Family Medicine Residency
Lakeside Medical CenterFamily Medicine Residency
The Lakeside Family Medicine Residency is a three-year, ACGME-accredited program with five residency positions open each year for either allopathic or osteopathic physicians.
With a co-located outpatient family medicine office, the Lakeside Medical Center serves as the primary clinical training site for both inpatient and outpatient family medicine. The rural, safety-net hospital and high-volume outpatient office provide robust training in an unopposed setting, and, by partnering with organizations like Nova Southeastern University and the Palm Beach Health Department, the residency provides access to and experiences in an even wider range of health care settings.
The program highlights include:
- Excellent inpatient training from an unopposed, high-volume residency service
- Excellent outpatient training in a busy, well-resourced office with embedded dental and behavioral health services
- Training experiences rooted in and influenced by the Glades community of rural Palm Beach County
- Embedded experience within the innovative Health Care District of Palm Beach County, providing comprehensive safety-net services to marginalized residents of Palm Beach County for more than 30 years
Curriculum
Lakeside’s three-year Family Medicine program centers on an unopposed training environment. Residents care for patients of all ages in a rural hospital and adjoining Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Several rotations are completed outside of the Glades, though frequently still within the Health Care District’s network of FQHCs. The curriculum is divided into one-month rotations, but residents’ learning also grows from continuity training experiences, whether those are explicitly designed or incidental to working with the same population for three years. The following represents the explicit year-by-year curriculum.
Three-Year Curriculum
PGY 1
Residents in their intern year are heavily engaged with hospital-based care for their patients. This both acts as a crucible to sharpen their acute-care skills and provides a location in which residents build relationships with many patients. A month of the first year is explicitly dedicated to outpatient family medicine, but even the most intense rotations include at least a half-day per week providing continuity care in the Belle Glade office.
Three-Year Curriculum PGY 1
| Rotation | Duration |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Residency Service (FMRS - FM Inpatient) | 4 Months |
| FM Practice Management (Continuity Clinic) | 1 Month |
| Emergency Services | 1 Month |
| Pediatric Inpatient | 1 Month |
| Pediatric Outpatient | 1 Month |
| Geriatrics | 1 Month |
| Women's Health Center (OB Outpatient) | 2 Months |
| Elective | 1 Month |
PGY 2
The second year adds some additional flexibility as well as 2 months of dedicated musculoskeletal medicine.
Three-Year Curriculum PGY 2
| Rotation | Duration |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Residency Service (FMRS - FM Inpatient) | 2 Months |
| FM Practice Management (Continuity Clinic) | 1 Month |
| Pediatric Outpatient | 1 Month |
| Women's Health Center (OB Outpatient) | 1 Month |
| Newborn | 1 Month |
| MSK | 1 Month |
| Labor and Delivery | 1 Month |
| Pain Management | 1 Month |
| Elective | 2 Months |
| Ultrasound | 1 Month |
PGY 3
While third-year residents maintain a presence in the hospital, their last year of training focuses on increasing their outpatient skills to allow them to graduate prepared for a busy, efficient practice.
Three-Year Curriculum PGY 3
| Rotation | Duration |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Residency Service (FMRS - FM Inpatient) | 2 Months |
| FM Practice Management (Continuity Clinic) | 3 Months |
| ICU | 1 Month |
| Specialty | 1 Month |
| Psychiatry | 1 Month |
| Cardiology | 1 Month |
| Elective | 3 Months |
Longitudinal Curricula
Longitudinal experiences include both the residents’ integrated continuity clinic and behavioral health experiences and developing longitudinal experiences in Community Medicine and Advocacy, Practice Management and Population Health, and Health System Leadership and Quality Improvement.
Three-Year Curriculum Longitudinal Curricula
| Continuity Clinic | During each month of their three years, residents see their own patients at the Belle Glade Community Health Center. The number of sessions varies depending on the rotation. |
|---|---|
| Integrated Behavioral Health | The care we provide in Federally-Qualified Health Centers involves integrated Behavioral Health. Residents manage their patients’ needs directly and in collaboration with our BH team. |
| Community and Advocacy | Community Medicine training extends beyond a single month rotation, with longitudinal experiences that tap into the Glades’ long history of leadership and community service. |
| Practice and Population Management | Residents build their own panel of patients in the office and are expected to work with the office team to improve outcomes for those patients over time. |
| Health System Leadership and Quality | Residents have extraordinary access to leaders of Lakeside Medical Center and the Health Care District and are encouraged to solve problems they see at a local and systemic level. |
Residency Benefits
Salaries
- Residency Year 1 - $62,987
- Residency Year 2 - $65,793
- Residency Year 3 - $68,600
Educational Books, Software, and Technology
Residents receive a $3000 stipend annually to cover approved Educational Books, Conferences, and Boards. $700 of this stipend is to be used towards the purchase of a medical PDA once throughout the 3-year term of residency.
Application Process
Requirements
We appreciate your interest in the Family Medicine Residency Program. We offer 5 Family Medicine Residency positions each year. Our program is a participant in the NRMP Match and accepts applications through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We do not offer pre-match positions.
Below are the requirements for the application/admission process:
- ERAS Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (preferably from a primary care physician but others will be reviewed)
- Medical school transcript
- Medical school performance evaluation (MSPE) or Dean's letter
- A copy of your USMLE or COMLEX transcript
- Current ECFMG status report (for international medical graduates only)
- Photograph
Note: Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate residents with visas.
For more information, please call the GME Office (561) 996-6571 Ext. 348499
Interview Process
Interviews are granted on an invitation only basis. All Candidates will interview with the Designated Institutional Official, Family Medicine Program Director and at least two (2) Residents.
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
ERAS opens in September. It is recommended to apply by November 1, but no later than December 1. Interviews take place from November through early January. No application status updates will be given over the phone. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.
For information on ERAS, you may access their website at http://aamc.org/students/medstudents/eras/. Current medical students can also obtain additional information at their medical school dean's office.