Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

community you serve. In doing so, you will truly reach your potential to positively impact thelives of your patients.While becoming a family physician, we do not expect you to sacrifice your life outside ofresidency. Family Practice training can be a demanding task, yet truly effective family doctorshave learned to balance their personal needs for fulfillment with the demands of their job. Whileshort-term compromises must be made, our goal is to support a healthy personal, family andemotional lifestyle during residency that you will carry into practice. You will only be effectiveand satisfied as a family physician to the degree that you can find balance and fulfillment in themany roles you play.Your time in residency training will be divided between the Family Practice Center, MercyMedical Center, and community based opportunities. The majority of PGY1 clinical rotationsare spent at Mercy Medical Center where you'll learn to function effectively in the in-patientenvironment. As you progress through your residency training, an increasing proportion of yourtime will be focused on the Family Practice Center and ambulatory rotations. Each week in thecenter you will build relationships with a growing panel of your own patients. Your patients willlook to you for ongoing care and advice. Through these relationships you will learn to be apersonal physician. Try to stop by the center every day if possible, to keep up with patientmessages, prescription refill requests, etc. You'll know your patients better, be more help to theclinic staff, and everyone will get more satisfaction out of the relationship. Following yourpatients when they are hospitalized or when they deliver an infant is part of your education aswell. While this can be a challenge at times, continuity of care is a foundation of family practice.The family practice center is also actively involved in the training of primary care associatessuch as Family Nurse Practitioners and Physician's Assistants. This association of residentphysicians and primary care associates gives you the opportunity to learn to function as a teammember in an interdisciplinary approach to health care. Take advantage of it as the skills tofunction effectively as a team member/leader will likely be essential to your success as a modernphysician.The faculty is here to support you in your clinical care and professional growth. FamilyPhysicians from the community (many of whom are program graduates) share the time as familypractice preceptors as well. Many other physicians are actively involved in the Family PracticeResidency Program as preceptors, guest lecturers and consultants. We welcome you to ourcommunity, look forward to working with you, and hope your experience offers both challengeand achievement.Page 8 of 153RESIDENCY GOALS & COMPETENCIESThe residency has implemented a competency- based curriculum that defines the knowledge,skills and attitudes necessary to be a high quality family physician (see below). The content hasbeen determined by first understanding the tasks and responsibilities of family physicians insuburban, rural and remote locations, and then working backward to define our trainingexperiences. Each rotation has a competency based set of expectations provided to residentsC:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.doc