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    Meharry Medical College Program

    ACGME number: 1204721463
    Program Director: Ashley Nicole Hicks MD
    Address: 1005 Dr Db Todd Jr Blvd
    Nashville, TN 37208-3501
    Phone: (615) 860-7511
    Email: familymed@mmc.edu
    Website: http://www.mmc.edu


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    Program Description

    The Program Director is board-certified in family medicine. The program also offers off-site electives available in Sports Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Geriatric Medicine, as well as a Sports Medicine Fellowship. With Meharry Medical College's mission of serving the underserved community and impacting health disparities with our research initiatives, this is the place to be if you are interested in the poor and underserved segments of your communities.

    Community Setting

    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Direct Primary Care
    • Hospital Medicine
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Nashville General Hospital

    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: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    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 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: 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: 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: q4d

    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

    Nashville General Hospital

    Total Hospital Beds

    125

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    6

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    2

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    3

    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: $59,677

    PGY-2: $61,686

    PGY-3: $63,930

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

    • Liability Insurance
    • Meals
    • Health Insurance
    • Parking
    • Time off for conferences
    • Sick Leave / Personal Time
    • Fitness Center
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • AAFP Membership

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Types Offered

    • Sports Medicine

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes