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Percentage of graduates matching in family medicine, by regional medical campus.
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Percent matched in family medicine, by regional medical campus, 2009.
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Parent University/Regional Campus Location(s) Number of Matched Graduates 2007 2008 2009 Florida State University College of Medicine: Daytona Beach, Orlando, Sarasota, Fort 46 47 62 Pierce, Pensacola, Tallahassee Michigan State University College of Medicine: Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw, Upper Peninsula 110 92 79 Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: 53 47 41 Camden University of Alabama School of Medicine: Huntsville 23 26 25 Tuscaloosa 21 25 22 University of California, Los Angeles: Charles Drew 19 19 26 University of Illinois College of Medicine: Rockford 42 42 41 Urbana 20 28 15 University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita: Wichita 49 47 59 University of Oklahoma College of Medicine: Tulsa 22 24 33 University of Texas Medical Branch: Austin 15 15 29 University of Washington—WWAMI: Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho 127 115 148 Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine: Fairfax 24 24 20 West Virginia University School of Medicine: Charleston 29 24 33 Eastern 7 8 9 Total 607 583 642 Year Regional Medical Campuses Nonregional Medical Campuses Matched in Family Medicine Total Matched Matched in Family Medicine Total Matched 2007 87 607 1009 12,788 2008 88 583 1068 12,950 2009 86 642 985 13,217 Total 261 1832 3062 38,955 Parent Institution Regional Medical Campus(es) (RMC) Selection Mechanism into the RMC, 2007 to 2009 Required Rotations Notes Medical School Year Course No. of Weeks No. of Hospital Weeks Florida State University Daytona Beach Lottery: Students with lower lottery numbers have first choice for campus placement* Third Pediatrics 6 2 Orlando Family medicine 6 0 Sarasota Internal medicine 8 3 Fort Pierce Obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) 6 Variable Pensacola Surgery 8 Variable Tallahassee Psychiatry 6 Variable Emergency medicine 4 4 Fourth Advanced family medicine 4 Variable Advanced internal medicine 4 4 Primary care geriatrics 4 Variable Michigan State University Flint Rank order: Students express preferences for RMCs in rank order listing; consideration is given to those with special circumstances Third Internal medicine 8 2 Grand Rapids Pediatrics 8 4 Kalamazoo Family medicine 8 6.4 Lansing OB/GYN 8 2 Saginaw Psychiatry 8 2 Upper Peninsula Surgery 8 0.8 Fourth Advanced medicine 4 0 Senior surgery 4 2.8 Robert Wood Johnson Camden First-come, first served: On admission, students choose a campus in a first-come, first-served fashion; if unsatisfied with their assignment, they can submit for a position in their preferred campus through a lottery system Third Family medicine 6 0 Internal medicine 8 6+ Neurology 3 1 OB/GYN 6 Variable Pediatrics 6 3 Psychiatry 6 1.5 Surgery 8 4+ Fourth Critical care 4 4 Emergency medicine 4 4 Subinternship 4 4 University of Alabama Huntsville First-come, first served: On admission, students state a preference for 1 of the campuses and are assigned in a first-come, first-served fashion Third Family medicine 4 Variable Students rotate at the family medicine center, the family medicine inpatient service, and 2 nursing homes Internal medicine 8 8 Teams also include third-year family medicine residents and family medicine interns Neurology 4 ∼3.2 OB/GYN 8 Variable Pediatrics 8 Variable Psychiatry 4 Variable Rural medicine 4 0 Surgery 8 6+ Fourth Subinternship 4 4 Tuscaloosa Third Family medicine 4 Variable Rural medicine 4 Variable Internal medicine 8 Variable OB/GYN 8 Variable Pediatrics 8 Variable Psychiatry and behavioral medicine 4 Variable Neurology 4 Variable Surgery 8 Variable Scholarly activity 8 0 Fourth Subinternship 4 4 University of California, Los Angeles Charles Drew University Direction admission: Students are admitted into the UCLA/Charles Drew Medical Education Program at the beginning of the admissions process; a UCLA admissions subcommittee conducts separate interviews and uses criteria that consider interest in underserved medicine. Third Family medicine 4 0 Internal medicine 12 8 OB/GYN 6 Variable Neurology 3 Variable Psychiatry 5 Variable Pediatrics 6 Variable Radiology N/A N/A Radiology lectures are longitudinal, incorporated into the curriculum of each rotation Surgery 12 Primary care clinic 2.4 0 This is a longitudinal experience throughout the third year Fourth Medicine selective 3 Variable Critical care 3 3 Primary care research thesis N/A N/A University of Illinois Rockford First-come, first-served: On admission, students rank order their preference with campuses filling in a first-come, first-served fashion; students in specific tracks (such as Medical Scientist Training Program in Chicago, Medical Scholars Program in Urbana, and the Rural Medical Education Program in Rockford) are automatically assigned to a specific campus Third Family medicine 9.6 0 Students are assigned a panel of patients; the course is longitudinal across a 30-month period Internal medicine 12 Variable Surgery 12 Variable OB/GYN 8 Variable Pediatrics 8 Variable Psychiatry 8 Variable Fourth Family medicine selective 4 Variable Urbana Third Family medicine 4 Variable Internal medicine 12 10 OB/GYN 8 Variable Pediatrics 8 Variable Psychiatry 8 Variable Surgery 8 Variable Fourth Medicine 2 4 4 Expected to be done at the campus, but exceptions are granted in rare cases Surgical subspecialty† 4 Variable Typically done at the campus, but students can request alternate placements University of Kansas Wichita Rank order: During the first year, students indicate their preferred campus; consideration is given for those with special circumstances; if there are open slots at either campus, anyone without special circumstances is placed in a lottery where those with lower numbers can choose their preferred campus Third Family medicine 8 0 Internal medicine 8 8 Surgery 8 8 Pediatrics 6 4 OB/GYN 6 Variable Psychiatry 4 Variable Geriatrics 4 0 Neurology 4 Variable Fourth Rural preceptorship 4 Variable Critical care 4 4 Health of the public 4 0 Subinternship 4 4 University of Oklahoma Tulsa First-come, first served: During the second year, students enter the RMC in a first-come, first-served fashion* Third Family medicine 4 Variable Before matriculation, RMC students participate in a weeklong immersion experience where they learn about the community and interdisciplinary collaboration Pediatrics 6 Variable Surgery 8 Variable Psychiatry 6 Variable Neurology 4 Variable Internal medicine 8 8 OB/GYN 6 Variable Fourth Ambulatory medicine 4 0 Geriatrics 4 Variable Rural preceptorship 4 Variable University of Texas Medical Branch Austin First-come, first served: During the second year, students select the campus in a first-come, first-served fashion though consideration is given for special circumstances Third Family medicine 4 0 Surgery 8 8 Psychiatry 6 6 Pediatrics 8 5 OB/GYN 6 6 Internal medicine 12 12 Fourth Subinternship† 4 4 Ambulatory community selective 4 0 ER 4 4 Senior surgery 4 4 Neurology 4 4 University of Washington Washington Direct assignment: Students are placed at the state campus of their residence; out-of-state students are assigned to the Seattle campus; first year occurs at the state campus; all students are in Seattle for second year; third- and fourth-year students can do rotations throughout the 5-state region Third Family medicine 6 Variable Sites include tribal, rural, and community health center settings Wyoming Internal medicine 12 Variable Alaska Pediatrics 6 Variable Montana OB/GYN 6 Variable Idaho Surgery 6 Variable Psychiatry 6 Variable Fourth Emergency medicine 4 4 Chronic care/rehabilitation 4 Variable Neurology 4 Variable Virginia Commonwealth University Fairfax First-come, first-served: On admission, students choose their preferred campus in a first-come, first-served fashion Third Family medicine 4 0 Internal medicine 12 8 Neurology 4 Variable OB/GYN 6 Variable Pediatrics 8 4 Psychiatry 6 6 Surgery 8 Variable Fourth Sub-internship 4 4 Critical care 4 4 West Virginia University Charleston Direct assignment: On admission, students are preassigned to one of the campuses although students can trade slots with classmates before the third year Third Family medicine 8 0 4 weeks are spent in a rural setting Internal medicine 8 8 Surgery 8 8 OB/GYN 8 8 Pediatrics 8 4 Psychiatry 6 6 Neurology 2 0 Fourth Subinternship 4 4 Critical care 4 4 Rural health 4 0 Eastern Third Internal medicine 8 Variable Family medicine is the only residency at the clinical site Surgery 8 Variable The curriculum is longitudinally integrated and organized into 2 6-month modules; the first module consists of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and neurology; the second module consists of family medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology Neurology 8 Variable Psychiatry 6 Variable Neurology 2 Variable Family medicine 8 Variable Pediatrics 8 2 OB/GYN 8 Variable Fourth Subinternship† 4 4 Critical care† 4 4 Rural medicine† 4 Variable
