Meritus Medical Center Family Medicine Program

Program Description

Come home to Meritus, an amazing 327-bed community hospital in scenic western Maryland just 70 miles from Washington, DC and Baltimore. Meritus Family Medicine Residency is a program committed to giving you a foundation of compassion, excellence, leadership, and community connection. Residents have an opportunity to choose from several areas of primary care foci including osteopathic manipulative medicine, community leadership, addiction, integrative medicine, research, and women’s health.

Community Setting

Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Meritus 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

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

Six months or more

Offers International Rotations

No

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: q15d-q28d	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: q15d-q28d

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: q15d-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

Meritus Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

327

Full Time Doctor Faculty

8

Full Time Other Faculty

1

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

3

Total Rotation Hospitals

2

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: NA	PGY-2: NA	PGY-3: NA
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 3	PGY-3: 3

Benefits

• Sick Leave / Personal Time

• Time off for conferences

• Funding for attending conferences

• Parking

• Meals

• Health Insurance

• Liability Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

Offers Fellowship

No

Fellowship offered

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes