Memorial Medical Center Program

Program Description

Our vision is to deploy well trained family physicians into our own community of Alamogordo as well as the surrounding rural areas within the southern part of our state. To that end, we have assembled an enthusiastic cadre of family physicians and specialists who are committed to making your years of training fruitful and sending you into practice confident that you can provide excellent care to the patients you will encounter throughout your career. What makes Alamogordo unique is that you will be trained in an independent community hospital with no competing residency programs. On your rotations, you will have the opportunity to learn one on one from practicing physicians who are enthusiastic about teaching their skills and allowing you to learn procedures that you can take into your future practice. The hospital recently invested over 1 million dollars to build a state of the art residency clinic. You will have the opportunity to learn in a beautiful, modern space while enjoying the amenities of our hospital and specialty clinics, all within a short drive (usually 10 minutes or less) of Champion Family Medicine Clinic. We also believe strongly in maintaining work life balance. Outside of work hours, you can visit the spectacular White Sands National Monument, head 15 miles east for cool mountain hiking in Cloudcroft, or go just a bit further for skiing in Ruidoso. In town, we have a modern 10-screen movie theater, a family fun center, and pistachio farms and wineries. With an air force base just outside our city limits, Alamogordo is a diverse community with many young families and abundant opportunities for youth sports and other activities. Camping and other outdoor recreation are within a short drive of our centrally located city. If you want a taste of the big city, El Paso is less than 90 miles south. The international airport in El Paso offers flights to most major cities. Lastly, you will have the opportunity to participate in international medical care experiences. Whether short term trips with one of your attendings or full 4-week international rotations, we believe strongly that going outside of the country will add a perspective to your training and experience that is nearly impossible to garner any other way.

Community Setting

• Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 3	PGY-3: 3
Filled:	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 0	PGY-3: 0

Has Residential Organization

No

Required ICU Rotations

Three months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Three months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

None

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: 2	PGY-3: 2

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: None	PGY-2: None	PGY-3: None
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

Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

100

Full Time Doctor Faculty

8

Full Time Other Faculty

3

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

2

Total Rotation Hospitals

3

Total Admitting Hospitals

2

Total Family Practice Centers

2

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

No

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $50,400	PGY-2: $52,640	PGY-3: $54,880
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 3	PGY-3: 3

Benefits

• Time off for conferences
• Meals
• Funding for attending conferences
• Parking
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Liability Insurance

Offers Fellowship

No