• St Vincent's East Family Medicine Residency

    ACGME number: 1200131020
    Program Director: English H Gonzalez MD, FAAFP
    Address: 50 Medical Park Dr E
    Birmingham, AL 35235-3401
    Phone: (205) 838-3182
    Email: epilkington@uabmc.edu
    Website: http://www.svefmr.com


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    Program Description

    Some unique features of our program include a track for residents interested in sports medicine, rural medicine and international medicine opportunities. There are local, well-established experiences in medicine for urban underserved populations as well. There are local fellowships available in sports medicine and geriatrics. Birmingham is also great place to live; check out http://www.birminghamchamber.com/visiting/moving.html .

    Community Setting

    • Suburban
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Leadership
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations
    • Other

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    St. Vincent's East

    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

    No

    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

    Four months

    Offers International Rotations

    Yes

    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: > 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: > q28d

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: > 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

    St. Vincent's East

    Total Hospital Beds

    368

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    8

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    0

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    3

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    2

    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: $60,152

    PGY-2: $62,830

    PGY-3: $64,890

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

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

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes