
Academic years are scheduled into 13 block rotations, each 28 days in length. Over the three years of residency training, residents are guaranteed a minimum of six blocks of elective time along with the required training rotations listed below.
First year of residency has no elective rotations and provides a broad base of training upon which to build a future practice. In-house call is approximately one in four. First year residents maintain a continuity outpatient clinic of 1-2 half days per week.
Second year of residency continues to develop experience and provides opportunities for electives. Second year residents maintain a continuity outpatient clinic of 3-4 half days per week.
Third year of residency includes ample time for electives. Each resident acts as chief resident for six to eight weeks. Third year residents maintain a continuity outpatient clinic of 4-5 half days per week.
Throughout the three-years of residency, residents are given the opportunity to complete 6 blocks of electives. Three of the electives must be chosen from the selective list. The other 3 blocks can be electives of the resident’s choice from the selective list or any additional elective the resident choses. at least four blocks of electives of their choice. The program encourages and will work with residents to complete an external rotation at a location of their choice.
Selectives include: Ophthalmology, Urology, GI, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Disease
Additional electives include, but are not limited to: Procedures, Sports Medicine, Palliative Care, Anesthesiology
Residents build and maintain a continuity of patients at one central clinic location in Grand Forks, approximately one mile north of Altru Hospital. Each resident has their own workspace, including desk, computer and phone, at the clinic. All faculty members, including behavioral health and pharmacist, have offices at the clinic and are available to precept while residents are in clinic.
At the beginning of residency, resident’s patients are scheduled in 60-minute intervals, decreasing to 40-minutes after six months of training. Second-year decreases to 30-minute appointment intervals and third-year residents to 20-minute appointment intervals.
Conferences are held at noon four days of the week to provide didactic learning experiences in the broad range of family practice. Lectures are presented by faculty, community physicians, residents, and other experts in their field. Lunch is catered at all noon conferences.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
The afternoon of the fourth Tuesday of each month is devoted to resident education, providing an opportunity to devote more time to in-depth study of various topics and procedures. Often this includes workshops covering casting and splinting, colposcopy, or methods of musculoskeletal assessment.
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