• SSM Health/St. Louis University School of Medicine (Saint Louis) Residency Program

    ACGME number: 1202831704
    Program Director: Elizabeth Keegan Garrett MD, FAAFP
    Address: 6420 Clayton Rd 2nd Fl, Ste 2234
    Saint Louis, MO 63117-1811
    Phone: (314) 435-6719
    Email: elizabeth.keegan-garrett@slucare.ssmhealth.com
    Website: https://www.slu.edu/medicine/family-medicine/residency/index.php


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    Program Description

    Our urban family medicine residency prepares you for a wide range of practice, with a special emphasis on underserved families and communities, and on integrating behavioral health with medical care. As a Saint Louis University based residency, we offer strong academic training with a 100% American Board of Family Medicine pass rate. Practice in our urban FQHC is challenging and different every day. Faculty at our community hospital offer close personalized teaching and mentorship. We offer a Longitudinal Underserved Community Curriculum with 12 one-day workshops and monthly lectures to augment our rich clinical experience. Our program offers concentrations in pregnancy care, sports medicine and addiction medicine.

    Community Setting

    • Urban
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    No strengths provided

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    No federal or government clinic 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: 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 with 80 or more deliveries for a few residents.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Five 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: 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: > q28d

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    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

    SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital

    Total Hospital Beds

    525

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    5

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    0

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    3

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    2

    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: $62,609

    PGY-2: $64,321

    PGY-3: $66,844

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

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

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes