- The first year begins with a 1-2 week orientation.
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- Call system emphasizes the initial assessment and management of medical problems through a longitudinal emergency medicine experience.
- Taken from home and is done with a senior resident
- During the week during the evenings 5:30pm-10pm and averages every 6th evening
- Every other weekend call is 6am-10pm
- Total average 5 call days a month
- Clinic is two half-days a week at SIU Quincy Family Practice
- The first-year rotations are all required rotations and involved mostly inpatient care.
- 3 blocks on the Family Practice inpatient service
- 2 blocks Emergency medicine
- 1 block outpatient pediatrics
- 2 blocks OB
- 1 block Gynecology
- 2 two-week blocks Inpatient pediatrics
- 2 two-week blocks Pulmonology
- 1 block Surgery
- 1 block Family and Community medicine Go to Second Year Curriculum