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University of Minnesota/St. Cloud Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
St. Cloud, Minnesota
http://www.centracare.com/fam_med_res/index.html

Residency Programs:

Family Practice: 6 AOA approved slots

Is your program dually accredited?

Yes

Salary Information:

Compensation for the 2010-2011 academic year:

Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salary
PGY-1 . . . . . . . . . . . $47,587
PGY-2 . . . . . . . . . . . $49,293
PGY-3 . . . . . . . . . . . $50,988

Vacation/Sick Leave
Rest and relaxation away from work are essential. Each resident is allowed twenty (20) days per year of paid time off (PTO). By Board of Family Practice Regulations, combined total absence from your training for vacation, illness or personal business cannot exceed one month per academic year. At our program, one month equals 20 work days.

State and National Boards
You may request paid days off in addition to PTO without loss of compensation in order to take any necessary state and national board exams. These requests must be approved in advance by the program director.

Free Parking
St. Cloud Hospital provides free parking for employees, patients and visitors. You may park in any of the areas designated for employees, or you may be assigned to a parking location.

Continuing Medical Education
Time for professional meetings and activities without loss of compensation is available to second and third-year residents and will consist of a total of five (5) days each year. All residents are provided with $1000 annually for CME and/or educational resources/technology.

Dues
The program will pay membership dues to join the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (www.mafp.org) and the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA). DO residents may choose to become a member of the AOA instead of the MMA. If residents would like to belong to both the AOA and the MMA, CME funds may be used to pay for dues of the second organization.

Parental Leave
We have adopted the American Academy of Family Physicians Policy on Parental Leave. In accordance with the Minnesota Parenting Leave Act, you may use your sick benefit for yourself and dependent children 17 years of age or younger during residency training. This policy also addresses maternity, paternity and adoption leaves.

Insurance
Residents pay a portion of the premium for medical and dental insurance coverage. Professional liability coverage, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability are also provided.

Clerkship Opportunities:

University of Minnesota/St. Cloud Hospital Family Medicine Residency offers a 2 to 6 week clerkship designed for 3rd and 4th year medical students.

Educational Program:

Overview
Our program prepares family physicians both to possess the training and expertise to provide definitive care for the vast majority of patients they will see in their practice, and to adapt to the leadership roles that will be part of their future practice in the community.

Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center Clinical Training
The University of Minnesota/St. Cloud Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program emphasizes teaching in outpatient settings that are supportive, exciting learning environments. Our instruction focuses on evidence-based medicine, and we teach you how to apply the current literature to your individual patients.

The Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center is a 20,614 square foot, state-of-the-art facility that is completely equipped for educational purposes. We have 22 exam rooms and two procedure rooms, a private entrance, a spacious waiting room, a classroom for teaching and separate workspace for faculty and residents. This clinic serves the St. Cloud metro area, which has a population of more than 100,000. The Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center is three blocks west of St. Cloud Hospital (SCH).

Our office uses innovative technology and equipment, including video Colposcopy and ultrasound. Residents use personal computers and personal digital assistants in the hospital and at the Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center. We utilize an electronic medical record that is directly connected to the hospital electronic medical record.

The University of Minnesota/St. Cloud Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program embraces a patient-centered practice of medicine. Throughout your three years, you will be supported in learning the skills necessary to practice patient-centered medicine. Critical to the practice is the ability to create and sustain a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients. These skills will be taught through lectures, rounds, precepting, video taping, coaching and group process.

Throughout the program, we will assign families to you with the expectation that you will provide their continuing care during your residency. You will develop a practice of your own that is part of a patient care team consisting of other residents, several nurses and physician faculty members. The team will share responsibility for families so other team members can provide continuity for you when you are not available. Mid-level providers assist in delivering urgent care services in the clinic.

Team members work together to deliver consistently high-quality patient care, while allowing enough time away for each individual to care for personal needs. Ancillary staff including medical assistants, LPN's, RN’s and patient advocates play important roles in helping to care for and educate our patients. Our clinic is certified as a State of Minnesota Health Care Home.  You will use a team approach to care for some of our more complicated patients.

Clinical Training at St. Cloud Hospital
If your patients require hospitalization, you will admit them to St. Cloud Hospital with a faculty physician. The attending faculty on the hospital service will conduct rounds with you for all hospitalized Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center patients. While your patients are at SCH, you will have access to a full spectrum of specialty and subspecialty consultation services without loss of primary patient care responsibility. The faculty attendings will always be available to teach you and assist you in the care of your patients.

Because SCH is a regional, tertiary care hospital, you will be involved in the treatment of more complex medical cases than you might see in a smaller community hospital. You will have the opportunity to work with physicians and staff from many specialty areas that will provide you the background you will need to be more effective in your future practice. Simultaneously, because the Family Medicine Residency Program is the only residency at SCH, you will have opportunities to learn procedures and manage patients who might be referred to specialists in a university-hospital setting.

Curriculum
Block Rotations: First Year
Most rotations in the first year occur at the SCH. You will see your own patients 1-2 half days per week at the Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center. Rotations are based on 13 four-week cycles. Orientation begins the third week of June.

Rotation	Number of weeks	Rotation	Number of weeks
Family Medicine	14	Critical Care	4
Night Float	6	Psychiatry	2
Adult Medicine	4	Elective	4
Pediatrics	6	Surgery	4
Emergency Medicine	4	Orientation	2
Maternity Care	4

During the second and third years of residency, you will work with subspecialists in St. Cloud and gain experience in rural settings.

Block Rotations: Second Year
You will see patients 2-4 half days per week at the Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center.

Rotation	Number of weeks	Rotation	Number of weeks
Inpatient Family Medicine	6	Gastroenterology	2
Rural Family Medicine	4	Cardiology	2
Pediatrics	6	Women’s Health	2
Peds Subspecialties	4	Ortho/Sports Med	4
Maternity Care	4	Elective	10
Diabetes/Endo	2	Night Float	4
Research	1	Chemical Dependency	1

Block Rotations: Third Year
You will see patients 3-5 half days per week at the Mid-Minnesota Family Medicine Center.

Rotation	Number of weeks	Rotation	Number of weeks
Inpatient Family Medicine	6	Rheumatology	2
Outpatient Family Medicine	4	Infectious Disease	2
Rural Family Medicine	4	Women’s Health	2
Emergency Medicine	4	Ortho/Sports Med	2
Maternity Care	2	Urology	2
Surgery/Procedures	4	Ophthalmology	2
Allergy/Immunology	2	ENT	2
Night Float	4	Elective	8

Longitudinal Curricula - All Years
• Community Medicine
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Ethics
• Family Medicine
• Geriatrics
• Human Behavior and Psychiatry
• Practice Management
• Research

• For DO residents, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Didactic Training
Core content lectures will be a regular part of your educational experience. Lectures occur daily, usually over the noon hour. These conferences are presented by the faculty, community physicians, other clinicians and guest speakers. The series starts with an introduction to general principles of family medicine and office-based practice. Later topics cover the full spectrum of family practice:

• Adolescent Medicine
• Adult Medicine and Subspecialties
• Behavioral Medicine
• Care of the Elderly
• Child Health
• Community Medicine
• Critical Review of the Medical Literature
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medical Care
• Ethics
• Family Systems
• Maternity Care
• Nutrition
• Patient Education
• Practice Management

• OMM

• Surgery
• Women’s Health

Educational Perks:

You will join the hospital staff to attend relevant CME conferences given by SCH physicians and guest speakers. You will be encouraged to attend departmental CME presentations as part of the lecture series. You will make presentations during Information Management lectures, Family Medicine Morbidity and Mortality conferences and Pediatric conferences throughout your last two years. The program supports your attendance at specific local family practice-oriented conferences during your residency.

Hospital Highlights:

St. Cloud Hospital has a rich tradition of caring for the people of Central Minnesota. Since being founded by the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict in 1886, we have grown from a small, community hospital to a comprehensive, high-quality regional medical center.

As the largest health care facility in the region, St. Cloud Hospital offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services. From state-of-the-art care for heart disease and cancer to preventive health screenings and behavioral health counseling, we have the technology and skilled professionals to meet the needs of the region.

Currently the hospital has more than 4,000 employees and a medical staff of over 400 physicians. St. Cloud Hospital is the largest employer in the St. Cloud area.

Facts & Figures:
Following are general statistics about the training hospital.

Beds	489
Average Occupancy	300
Admissions	28,921
ER visits	53,613
Births	2,767
In-patient & Out-Patient Surgeries	13,611
Medical Staff	412

City Profile:

St. Cloud, the "Granite City," is a wonderful city for life outside medicine. You are strongly encouraged to become an active member of the community. St. Cloud is a friendly area and a great place for families. It is the commercial center of the region, and is Minnesota's fastest-growing metropolitan area. With a metro area population of more than 111,000, St. Cloud has the amiable qualities of many small Midwestern towns as well as many big-city amenities, like a variety of shopping options and hotels for any budget. An abundance of restaurants, including those serving Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Mexican and Thai cuisine, are also available.

Schools of higher education in the area include St. Cloud State University, St. John's University, College of St. Benedict and St. Cloud Technical College.

If you are interested in the fine arts, you will find an active network of arts enthusiasts who support an orchestra, theater, community center and several bands. Entertainment opportunities abound in St. Cloud.

St. Cloud has much to offer in sports and physical fitness as well. Within the city limits are several golf courses; YMCA and health clubs; an extensive network of walking, biking and in-line skating trails; acres of city parks; and a community recreational Civic Center. Several state parks are nearby, and it is a very short drive to fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, boating, skiing or skating.

Quality housing in St. Cloud is easy to find and moderately priced. You may choose to live in the city, near the woods, along the river, by a lake, in a new development or in a nearby small town. The public and private school systems are among the best in the state and are well supported at all levels.

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are only 65 freeway miles away. Among many attractions are the nationally famous Guthrie Theatre, the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Science Museum, Ordway Music Theatre and the Walker Art Center. Professional athletics, including Twins baseball, Vikings football, Timberwolves basketball and Minnesota Wild hockey, are also available. The Twin Cities area has world-class shops and restaurants, including those found at the Mall of America.

Other Perks

Meals
A meal allowance is provided to residents when they are on call. Meals for lecture series are also paid for by the program.

Moving Expenses
All reasonable moving expenses up to $2,500 (with receipts) are paid for residents who move more than 35 miles to the St. Cloud Area.

What makes your program unique?

This 5/4/4 program is St. Cloud Hospital's only residency program. The program's academic sponsor is the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Highlights of the St. Cloud Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program include:

• Our program has 2 first-year resident positions available for 2012
• Emphasis on patient-centered, evidence-based medicine
• Procedural training enables residents to care for most rural health problems
• More than 50% of graduates practice in small Midwest communities
• Instruction in medical informatics, including access to point-of-care computer resources
• Faculty to resident ratio is 1:2
• Faculty, on average, have more than 19 years family medicine practice experience
• Strong commitment and financial support from the sponsoring community hospital
• Great place to train, practice, and live

For More Information, Contact:
Renee Sauve
Residency Program Specialist
1520 Whitney Court, Suite 200
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 240.3182
sauver@centracare.com

Updated 2011

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