St. Louis Family Medicine Residency Curriculum
Training and learning experiences are designed to expose residents to a broad range of conditions and practice environments, preparing them for independent practice.
Rotations
St. Louis family medicine residents rotate through four main clinical sites:
- Family Care Health Center
- SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis
- SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
- John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital
PGY-1 Schedule
| Rotations | Length |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Ambulatory Care | 4 weeks |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 12 weeks |
| Inpatient Pediatrics | 8 weeks |
| Intensive Care Unit | 4 weeks |
| Obstetrics | 8 weeks |
| Surgery | 4 weeks |
| Newborn Nursery | 4 weeks |
| Musculoskeletal 1 | 4 weeks |
| Behavioral Health | 4 weeks |
PGY-2 Schedule
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 8 weeks |
| St. Mary’s Adult ER | 4 weeks |
| Pediatric ER | 4 weeks |
| Gynecology | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 4 weeks |
| Geriatrics | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Pediatrics 1 | 4 weeks |
| Pain Management | 4 weeks |
| Palliative Care | 4 weeks |
| Electives | 12 weeks |
PGY-3 Schedule
| Rotations | Length |
|---|---|
| Senior Teach | 4 weeks |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 8 weeks |
| Dermatology | 4 weeks |
| Surgical Subspecialties | 4 weeks |
| Musculoskeletal 2 | 4 weeks |
| Ambulatory Pediatrics 2 | 4 weeks |
| VA with Addiction/Psychiatry | 4 weeks |
| VA Adult ER | 4 weeks |
| Elective | 12 weeks |
Didactics
7:30-8:30 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month
Faculty, residents and medical students attend Grand Rounds. Department faculty and specialists give lectures and provide updates and advances in their areas of expertise.
Four hours per week
Each week, residents have protected time reserved for didactic lectures and sessions. Topics include:
- Longitudinal board review
- Journal club
- Quality improvement forum
- Case conferences
- Support group
Optional Concentrations
The maternity concentration is designed for residents who wish to practice obstetrics. Training includes augmented elective and continuity experience in prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. It also requires a related academic project.
Residents pursuing a sports medicine concentration will provide athletes at least one year of medical care, including during daily training and on game days. They also must complete rotations in sports medicine, orthopedics, musculoskeletal radiology and physical therapy, as well as a related academic project.
The addiction medicine concentration allows residents to work with addiction medicine fellowship faculty as well as patience in the clinic. Residents will complete addiction-focused rotations at multiple clinical sites, study pain management techniques, manage 50+ primary patients with substance use disorders, and complete a scholarly project.