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Rotation Sites

Rotations for the Family Medicine Residency Program will take place at five primary sites:

Temecula Valley Hospital – Inpatient Adult Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital – Obstetrics, Inpatient Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Newborn Nursery/NICU
Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital – General Surgery
Rancho Family Medical Group Temecula – Makena – Continuity Clinic
Neighborhood Temecula Parkway – Continuity Clinic

Ambulatory

Residents will provide longitudinal outpatient primary care for their patients over the course of their training at the continuity clinic sites, Rancho Family Medical Group Temecula – Makena and Neighborhood Temecula Parkway, both located less than one mile from Temecula Valley Hospital. Residents are assigned the majority of their continuity clinic at one of the two sites in order for them to build their own patient panels and provide longitudinal continued care.

Time in the continuity clinic will graduate from a half day per week during PGY-1 year to three to four half days per week PGY-3 year. During PGY-2 year, there is a month rotation dedicated to continuity clinic. During PGY-3 year, there are two months dedicated to continuity clinic.

Other outpatient rotation experiences include Community Medicine, Palliative Care, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Women’s Health, Dermatology, Addiction Medicine, Pain Management, Otolaryngology, Urology, Ophthalmology, Practice Management, and other medical and surgical subspecialties.

Inpatient

Residents will do their Inpatient Adult Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, and Emergency Medicine rotations at Temecula Valley Hospital (TVH). TVH, built in 2013, offers a comprehensive range of services similar to hospitals in large metropolitan areas. The hospital offers major specialty services including Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Neuro-interventional services. TVH garners national recognition for patient safety and quality.

Obstetrics, Inpatient Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Newborn Nursery and NICU rotations will be done at Rancho Springs Hospital (RSH), located less than 10 miles from TVH. RSH offers the largest maternity program in southern Riverside County and provides the only dedicated obstetric emergency department in the area. RSH also features a pediatric emergency department staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians from Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, as well as a NICU staffed by neonatologists from Rady Children’s.

The General Surgery rotation is completed at Inland Valley Hospital (IVH), located 15 miles from TVH. IVH is the only Level II Trauma Center in Southern Riverside County. It has been designated a Center of Excellence in Orthopedic and Bariatric Surgery, and has received Advanced Certification from the Joint Commission as a Total Joint Center.

Didactics

The goals of the Family Medicine Residency didactic program are to:

Educate residents in the broad spectrum of the specialty with an emphasis on delivering continuous comprehensive care to a diverse patient population
Develop the humanistic and culturally sensitive characteristics necessary for effective doctor-patient relationships fundamental to the specialty
Foster a love for continuous learning and desire for continuous improvement among residents through a supportive, but challenging, curriculum

Didactic sessions are scheduled for a half day per week and resident attendance is mandatory. The curriculum has been developed with guidance from nationally recognized family medicine organizations such as the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

Rotations

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PGY-1
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
4	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	Intensive Care Unit	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	4 weeks	Community Medicine	tbd
7	2 weeks	Palliative Care	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	2 weeks	Family Medicine Variety	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	2 weeks	Newborns	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	2 weeks	NICU	Temecula Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	Obstetrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	4 weeks	Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
13	4 weeks	Cardiology	Temecula Valley Hospital
14	4 weeks	Outpatient Pediatrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
15	4 weeks	Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital
PGY-2
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Geriatric Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
4	4 weeks	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	Orthopedics	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	2 weeks	Addiction Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	2 weeks	Pain Management	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	4 weeks	Inpatient Pediatrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	4 weeks	Continuity Clinic	tbd
10	4 weeks	Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	Gynecology	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	4 weeks	Dermatology	Temecula Valley Hospital
13	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
14	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
PGY-3
Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Orthopedic Sports Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
4	4 weeks	Outpatient Pediatrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	2 weeks	Radiology	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	2 weeks	Ophth	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	2 weeks	ENT	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	2 weeks	Urology	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	4 weeks	Practice Management	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	Continuity Clinic	tbd
11	4 weeks	Continuity Clinic	tbd
12	4 weeks	Obstetrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
13	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
14	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
15	4 weeks	Elective	tbd

PGY-1

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
4	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	Intensive Care Unit	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	4 weeks	Community Medicine	tbd
7	2 weeks	Palliative Care	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	2 weeks	Family Medicine Variety	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	2 weeks	Newborns	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	2 weeks	NICU	Temecula Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	Obstetrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	4 weeks	Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
13	4 weeks	Cardiology	Temecula Valley Hospital
14	4 weeks	Outpatient Pediatrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
15	4 weeks	Surgery	Temecula Valley Hospital

PGY-2

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Geriatric Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
4	4 weeks	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	4 weeks	Orthopedics	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	2 weeks	Addiction Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	2 weeks	Pain Management	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	4 weeks	Inpatient Pediatrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	4 weeks	Continuity Clinic	tbd
10	4 weeks	Emergency Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
11	4 weeks	Gynecology	Temecula Valley Hospital
12	4 weeks	Dermatology	Temecula Valley Hospital
13	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
14	4 weeks	Elective	tbd

PGY-3

Block	Weeks	Specialty	Location
1	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
2	4 weeks	Adult Inpatient Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
3	4 weeks	Orthopedic Sports Medicine	Temecula Valley Hospital
4	4 weeks	Outpatient Pediatrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
5	2 weeks	Radiology	Temecula Valley Hospital
6	2 weeks	Ophth	Temecula Valley Hospital
7	2 weeks	ENT	Temecula Valley Hospital
8	2 weeks	Urology	Temecula Valley Hospital
9	4 weeks	Practice Management	Temecula Valley Hospital
10	4 weeks	Continuity Clinic	tbd
11	4 weeks	Continuity Clinic	tbd
12	4 weeks	Obstetrics	Temecula Valley Hospital
13	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
14	4 weeks	Elective	tbd
15	4 weeks	Elective	tbd

Notes

Paid Time Off (PTO): Residents are allowed 20 days per academic year during outpatient rotations and are allowed five days per block. See Salary & Benefits for more information.
Potential Electives include: Addiction Medicine, Urology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, ENT, Orthopedics, FMP, Medicine Subspecialties, and Pediatric Subspecialties.
The program incorporated research as a continuous element in the Family Medicine Curriculum.

Research and Scholarly Activity

Our program seeks to advance our residents’ knowledge of basic principles of research, including how research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients and applied to patient care. Residents will develop their research abilities through various activities including Journal Club, Population Health didactics, and Clinical Case Conference didactic sessions.

Residents are assigned faculty mentors to advise and guide them with their research and scholarly activities. Because of its importance, residents will be allotted time during non-call rotations for scholarly activity as well as the ability to request elective time for scholarly pursuits.

All residents are expected to participate in scholarly activity. Residents are to complete at least two Scholarly Activity Projects over the course of their training, one of which must be a quality improvement project. Residents will participate in hospital performance improvement committees and be exposed to ongoing activities taking place at the hospital such as patient safety efforts and quality improvement.

Residents will present their Scholarly Activity Projects during didactic sessions and are encouraged to submit their projects for presentation and/or publication at professional local, regional or national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.

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