Family Medicine Residency Program

Curriculum - Second Year

Chief of Maternal and Child Medicine

Ambulatory Pediatric Sub-Specialties
This ambulatory block allows the resident to receive in-depth experience in various pediatric subspecialties, such as cardiology, ENT, dermatology, and emergency medicine. The components can be customized to the resident’s interests and needs.

Ambulatory Surgery
This primarily outpatient rotation builds on the experiences of the first-year surgery rotation. Residents also spend time in the office of a surgeon who specializes in breast biopsies and surgeries.

Community Care
This is an ambulatory care block at an outpatient adult medicine and gynecology clinic associated with Oak Bend Medical Center.

Gastroenterology

Electives
A large number of electives are available for the third year resident. Dozens of subspecialty rotations are available at Memorial Hermann, many more at nearby locations, including Baylor and University of Texas. In addition, residents have traveled to different parts of the country or world for other experiences. A total of five elective blocks are available in the third year.

The curriculum of the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program is designed to provide residents with the knowledge they will need to begin practice.  We recognize, however, that interests, abilities, prior experiences, and future career plans vary from resident to resident.  For this reason, we provide opportunities during the third year for each resident to spend additional time in areas of particular relevance and interest to him or her.  These electives may be done in any area of medicine.  They may take place locally, elsewhere in the United States, or throughout the world. Some popular, well-established electives are listed below. The resident is not limited to this list, however. The selection of elective topics and sites should be made with the input and approval of the resident's faculty advisor.

Electives Available

*Other Electives by arrangement

Residents who wish to do an away elective must obtain prior approval. The approval process involves submitting the following documents to the Residency Coordinator and obtaining the appropriate signatures. All documents must be submitted at least 3 months in advance.

• An Away Rotation Agreement, signed by the supervising attending and the resident’s faculty advisor. The Agreement will contain a list of goals and objectives for the rotation. A brief description of the resident’s day-to-day activities must be included under clinical duties and activities. The Agreement will also include a list of terms pertaining to malpractice coverage, performance evaluation, and the attending physician’s supervisory responsibilities.
• A current CV of the supervising attending. The attending physician’s medical degree must be an MD or DO or foreign equivalent.
• An Away Rotation Approval Checklist, signed by the appropriate people (available through the Residency Coordinator).

Emergency Medicine
Memorial Hermann's Emergency Room is a high-volume unit, and residents play an active role there. Working with attending emergency physicians, the residents evaluate and manage patients with medical and surgical problems. This rotation takes place at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital.

Endocrinology
This popular rotation provides an excellent perspective on common endocrinology conditions, including hypothyroidism and diabetes. The resident works in the endocrinologist’s office.

ENT

Urology

Family Medicine Inpatient Service
During the third year, each resident assumes the duty of chief of the inpatient service. This senior resident sees patients with the first- and second-year residents. In addition to further developing his or her own clinical skills, this block is an opportunity to gain experience in teaching.