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PROCEDURES A unique addition to the curriculum is the 3 week procedural rotation during the resident's second and third years providing experience in fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy and rhinolaryngoscopy, colposcopy, LEEP, skin loop electrocautery, treadmill electrocardiography, breast cyst aspiration, minor skin surgery and liquid nitrogen cryosurgery. Several half-days per month are dedicated to podiatry directly supervised by a faculty podiatrist. ELECTIVES Over four months of elective training are provided. A number of established electives are available; including experiences in advanced obstetrics, neurology, plastic surgery, pulmonology, gastroenterology and sports medicine. International medicine experiences are popular electives and in recent years have included clinics and missions in Ecuador, Haiti, Kenya and Guatemala. Elective choices are not limited to the established electives cited above. Residents have flexibility in structuring their elective experiences to meet their own special needs and interests. |
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Weekday morning report is attended by all residents and interesting cases from the previous call admissions are discussed. There are daily noon conferences covering clinical family medicine and behavioral sciences. Weekly
Halifax Medical Center Grand Rounds and Tumor Conferences are also attended by the residents A new monthly Grand Round given by the residents was established in 1996. Each year, a nationally reputable family practice business
consultant presents a two-day seminar to second year residents devoted to setting up and managing a practice. Each year, the residency program has sponsored a |
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