Training Locations
Baldwin Health
Baldwin Health is a 112-bed, acute-care hospital with an affiliated network of physician practices equipped to serve Baldwin County. Our hospital is undergoing an extensive $186 million renovation and expansion. The number of licensed patient beds will increase from 102 to 142 and also include growth in the number and type of service lines. A dedicated and experienced medical staff offers more than 32 specialties, and the hospital offers services including Baldwin County’s only Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Centers, a women’s imaging center with digital services, 24-hour emergency care, a certified urgent care & imaging center in Gulf Shores and much more. We have received numerous awards and recognitions, including Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work, Press Ganey Summit Award and The Joint Commission’s Top Performer® in Key Quality Measures.
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Orthopaedic Group, PC and Gulf Orthopaedics
All residents rotate for two months on an orthopedics/sports medicine rotation where they work with board-certified orthopedic physicians and one family physician with a CAQ in sports medicine. Learning takes place through didactic sessions, small group workshops, and through direct experience on the rotation where residents learn normal anatomy and physiology, normal development, musculoskeletal history taking, principles of the musculoskeletal exam, principles of joint fluid analysis, pathogenesis/pathophysiology and recognition of orthopedic diagnoses, pediatric-specific diagnoses, and principles of physical therapy. During the PGY1 year, residents spend 144 hours on the rotation and PGY3s spend 100 hours. All residents are provided opportunities to learn the following procedures: casting, splinting, and joint aspiration/injection, and bursa injection, reduction of simple fractures and interpretation of musculoskeletal x-rays.
Cardiology Associates
All residents rotate for one month on a cardiology medicine rotation where they will work with board certified cardiologists. Learning takes place through didactic sessions, small group workshops, and through direct patient care. The majority of the patient care takes place within the outpatient cardiology office practice with some opportunities for inpatient care as well. During the PGY2 year, residents will spend 96 hours on the rotation, with the rest of their time in the FMP.
Dermatology Solutions Group, LLC – Pensacola
All residents rotate through dermatology for one month during the PGY3 year where they work with a board-certified dermatologist in his office-based practice. Residents are exposed to a broad range of dermatologic conditions and office-based procedures. Residents also learn basic dermoscopy and are able to continue to perform that in our FMP with our own equipment. Residents spend 80 hours with the dermatologist over the course of the rotation with the rest of the time in the FMP.
Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola
The Studer Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart has a pediatric residency program sponsored by the University of Florida School of Medicine. Our residents spend four weeks (five days per week) working on their inpatient pediatric team. They average carrying 5-7 patients per day and have supervision via the UF inpatient pediatric hospitalist residency faculty. Our residents become certified in PALS prior to this rotation. Additionally, our residents spend ten days each in the newborn nursery where their primary goal is to learn how to perform basic newborn assessments and care, neonatal resuscitation and stabilization, and recognition of the ill newborn. During this time our residents have no overnight call or night float responsibilities.
Eastern Shore Rehabilitation and Health Center
Our residents rotate through Eastern Shore Rehabilitation and Health Center as part of their longitudinal long-term care requirement. Residents are scheduled to start this at or prior to the beginning of their PGY2 year and continue through residency graduation. They receive an orientation to the facility from the Chief Nursing Officer prior to starting the rotation and then work directly with Dr. Hall, the facility’s Medical Director, on days that they are scheduled for this experience. Residents are involved in caring for both nursing home patients as well as those in shorter-term rehabilitation with a priority of caring for patients who are also admitted from our FMP and/or primary practice site. Our residents rotate through this experience on an average of one day every other month.
Franklin Primary Health Center
Our residents engage in patient care and learning at two sites with this FQHC. Residents rotate through the “Franklin Clinic” in Foley during the course of the PGY1 and PGY2 years. The Franklin Clinic serves as our primary outpatient women’s health dedicated training site. Additionally, our residents enjoy a fantastic rheumatology experience at the Franklin Primary Health Center in Mobile, AL. At each Franklin Clinic site residents deliver compassionate care to patients who may otherwise not have access to healthcare services.
The Shoulder
The Shoulder is a substance abuse treatment center with the mission of restoring individuals and their families who are affected by substance abuse by providing quality, affordable treatment in a safe environment. Our residents rotate at this site longitudinally numerous times over the course of their three years assisting residents of the Shoulder with basic primary care issues.