Residency Programs
Hanford Family Practice Residency Program
"Called to Excellence, Compassion and Wholeness"
The first half year of our residency is with the Loma Linda University Family Practice Residency on the Loma Linda University campus. The remaining 2 1/2 years are with Adventist Health/Central Valley General Hospital located in Hanford, Calif., where the residency is based and administered.
Residency Program
Accreditation: Five-year accreditation award – the best that can be obtained by any residency.
Faculty: Faculty members have diverse skills and training in family medicine, geriatrics and ethics.
Size of residency: 12 residents. 4:4:4.
Residency status: Unopposed.
Call: 1:4 nights. Other than admissions, call can be taken from home.
Family Medicine Center: Seven spacious exam rooms, procedure room, conference room with teleconference capabilities with Loma Linda University for noon lectures and individual resident work and study rooms.
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Medical Records: The residency uses MRI software Practice Partners.
Mission trips: Residents have the opportunity to participate in two mission trips per year during their PGY 2/3 years. We currently visit Guatemala and Costa Rica, serving the indigenous Indian tribes.
Lectures: Didactic lectures from LLU teleconferencing and Hanford Family Practice Residency faculty/specialist are provided on Tuesdays and Fridays weekly.
Stipend and Benefits: The LLUMC Resident Information Booklet details your compensation, benefits and protections. The resident will be an employee of Central Valley General Hospital throughout your residency, which will add additional benefits. Central Valley General Hospital and Hanford Family Practice Residency provide a monthly living stipend for each resident and free meals at the hospital cafeterias.
Clinical Rotations
Hanford Family Practice Residency: Longitudinal clinical sessions in the following areas are scheduled for the residents to meet the Family Medicine Program Requirements to qualify the resident to take their Specialty Boards. These included inpatient/outpatient surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, wellborn nursery, medicine, Family Medicine Center, cardiology, orthopedics, emergency room, dermatology, pulmonary, oncology, sports medicine, ENT, ophthalmology, radiology, urology, research and electives.
Loma Linda University/Family Medicine Residency: Block rotations in night call, rheumatology, pulmonary, inpatient pediatrics, medicine and chemical dependency.
Community Hospital: Hanford Community Medical Center and Central Valley General Hospital will be replaced by the new $120 million Adventist Medical Center that is scheduled to open in July 2010. This will be located across from the Hanford Mall. It will be a 142 bed facility that includes 22 ICU beds, electronic medical records and state-of-the-art technology throughout. A resident conference room, breakroom and sleep rooms are provided on site.
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