Fort Smith Family Medicine Residency
Mercy Hospital – Fort SmithMercy Fort Smith Family Medicine Residency
Mercy Fort Smith Family Medicine Residency is a three-year program sponsored by our large, active community teaching hospital. The faculty and residents practice in a state-of-the-art facility located near the hospital. This ensures that faculty are available to residents at all times. Resident learning is enhanced as they see patients side-by-side with faculty. Eight residents enter the program each year.
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About Family Medicine Residency in Fort Smith
The mission of Mercy Family Medicine Residency is to develop future family physicians who are committed to the highest ethical and professional standards in patient care for all ages. The program provides quality, evidence-based, personalized care for patients, with the goal of improving patient access to care. We embrace the defining tenets of family medicine and the Mercy Health Ministry.
In partnership with the sponsoring institution, we’re committed to educating and training physicians from diverse backgrounds to become leaders and champions of health for the region and medically underserved areas.
Education is provided in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. The program uses the "Clinic First" standard, progressively modeling the role of a practicing family physician.
Curriculum
| Area of Study | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Medicine | 8 Weeks | 8 Weeks | 8 Weeks |
| Orientation | 4 Weeks | ||
| Outpatient Pediatrics | 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks | |
| Dermatology | 2 Weeks | ||
| Radiology | 2 Weeks | ||
| Night Float | 8 Weeks | 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks |
| Cardiology | 4 Weeks | ||
| Geriatrics | 4 Weeks | ||
Emergency Medicine | 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks | |
| Surgery | 4 Weeks | ||
Women’s Health | 4 Weeks | ||
| Pulmonology | 4 Weeks | ||
Psychiatry/Behavioral Health | 4 Weeks | ||
| ICU | 4 Weeks | ||
| Orthopedics/Sports Medicine | 4 Weeks | ||
| OB/Labor & Delivery | 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks | |
| Hospice/Palliative Care | 4 Weeks | ||
| Pediatric Inpatient | 4 Weeks | ||
| Pediatric Emergency Room | 4 Weeks | ||
| Newborn Nursery | 4 Weeks | ||
| Family Medicine Practice | 4 Weeks | ||
| Anesthesia | 4 Weeks | ||
| Health Systems Management | 2 Weeks | ||
| Scholarship | 2 Weeks | ||
| Electives | 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks | 16 Weeks |
Additional Information
- Rotations & continuity clinic are formatted to meet ACGME requirements
- PGY-1 will have 2 half days in the Family Medicine Practice (FMP) per week
- PGY-2 will have 2 half days in the Family Medicine Practice (FMP) per week
- PGY-3 will have 4 half days in the Family Medicine Practice (FMP) per week
- Rotations are scheduled in month block format
Rotations Include:
PGY-1
- Orientation
- Inpatient Medicine
- Night Float
- Emergency Medicine
- Cardiology
- Women’s Health
- Geriatrics
- Outpatient Pediatrics
- Surgery
- Dermatology/Radiology
- Elective
PGY-2
- Inpatient Medicine
- Night Float
- Emergency Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Outpatient Pediatrics
- Psychiatry/Behavioral Health
- ICU
- Hospice/Palliative Care
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Elective
- Orthopedics/Sports Medicine
- OB/Labor & Delivery
PGY-3
- Inpatient Medicine
- Night Float
- Pediatric Emergency Room
- OB/Labor & Delivery
- Newborn Nursery
- Family Medicine Practice
- Anesthesia
- Health Systems Management
- Elective x4
Elective Options:
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Disease
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Occupational Medicine
- Urgent Care
Curriculum:
- Daily Morning Report
- Weekly Didactic Education & Board Prep
- Monthly: Grand Rounds, Journal Club, M&M Conference, Tumor Board, & Simulation Training
- Annual ABFM In-Training Examination