics, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Rural Public Psychiatry, and Behavioral Health in Family Medicine. International rotations are encouraged and routinely taken by our residents and faculty. Finally, our residents graduate with a relevant and individualized Practice Management curriculum that truly prepares you to begin the business of medicine. • One of the nation’s oldest and largest family medicine residencies with a total of 48 positions (16-16-16) • Unopposed program with no competing residencies, providing ample opportunity for residents to directly care for patients and develop procedural skills • 100% passage rate on board exams • A program structure that emphasizes individualized instruction • A large, highly skilled and dedicated faculty in the core disciplines, with assistance from local physicians • 583-bed DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa (the referral hospital for West Alabama), located across the street from the residency, minimizing resident travel • A state-of-the-art Family Medicine Center across the street from the hospital, certified as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home, as well as community clinics in nearby Northport and Demopolis, Alabama • Proven track record of quality graduates who have entered urban, rural, and academic settings • 1 in 7 family physicians practicing in Alabama are graduates of the program • More than 50 residency graduates are members of the DCH Regional Medical Center physician staff • Program located on the main campus of Crimson Tide football team

    Community Setting

    • Suburban
    • Rural
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Sports Medicine
    • Hospital Medicine
    • Value-based Care

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    DCH Regional 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: 16

    PGY-2: 16

    PGY-3: 16

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 17

    PGY-2: 16

    PGY-3: 15

    Has Residential Organization

    Yes

    Required ICU Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Three 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

    Four months

    Offers International Rotations

    Yes

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 1

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: > q28d

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: q7d-q14d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    Yes

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    DCH Regional Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    583

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    20

    Full Time Other Faculty

    6

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    3

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    2

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    2

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    No

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $53,315

    PGY-2: $54,728

    PGY-3: $56,784

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

    • Disability Insurance
    • Parking
    • Meals
    • Life Insurance
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Liability Insurance
    • Health Insurance
    • Time off for conferences
    • Sick Leave / Personal Time

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes