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    University of Puerto Rico Family Medicine Residency

    ACGME number: 1204221287
    Program Director: Astrid Morales-Ralat MD
    Address: CALL BOX 6021
    Caroliina, PR 00984-6021
    Phone: (787) 876-7415
    Email: rosyvette.negron@upr.edu
    Website: https://md.rcm.upr.edu/familymedicine/


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    Program Description

    OUR PROGRAM IS BASED IN AN UDERSERVED COMMUNITY. THE EMPHASIS OF THE PROGRAM IS IN COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND GERIATRICS.

    Community Setting

    • Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Direct Primary Care
    • Hospital Medicine
    • Lifestyle Medicine/Nutrition/Obesity Medicine

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    UPR HOSPITAL, CAROLINA-PR

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    • Federal or other government clinic funding including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) or look-alike, Community Health Centers (CHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Has Residential Organization

    Yes

    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 option not available.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Four months

    Offers International Rotations

    No

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    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: > q28d

    PGY-3: None

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

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

    PGY-1: q5d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: None

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    No

    Has Electronic Health Records

    No

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    UPR HOSPITAL, CAROLINA-PR

    Total Hospital Beds

    235

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    11

    Full Time Other Faculty

    3

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    8

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    4

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    1

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    Yes

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $48,154

    PGY-2: $489,340

    PGY-3: $50,666

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

    • Liability Insurance
    • Disability Insurance
    • Meals
    • Parking
    • Health Insurance

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    Yes

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes