El Rio Health Family Medicine Program

Program Description

The El Rio Health Family Medicine Residency program prepares resident physicians for a lifelong career in family medicine. The program’s 3-year curriculum is focused on community needs, evidence-based medicine, and quality improvement in healthcare. Residents can participate in teen clinics, special immunology, and sports medicine in addition to many other community experiences. Faculty and residents work together to manage patients’ physical and psychological conditions and provide preventive health care. Our goal is to graduate exceptional family physicians and leaders with the skills to care for individuals from all backgrounds using their clinical acumen, compassion and understanding of the communities served.

Community Setting

• Urban
• Urban

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Tucson Medical Center

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4
Filled:	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 0	PGY-3: 0

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 option not available.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Three months

Offers International Rotations

No

Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 2	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 6

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: No	PGY-2: No	PGY-3: No

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Tucson Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

600

Full Time Doctor Faculty

4

Total Rotation Hospitals

1

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: $65,000	PGY-2: $67,000	PGY-3: $70,000
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Benefits

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

Offers Fellowship

No