Saint Louis Saint Louis University Family University Family
Medicine Medicine Residency ProgramResidency ProgramBelleville, IllinoisBelleville, Illinois
Scott AFB, IllinoisScott AFB, Illinois
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Residency Mission & Residency Mission & PhilosophyPhilosophy
Blend the strengths of Blend the strengths of university, community, university, community, militarymilitary
Develop “full-scope” FPsDevelop “full-scope” FPs Ready for rural, urban, Ready for rural, urban,
austere, underserved austere, underserved environmentsenvironments
Promote ownership of & Promote ownership of & responsibility for patientsresponsibility for patients
Develop “physician- Develop “physician- leaders”leaders” Future commanders/facultyFuture commanders/faculty
A Fully Integrated A Fully Integrated ProgramProgram
AF and civ. AF and civ. residents have same residents have same core rotations at core rotations at same sitessame sites
AF, civ., and AF, civ., and volunteer faculty volunteer faculty precept all residentsprecept all residents
AF and civ. AF and civ. residents on same residents on same clinic floor, different clinic floor, different hallways hallways
Residency HistoryResidency History
Scott AFB Family Practice Residency est. Scott AFB Family Practice Residency est. 19721972
Southern Illinois University Family Southern Illinois University Family Practice Residency est. 1981Practice Residency est. 1981
Merged in 1996 under St. E, SLU in Merged in 1996 under St. E, SLU in 19971997
Scott AFB Inpatient Services closed 2005Scott AFB Inpatient Services closed 2005 Southern Illinois Health Foundation took Southern Illinois Health Foundation took
civilian clinic oversight in 2006civilian clinic oversight in 2006
Residency HistoryResidency History Current site of military Current site of military
and civilian clinicsand civilian clinics Downtown Belleville, ILDowntown Belleville, IL Across from hospitalAcross from hospital Clinical space on 3Clinical space on 3rdrd floor floor
split by AF and SIHFsplit by AF and SIHF AF here since 1996AF here since 1996 Over 25K of space totalOver 25K of space total
Office and educational Office and educational space on 4space on 4thth floor used by floor used by faculty and residentsfaculty and residents
Our PartnersOur Partners
375375thth Medical Group, Scott AFB, IL Medical Group, Scott AFB, IL St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, ILSt. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, IL
Primary site for clinical rotationsPrimary site for clinical rotations Southern Illinois Health FoundationSouthern Illinois Health Foundation
Oversees the civilian clinicOversees the civilian clinic Saint Louis University School of Saint Louis University School of
MedicineMedicine Academic sponsorship and supportAcademic sponsorship and support
375375thth Medical Group Medical Group Oversees USAF Oversees USAF
clinicsclinics Site for some Site for some
outpatient rotationsoutpatient rotations ““Super-clinic” Super-clinic”
(outpatient services (outpatient services only) since 2005only) since 2005
Still offers Still offers Radiology, OB/GYN, Radiology, OB/GYN, Minor Procedures, Minor Procedures, Derm, IM, Peds, Derm, IM, Peds, Flight MedicineFlight Medicine
St. Elizabeth HospitalSt. Elizabeth Hospital Primary site for Primary site for
clinical rotations clinical rotations (medicine/OB)(medicine/OB)
Over 180 patient bedsOver 180 patient beds Over 40 medical Over 40 medical
specialties on staffspecialties on staff To include To include
neurosurgery, neurosurgery, interventional interventional cardiology, neonatal cardiology, neonatal intensive care, plastic intensive care, plastic surgery, and moresurgery, and more
Southern Illinois Health Southern Illinois Health FoundationFoundation
Oversees the civilian Oversees the civilian clinicclinic
Over 25 primary Over 25 primary care clinic sites in care clinic sites in So. IllinoisSo. Illinois
Community service Community service and elective and elective opportunitiesopportunities
Mission to increase Mission to increase access to healthcare, access to healthcare, especially for the especially for the underservedunderserved
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University
Academic sponsorAcademic sponsor Some clinical Some clinical
rotationsrotations Peds Inpatient/E.R.Peds Inpatient/E.R. Outpatient SurgeryOutpatient Surgery
On-line library On-line library accessaccess
Opportunity to Opportunity to teach medical teach medical studentsstudents
Curriculum—PGY 1Curriculum—PGY 1 4 wks “core month”4 wks “core month” 16 wks inpatient 16 wks inpatient
medicinemedicine 4 wks inpatient OB4 wks inpatient OB 4 wks inpatient nursery4 wks inpatient nursery 4 wks inpatient peds4 wks inpatient peds 4 wks emergency room4 wks emergency room 4 wks outpatient OB4 wks outpatient OB 4 wks outpatient peds4 wks outpatient peds 4 wks orthopedics4 wks orthopedics 4 wks inpatient surgery4 wks inpatient surgery 4 wks geriatrics4 wks geriatrics
Curriculum—PGY 2Curriculum—PGY 2 4 wks inpatient medicine4 wks inpatient medicine 4 wks ICU4 wks ICU 4 wks cardiology4 wks cardiology 4 wks OB night float4 wks OB night float 4 wks scholarly project4 wks scholarly project 4 wks peds E.R.4 wks peds E.R. 4 wks outpatient surgery4 wks outpatient surgery 4 wks outpatient peds4 wks outpatient peds 4 wks behavioral med4 wks behavioral med 4 wks outpatient 4 wks outpatient
proceduresprocedures 4 wks rural medicine4 wks rural medicine 4 wks gynecology4 wks gynecology
Curriculum—PGY 3Curriculum—PGY 3 4 wks inpatient 4 wks inpatient
medicinemedicine 4 wks inpatient “faculty”4 wks inpatient “faculty” 6 wks surgical subs6 wks surgical subs
urology, ophtho, ENTurology, ophtho, ENT 2 wks neurology2 wks neurology 4 wks G.I.4 wks G.I. 4 wks sports medicine4 wks sports medicine 4 wks practice mgt4 wks practice mgt 4 wks community med4 wks community med 4 wks dermatology4 wks dermatology 20 elective wks (PG2-3)20 elective wks (PG2-3)
Military Unique Military Unique CurriculumCurriculum
Combat Casualty Care Combat Casualty Care Course (with ATLS)Course (with ATLS) 2 wks, PGY3, in Texas2 wks, PGY3, in Texas
CSTARS (Trauma CSTARS (Trauma Course)Course) 2 wks, PGY3, at SLU2 wks, PGY3, at SLU
Goal 36 hours of formal Goal 36 hours of formal didactics by graduationdidactics by graduation Profiles, deployments, etcProfiles, deployments, etc
Elective opportunitiesElective opportunities Aerospace Medicine Aerospace Medicine
Primary Course, infect. Primary Course, infect. disease, etcdisease, etc
Call ScheduleCall Schedule PGY-1PGY-1
1 week of night float during inpatient months1 week of night float during inpatient months 7 days of short call during inpatient medicine 7 days of short call during inpatient medicine
monthsmonths PGY-2PGY-2
Q4 on inpatient medicine and ICUQ4 on inpatient medicine and ICU Q7-14 on remaining rotationsQ7-14 on remaining rotations
PGY-3PGY-3 Q4 on inpatient medicine and “faculty” Q4 on inpatient medicine and “faculty”
rotationsrotations No other scheduled overnight callsNo other scheduled overnight calls
Continuity ClinicContinuity Clinic
Will easily exceed RRC Requirement of Will easily exceed RRC Requirement of 1650 clinic patient encounters over 3 yrs of 1650 clinic patient encounters over 3 yrs of trainingtraining
PGY-1: 1-2 half days per weekPGY-1: 1-2 half days per week PGY-2: 2-3 half days per weekPGY-2: 2-3 half days per week PGY-3: 3-4 half days per weekPGY-3: 3-4 half days per week Color Team Structure (1 nurse, 4 docs, 4 Color Team Structure (1 nurse, 4 docs, 4
techs) allows for better continuity and techs) allows for better continuity and opportunity for process improvement opportunity for process improvement projectsprojects
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique Four “partners” offer Four “partners” offer
extensive extensive opportunities for opportunities for rotations and rotations and electiveselectives Additional medical Additional medical
subspecialty training subspecialty training through St. E’s or through St. E’s or SLUSLU
Additional Peds/GYN Additional Peds/GYN training through SIHFtraining through SIHF
Additional opportunity Additional opportunity for scholarly activityfor scholarly activity
What Makes What Makes Us UniqueUs Unique
““Unopposed” Unopposed” ResidencyResidency All inpatient All inpatient
medicine, OB, and medicine, OB, and nursery patients nursery patients managed by FM managed by FM servicesservices
Most subspecialty Most subspecialty rotations (including rotations (including surgery, cardiology, surgery, cardiology, dermatology, etc) are dermatology, etc) are one-on-one with one-on-one with community preceptorscommunity preceptors
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique Unparalleled Inpatient Unparalleled Inpatient
Medicine ExperienceMedicine Experience 200+ admissions/month to 200+ admissions/month to
our unopposed serviceour unopposed service Pathology of a mostly Pathology of a mostly
underserved populationunderserved population 20-30 ICU admits/month20-30 ICU admits/month Unopposed opportunity for Unopposed opportunity for
inpatient proceduresinpatient procedures Central lines, vents, LP, Central lines, vents, LP,
intubation, thoracentesis intubation, thoracentesis
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique Unparalleled OB and Unparalleled OB and
Procedural TrainingProcedural Training OB fellow on staffOB fellow on staff Most Residents exceed 70 Most Residents exceed 70
deliveries/15 continuitydeliveries/15 continuity Skin biopsy, colposcopy, Skin biopsy, colposcopy,
LEEP, EMB, vasectomy, LEEP, EMB, vasectomy, injections, IUD, Implanoninjections, IUD, Implanon
Colonoscopy/C-Section Colonoscopy/C-Section precepted by FPprecepted by FP
Add’l opportunities have Add’l opportunities have given some grads 200+ given some grads 200+ c-scopes/50+ c- c-scopes/50+ c-sectionssections
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique
Sports Med Sports Med CurriculumCurriculum Workshops with Workshops with
sports med facultysports med faculty Opportunity to be Opportunity to be
team physician at team physician at area high schools area high schools and collegesand colleges
Ultrasound guided Ultrasound guided injections, gait injections, gait analysisanalysis
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique
Faculty Dedicated to Faculty Dedicated to TeachingTeaching Weds afternoons set Weds afternoons set
aside for conferencesaside for conferences Daily Morning Report Daily Morning Report
on inpatient serviceson inpatient services Variety of faculty Variety of faculty
strengths and strengths and interestsinterests
Women’s Health, Women’s Health, endoscopy, endoscopy, acupuncture, acupuncture, osteopathy, obstetricsosteopathy, obstetrics
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique
““Family Atmosphere”Family Atmosphere”
What Makes Us UniqueWhat Makes Us Unique
““Family Atmosphere”Family Atmosphere”
What Our Grads Are What Our Grads Are DoingDoing
Sampling of where some of our grads Sampling of where some of our grads since 2004 have been assigned:since 2004 have been assigned:
Ramstein AB, Germany Ramstein AB, Germany Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Osan AB, KoreaOsan AB, Korea Aviano AB, ItalyAviano AB, Italy
RAF Upwood, U.K.RAF Upwood, U.K. Eglin AFB, Florida (faculty)Eglin AFB, Florida (faculty)
Nellis AFB Nevada, (faculty)Nellis AFB Nevada, (faculty) Hickam AFB, HawaiiHickam AFB, Hawaii
Sampling of our grads’ deployments in Sampling of our grads’ deployments in past 4 yrs:past 4 yrs:
Ali Al-Salem AB, KuwaitAli Al-Salem AB, Kuwait Bagram Air Field, Bagram Air Field, AfghanistanAfghanistan
Kirkuk AB, IraqKirkuk AB, Iraq Balad AB, IraqBalad AB, Iraq
Camp Bucca, IraqCamp Bucca, Iraq Manas AB, KrygyzstanManas AB, Krygyzstan
Faculty ExperienceFaculty Experience 16 Full-Time Faculty16 Full-Time Faculty
11 Military, 5 Civilian11 Military, 5 Civilian 6 Military Faculty have 6 Military Faculty have
overseas experienceoverseas experience Iraq, Afghanistan, Iraq, Afghanistan,
Kuwait, Germany, Korea, Kuwait, Germany, Korea, U.K.U.K.
1 OB Fellow, 1 1 OB Fellow, 1 Geriatric Fellow, 1 DO, Geriatric Fellow, 1 DO, 1 Sports Med1 Sports Med
3 credentialed in 3 credentialed in C-sections, 3 in C-sections, 3 in endoscopyendoscopy
The Local AreaThe Local AreaBelleville, IllinoisBelleville, Illinois
Excellent cost of livingExcellent cost of living Average home price in Average home price in
Belleville in 2009 was Belleville in 2009 was $123,357$123,357
Top-notch public and Top-notch public and private schoolsprivate schools
20 minutes to St. 20 minutes to St. LouisLouis
4 hours to Chicago, 4 hours to Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas Indianapolis, Kansas City, or MemphisCity, or Memphis
The Local AreaThe Local Area“Metro East”“Metro East”
Lakes, water Lakes, water parks, minor parks, minor league baseball, league baseball, and family fun and family fun within minutes!within minutes!
St. LouisSt. LouisSports and AttractionsSports and Attractions
St. LouisSt. LouisFamily ActivitiesFamily Activities
FREE Zoo, Science Center, FREE Zoo, Science Center, MuseumsMuseums
20-30 minute drive from Belleville!20-30 minute drive from Belleville!
Contact UsContact Us
Lt. Col. Tammy Lindsay, M.D., Lt. Col. Tammy Lindsay, M.D., Associate Program DirectorAssociate Program Director [email protected]@us.af.mil
Ms. Theresa Moore, Residency Ms. Theresa Moore, Residency CoordinatorCoordinator [email protected]@slu.edu
Tina Kearney, M.D., Medical Student Tina Kearney, M.D., Medical Student CoordinatorCoordinator [email protected]@sihf.org