Curriculum

Our curriculum encompasses all areas of Family Medicine. The clinical component consists of four week block rotations and longitudinal experiences. Throughout this three year experience, resident physicians return to the Family Practice Center to care for their panel of patients and their families:

PGY 1: 1 to 3 half day sessions weekly
PGY 2: 2 to 4 half day sessions weekly
PGY 3: 3 to 10 half day sessions weekly

Geriatric Medicine
Residents follow a panel of patients in the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Nursing Home under the supervision of Family Medicine Faculty. In addition, the program operates outreach geriatric programs in the community in adult daycare and senior housing facilities as well as a longitudinal home visit curriculum.

International Medicine
Our program proudly supports faculty with special interests in travel and international medicine. These faculty mentor residents and students who share these interests.
Residents are given the opportunity to participate in international medicine experiences to underserved areas on an elective basis.

Biopsychosocial Care
The Residency program emphasizes an approach to healthcare that integrates behavioral and psychiatric issues with biological factors by identifying psychosocial risk and applying it to the health of our patient population. Psychosocial factors are considered in the daily comprehensive care of the pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric Family Medicine patient.

Sports Medicine
In addition to a block rotation, sports medicine is a longitudinal experience as well. Residents conduct weekly sports medicine clinics and are the team physicians for two local high schools, Archbishop Molloy and Christ the King High School. Experiences include pre-participation sports examination as well as treatment of common athletic injuries and game event coverage.  

Our Family Medicine Residency Program seeks to provide comprehensive training in the total art of healing. Residents are intimately exposed to cutting- edge complementary medicine first hand. As an AOA (American Osteopathic Association) accredited program, we conduct osteopathic manipulation clinics where residents learn to manually treat all types of musculoskeletal dysfunctions. There is also a bi-weekly workshop where topics in musculoskeletal anatomy, biomechanics, OMT techniques, and interesting patient cases are reviewed. We invite guest speakers, including physical therapists, chiropractors, etc., to present at our workshops. All residents, faculty, and medical students are welcome to attend any workshop meeting.

Palliative Care
Jamaica Hospital boasts a Palliative Care Consultation Program and a fellowship in Palliative Medicine through the Department of Family Medicine. Residents are afforded the unique opportunity, through both a block rotation and longitudinally, to work with the interdisciplinary team and care for patients and families coping with advanced chronic life threatening illnesses.
The curriculum includes symptom management, discussing prognosis, goals of care and advanced directives. It also addresses how to conduct family conferences, the psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and grief and bereavement counseling.
This experience provides our residents with the necessary knowledge and skills to care for their patients throughout the life cycle.

Sports Medicine
Under the supervision of Dr. Harvey and Dr. Cruz, our Sports Medicine Board Certified Family Medicine Faculty, residents conduct weekly sports medicine clinics and are the team physicians for 2 highly competitive local high schools (Archbishop Molloy and Christ the King). Experiences include pre-participation sports examinations and diagnosis/treatment of common athletic injuries on-site at the schools. Residents also have the privilege and responsibility for major game event coverage, which includes City-Wide Tournaments. A weekly sports medicine clinic affords our residents longitudinal exposure to the assessment and management of common musculoskeletal conditions.

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