• University of Puerto Rico Family Medicine Residency

    ACGME number: 1204221287
    Program Director: Astrid Morales-Ralat MD
    Address: CALL BOX 6021
    Hospital UPR Carolina - Family Me, PR 00984-6021
    Phone: (787) 876-7415
    Email: yesenia.marrero@upr.edu
    Website: https://md.rcm.upr.edu/familymedicine/


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    Program Description

    OUR PROGRAM IS BASED IN AN UDERSERVED COMMUNITY. THE EMPHASIS OF THE PROGRAM IS IN COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND GERIATRICS.

    Community Setting

    Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Geriatrics
    • HospitalMedicine
    • Lifestyle Medicine/Nutrition/Obesity Medicine

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    UPR HOSPITAL, CAROLINA-PR

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    No federal or government clinic funding

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Has Residential Organization

    Yes

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Two 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: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: None

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: q5d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: None

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    No

    Has Electronic Health Records

    No

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    UPR HOSPITAL, CAROLINA-PR

    Total Hospital Beds

    235

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    11

    Full Time Other Faculty

    3

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    8

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    4

    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: $48,154

    PGY-2: $489,340

    PGY-3: $50,666

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

    • Liability Insurance

    • Disability Insurance

    • Meals

    • Parking

    • Health Insurance

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship offered

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    Yes

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes