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    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program

    ACGME number: 1203521210
    Program Director: Margaret Donat MD, FAAFP
    Address: 450 Clarkson Ave PO Box 67
    Brooklyn, NY 11203-2056
    Phone: (718) 270-2546
    Email: margaret.donat@downstate.edu
    Website: https://www.downstate.edu/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/family-medicine/index.html


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    Program Description

    Our Family Medicine Residency Program is a three year accredited program, with six residents at each training level. We have been training physicians and serving the community continuously since 1970. We have produced family physicians who have gone on to practice in this and other communities, who have become faculty at medical schools, who have developed and/or directed other residency programs, and who are active in Family Practice organizations at the national level. The Family Medicine Training Program is an exciting and dynamic experience. It has the unique goal of providing quality education for the family practice residents in an inner city environment. Drawing on the many academic and community based resources in the Brooklyn medical community, we offer a teaching program with faculty providing direct guidance and supervision to the residents. Ongoing series of lectures from faculty members as well as visiting lecturers, small group sessions and weekly Morbidity and Mortality Rounds, provide in-depth coverage of core content areas. These range from common clinical problems to topics in Behavioral Science practices, Palliative Care, Practice Management and procedures. Interactive resident-driven teaching methods are used, thus strengthening presentation techniques of individual residents and enhancing learning for all. Outpatient care in the ambulatory clinic setting is a requirement of residency training in Family Medicine. Family Medicine residents, under attending supervision, care for a panel of patients each week throughout their residency. Mock Board examinations are given biannually to ensure stellar performance. Residents’ meetings are scheduled monthly to provide a forum for residents to give voice to their concerns, organize schedules, and lend mutual support to each other. The residency program makes every attempt to address the needs of the variety of ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds of the people of Brooklyn. We stress the importance of caring for people with complex medical, social and psychological problems of our inner city families. We reflect the belief that just as individuals are seen in the context of their families, so too should families be seen in the context of their community.

    Community Setting

    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

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

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    • Federal Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) funding

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 7

    Has Residential Organization

    Yes

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    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

    Three months

    Offers International Rotations

    No

    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: None

    PGY-3: None

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

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

    PGY-1: q3d

    PGY-2: q4d

    PGY-3: q4d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    Yes

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    No

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    369

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    9

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    3

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    5

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    2

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    Yes

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $69,608

    PGY-2: $74,481

    PGY-3: $79,837

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

    • Disability Insurance
    • Liability Insurance
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Health Insurance
    • Meals

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes