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    Willis-Knighton Health System Family Medicine Program

    ACGME number: 1202100001
    Program Director: Samuel K Abshire MD, FAAFP
    Address: 620 East College
    Homer, LA 71040
    Phone: (318) 624-0555
    Email: fmresidency@wkhs.com
    Website: https://claibornemedical.com/


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    Program Description

    Our mission is to promote the specialty of Family Medicine in our organizations and rural communities by demonstrating excellence in education through training empathic, highly skilled physicians who are able to deliver high quality, comprehensive patient care while serving as the cornerstone of healthcare for our community by providing the quality and personalized care we would want for ourselves and our families.

    Community Setting

    • Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Care of Children
    • Direct Primary Care
    • Geriatrics
    • Hospice and Palliative Care
    • Hospital Medicine
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations
    • Point of Care Ultrasound
    • Preventative Medicine and/or Occupational Medicine
    • Value-based Care
    • Wellness/Well-being

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Claiborne Memorial Medical Center

    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: 2

    PGY-2: 2

    PGY-3: 2

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 1

    PGY-3: 0

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    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

    Yes

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 9

    PGY-2: 10

    PGY-3: 15

    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: q7d-q14d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q7d-q14d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    No

    PGY-3:

    No

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Claiborne Memorial Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    47

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    6

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    4

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    1

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    No

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $60,010

    PGY-2: $62,021

    PGY-3: $64,143

    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
    • Fitness Center
    • Disability Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Health Insurance
    • Liability Insurance
    • AAFP Membership
    • Medical license fee

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes