Philosophy

Teaching and learning is the air we live and breathe. Formal and informal sessions go on everyday in a variety of different settings.

• "High Tech, High Touch" Teaching
• Electronic Health Records since 2003
• IPAQ Handheld Pocket PC Curricula
• Evidence Based Medicine Curricula
• Family Medicine "School" on Wednesday mornings(Lunch Provided)
• Grand Rounds and Journal Club
• Model Longitudinal Psychosocial Curriculum
• Outstanding Sports Medicine Fellowship ( Team physicians for UConn Men/Women Basketball, WNBA Connecticut Sun)
• Six Months of Electives
• Resident Support Groups

Ideal Training Environment

• All the assets of a University, in a large community hospital setting
• State-of-the-art Family Medicine Center and conference room located across the street from admitting hospital
• Top 100 Hospital (Named 8 times 1997-2005 by Solucient), Leapfrog 2006, Care Science 2006
• Faculty to Resident ratio nearly 1:1
• Interdisciplinary Collaborative Care: Onsite Nutritionist, Family Therapists, Social Workers, and Pharm D
• Home computer access to patient records
• Faculty with outstanding teaching credentials:
  • 5 Alpha Omega Alpha members
  • 4 CAQ Geriatrics
  • 3 CAQ Sports Medicine
• Majority of faculty perform Obstetrics
• Model Biopsychosocial Curriculum
  • R2 Continuity curriculum runs through entire second year
  • Community Medicine Block: all R2s are together for an entire rotation
  • "Immersion" experience highlights community medicine rotation
• Our location across the street from a major teaching hospital allows the opportunity to participate in the didactic programs offered by other departments.

Social Life and Benefits

4 Weeks Vacation

• Spacious (subsidized) local apartment living
• $3,000.00 Education Expenses
• Free handheld Pocket PC
• Paid CME Time
• Fitness Center adjacent to Family Medicine Center
• Central New England location
• Many nearby cultural and recreational activities

Electives/Subspecialty Ambulatory Support

Family Medicine residents have a wide array of subspecialty rotation choices in the area, including experiences in obstetrics, sports medicine, critical care, practice experience, and research. Away electives are available during the second and third years of training allowing travel to other states and/or countries. Popular elective rotations at the hospital include endocrinology at an outstanding Diabetes Care Center, colo-rectal and gastroenterology procedural rotations, outpatient surgical techniques, cardiology with extensive post-MI rehabilitation activities, pulmonary medicine, infectious disease, nephrology, and adolescent medicine. The University of Connecticut Health Center offers electives in rheumatology, dermatology, and medical ethics. Other elective opportunities are available at Johnson Memorial Hospital, a beautiful 30-minute drive from the practice center.

Other Learners

Within our active academic training center, residents supervise medical students while on FMIS, as well as in the office. Other learners in our office include first-year DO residents, family therapy and social work interns and hospital pharmacy residents. Residents and faculty participate in workshops on teaching skills and learning styles. The collaboration among professionals in training makes the family medicine center a unique and stimulating educational setting.

Medical Student Electives

There is no better way to get to know us than to come for a fourth year elective. We also offer a Sports Medicine Elective, an Integrative/Complementary and Alternative Medicine Elective, an Advanced Inpatient (Sub-I) Experience, and an Ambulatory Family Medicine Elective which gives you a chance to meet and interact with many of our faculty and residents. Come see for yourself!

Interested students should contact Kelly Hookstadt at 860-714-6529.

(Electives are open to anyone from a US Medical School, or other students from foreign medical schools who are citizens in the country in which they are attending school.)