• MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Mason City) Program

    ACGME number: 1201821373
    Program Director: Patrick Alan Courtney MD, FAAFP
    Address: 1010 4Th St Sw Ste 340
    Mason City, IA 50401-2856
    Phone: (641) 428-7779
    Email: patrick.courtney@mercyhealth.com
    Website: http://www.mercyone.org/northiowa/family-medicine-residency


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    Program Description

    Mercy Family Medicine Residency is a community-based program, with a group of eager and energetic residents, who also have fun! The program offers consistent, high-quality education in family medicine with a rural focus. Strengths are ambulatory care, adult medicine, inpatient care team, palliative medicine, and maternity care. Hospital owned homes, just steps from the clinic and hospital, are available for rent.

    Community Setting

    Rural

    Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Advanced procedural skills
    • Hospital Medicine

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    MercyOne North Iowa 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: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Three 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
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    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 2

    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: None

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    Yes

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    340

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    5

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    0

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    1

    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: $67,000

    PGY-2: $68,500

    PGY-3: $70,000

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

    • Parking

    • Life Insurance

    • Meals

    • Health Insurance

    • Funding for attending conferences

    • Liability Insurance

    • Disability Insurance

    • Fitness Center

    • Time off for conferences

    • Moving Allowance

    • AAFP Membership

    • Medical license fee

    • DEA license fee

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship offered

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes