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    AltaMed Health Services Program

    ACGME number: 1200500764
    Program Director: Ana Karina Melgar MD, FAAFP
    Address: 8627 Atlantic Ave
    South Gate, CA 90280-3501
    Phone: (626) 215-0271
    Email: fmresidency@altamed.org
    Website: http://www.altamed.org/residency


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    Program Description

    Our program has an emphasis on outpatient medicine, community outreach, and health equity. We recruit individuals who share our mission to care for the underserved and eliminate health disparities during Residency and as a career choice. Our faculty have been hand-picked for their commitment to education and mentorship.

    Community Setting

    • Urban
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Care of Children
    • Heath Equity
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    • Federal Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) 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

    Less than 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: 4

    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: q6d

    PGY-2: q5d

    PGY-3: q5d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    No

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    No

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Adventist Health White Memorial

    Total Hospital Beds

    350

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    15

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    0

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    2

    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:

    NA

    PGY-2:

    NA

    PGY-3:

    NA
    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

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

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes