Sports Medicine
The sports medicine area of concentration features learning opportunities with national leaders in the field of Sports Medicine, access to cutting edge training facilities and equipment, and offers clinical experience with the athletes and teams at the University of Florida. Residents are exposed to a wide variety of orthopedic problems and develop the superior history taking and examination skills necessary to comprehensively evaluate orthopedic complaints. They also develop a strong foundation in the interpretation of more specialized diagnostic studies such as MRI, CT, EMG/NCS, and ultrasound. The Sports Medicine AOC is coordinated by the faculty of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida with assistance from the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. The primary goal of the SM AOC is to foster the advancement of the resident’s knowledge base and clinical skill set in the area of musculoskeletal medicine.
Things to know:
- This concentration is available to interested residents who wish to further their training in sports medicine, supplementing their abilities as a primary care physician. It also aids in the preparation of those who are interested in pursuing a Sports Medicine Fellowship.
- The curriculum is designed to allow the individual to tailor their educational experience with opportunities that include medical coverage at University of Florida athletic events, bi-weekly didactic lectures in the field of Sports Medicine, MSK ultrasound exposure, and volunteer opportunities as a high school football team physician.
- Interested residents declare their intention to enter the sports medicine area of concentration before completion of their intern year.
- The curriculum includes additional musculoskeletal exposure within the continuity clinic and a minimum of 3 additional blocks of Sports Medicine elective rotations.
- Residents will attend a National Sports Medicine Conference, contribute to SM AOC reviews, and administer pre-participation physical examinations for young athletes in the community.
- Academic requirements include a Sports Medicine Scholarly Project as well as presenting at didactic conferences and journal club meetings.
The resident will be evaluated through periodic reviews and a comprehensive examination. The goals and objectives will be used as a guide for determining successful completion of the concentration.
Women’s Health
The women’s health area of concentration exposes residents to a variety of extra and advanced gynecology and obstetric topics. Residents are exposed to a wide range of women’s health diagnoses in order to develop superior skills in assessing and managing these health concerns.
The women’s health AOC is coordinated by the faculty of the department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida with assistance from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The primary goal of the AOC is to foster the advancement of the resident’s knowledge base and clinical skill set in the area of women’s health.
Things to know:
- This concentration is available to interested residents who wish to further their training in women’s health, supplementing their abilities as a primary care physician. It also aids in the preparation of those who are interested in pursuing an OB fellowship.
- The curriculum is designed to allow the individual to tailor his or her educational experience with opportunities that include monthly didactic lectures, gyn and first trimester ultrasound exposure, and elective time.
- Interested residents declare their intention to enter the women’s health area of concentration before completion of the intern year.
- The curriculum includes additional prenatal patients assigned within the continuity clinic and a minimum of 2 women’s health elective rotations.
- Academic requirements include a women’s health scholarly project and attendance at a national conference as well as presenting at didactic conferences and journal club meetings.
Topics covered in the monthly didactic sessions include colposcopy procedure hands-on workshop, advanced cases in contraception, journal clubs with new literature on obstetric or gynecological care among others. The OB chief and our faculty mentors try to tailor the topics to the interests of the group. Current ongoing research includes studies on knowledge and attitudes about LARC (long-acting reversible contraception) and weight trends in pregnancy affecting outcomes.
The resident will be evaluated through periodic reviews and a comprehensive examination. The goals and objectives will be used as a guide for determining successful completion of the concentration. Following completion of the women’s health area of concentration, the family medicine residency Program Director and AOC faculty supervisor submit documentation to the resident’s portfolio summarizing the training completed in the AOC.
Underserved and Global Health
Residents participating in this AOC will be exposed to a variety of topics related to underserved medicine including rural and urban underserved in the US due to health professional shortages, under and uninsured status and socioeconomic factors such as poverty, race, transportation, as well as other factors. This AOC also focuses on global health issues and the best ethical ways for physicians to address those needs. Topics covered include models of health care delivery around the world, health disparities, and successful public health and health delivery models. The faculty mentor tries to tailor the topics to the interests of the group. Current scholarly projects include working with the UF Mobile Bus to provide same-day LARC (long-acting reversible contraception) and evaluating the Community Paramedics Program which connects patients who are high-utilizers of the 9-1-1 system with interventions to improve their quality of life and health outcomes. Resident participants have also spent more time volunteering with the UF medical student free clinic—Equal Access. In order to graduate with the AOC certificate, residents must attend monthly meetings when not away, do elective time in rotations related to underserved medicine, do a research project related to underserved medicine and attend a conference covering some aspect of underserved medicine.