• Heritage Valley Health System Family Medicine Residency Program

    ACGME number: 1204121409
    Program Director: Vikram Arora MD, FAAFP
    Address: 1125 7Th Ave
    Beaver Falls, PA 15010-4426
    Phone: (724) 773-8902
    Email: fmr@hvhs.org


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    Program Description

    The Heritage Valley Family Medicine Residency Program at Heritage Valley Beaver was accredited in 1979 and is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Residents experience the full spectrum of family medicine, including taking care of newborns,maternity and managing complicated patients in the intensive care unit al in-house. Heritage Valley's Family Medicine Residency Program is unopposed and conducted in a large and advanced health care facility. Therefore, the residents do not have to compete for patients, procedures or deliveries and have the ability to complete all rotations within the system. The outpatient training component occurs at the dedicated Family Medicine Center in Beaver Falls, PA. At the center, residents provide comprehensive medical care for many of the underserved patients in the region, exposing residents to exceptional training in ambulatory medicine. More than 150 residents have graduated from Heritage Valley's Family Medicine Residency Program which is approved to accommodate six residents each year. The new 13,000 square-foot , state-of-the-art Family Medicine Center is equipped to train the new generation of family medicine residents with access to a systemwide electronic health record (EHR) system imaging, lab, pharmacy and POCSU in-house.

    Community Setting

    • Suburban
    • Suburban
    • Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    No strengths provided

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Heritage Valley Health System

    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

    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 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: 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: q6d

    PGY-2: q15d-q28d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    Yes

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    Yes

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    No

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Heritage Valley Health System

    Total Hospital Beds

    224

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    4

    Full Time Other Faculty

    1

    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: $65,000

    PGY-2: $67,000

    PGY-3: $70,000

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

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

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes