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Curriculum

Residents at Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency (LFMR) receive not only an excellent education but also get the opportunity to work together with our primary and specialty physician practices.
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Our approach to education

Centra’s Health system encompassing a network of hospitals, primary care practices and multiple specialties provides ample opportunities for residents to gain hands-on clinical experience in an academic setting.

PGY-1

The majority of the PGY-1 year is spent caring for patients in the hospital setting. Adult medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, maternity care and surgery are hospital-based experiences. The Family Medicine Service allows the first-year resident to participate in the inpatient management of Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency patients.

Rotation Length
Acute Care (AC) 2 weeks
Community Medicine & Orientation 4 weeks
Emergency Medicine 4 weeks
Family Medicine Inpatient Service 12 weeks
LFMR Office and Practice Management 4 weeks
Musculoskeletal (MSK) 4 weeks
OB - Maternity Care 8 weeks
PEDS - Ambulatory 2 weeks
PEDS - Inpatient 8 weeks
Rural Medicine 4 weeks

 

PGY-2

Although some of the rotations are similar to the first year of training, the responsibilities of the resident are more as a supervisor and teacher. In addition to the required hospital-based rotations, most rotations emphasize the outpatient management of common office problems.

Rotation Length
Acute Care (AC) 4 weeks
Dermatology 2 weeks
Cardiology 4 weeks
Family Medicine Inpatient Service 12 weeks
FM Preceptorship 2 weeks
LFMR Office 4 weeks
GYN 4 weeks
ICU - Salem VA Hospital 4 weeks
Musculoskeletal (MSK) 4 weeks
PEDS - Ambulatory - 2 4 weeks
PEDS - Newborn 2 weeks
Radiology 2 weeks
Med-Select 2 weeks
Emergency Medicine 2 weeks

 

PGY-3

The majority of the third year is spent in the outpatient setting. Additional maternity care experience may be available for those residents who want more obstetrical training.

Rotation Length
Acute Care (AC) 4 weeks
ENT 2 weeks
Family Medicine Service 8 weeks
Geriatrics 4 weeks
LFMR Office 4 weeks
Musculoskeletal (MSK) 2 weeks
Neurosurgery 2 weeks
Ophthalmology 2 weeks
Urology 2 weeks
Electives 20 weeks

Call Schedule

The call schedule varies depending on the year of training and the rotation. Our night float system enables the second and third year residents to take call once or twice a month.

Electives

Opportunities for electives include:

  • Med Select Electives (residents select 1 month in PGY-1 or 2)
  • Electives (2-4 weeks)

Longitudinal

Some educational experiences occur longitudinally over the course of 3 years.

Experience Description
Continuity Clinic 1-2 office sessions per week in PGY-1, 2-3 in PGY-2, 4-5 in PGY-3
Didactics Up to 4.5 hours per week
Procedural Training Both Procedure and Musculoskeletal Clinics are held in LFMR Clinic
Maternity Care In PGY-2, residents begin prenatal care and personal birth attendance for at least 10 women
Behavioral Science Behavioral Science Seminars (3-4 hours) per month in PGY-2 and 3
Practice Management  
Long-Term Care Monthly visits in local nursing homes one half day per month in PGY-2 and 3
Community Medicine (free clinic, sports medicine) Event coverage

 

Electives

  • Acute Rehab
  • Allergies
  • Audiology
  • Critical Care
  • Dental
  • Family Med Teaching
  • FMC High Effectiveness
  • FMC High Efficiency
  • Geriatrics
  • Geropsychiatry
  • Global Health
  • Hospice
  • Hospitalist
  • PACE
  • Pain Management
  • Parental Health
  • Pharmacology
  • Podiatry
  • Urgent Care
  • Wound Care
  • Other - to be determined by resident and advisor

Med Select

  • Endocrinology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonology
  • Rheumatology