Overview
The Bristol Family Medicine Program is an 8-8-8 program located at a community hospital in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee. Our community-based program is part of the ETSU Health system. This gives us the support and resources of a university program in a community setting.
Our program is known for its rural flavor, team spirit, and strength in key areas such as hospital care, obstetrics, and outpatient care in a patient-centered medical home. If you are a medical student looking for a residency program that provides excellent training in a scenic and friendly environment, this may be the place for you!
Our residents pursue careers in outpatient medicine, as hospitalists, in teaching, in urgent care, ER’s, sports medicine and as full-spectrum physicians whose practice includes OB.
The common theme is their pursuit of excellence and the support they give each other through the training years. If you believe that Family Medicine is more than a career, that it is an attitude, then take some time to look at our resident testimonials.
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Curriculum
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PGY-1
Per ABFM Policy (includes procedure clinics)
Orientation 0.5 months Family Medicine Service 4.5 months Obstetrics 1.5 months Outpatient Pediatrics 1 month Emergency Room 1 month PEDS ER 0.5 months Gynecology 0.5 months General Surgery 0.5 months Elective 1.5 months Family Medicine Clinic 1 half-day per week Vacation: 15 days, Educational Leave: 5 days -
PGY-2
Per ABFM Policy (includes procedure clinics)
Family Medicine Service 0.5 months Inpatient Hospitalist 0.5 months Outpatient Pediatrics 1.0 month Inpatient Pediatrics 1.0 month Obstetrics 1.5 months ICU 1 month Night Float 1 month Outpatient Clinic 4 months Subspecialties 0.5 months Elective 1 month Longitudinal Rotation Dermantology Longitudinal Rotation Community Medicine Longitudinal Rotation Practice Management Nursing Home 1 half-day per month Family Medicine Clinic 1 half-day per week Vacation: 15 days, Educational Leave: 5 days -
PGY-3
Per ABFM Policy (includes procedure clinics)
Family Medicine Inpatient Service 1.5 months Night Float 0.5 months Family Medicine Outpatient 4.5 months Geriatrics 1 month MSK 0.5 months Gynecology 0.5 months Electives 3.5 months Longitudinal Rotation Dermatology Longitudinal Rotation Behaviorial Health Longitudinal Rotation Community Medicine Longitudinal Rotation Practice Management Nursing Home 1 half-day per month Family Medicine Clinic 1 half-day per week Vacation: 15 days, Educational Leave: 5 days
Clinic
Our family medicine office serves as the continuity site for our residents and faculty.
It is located across the parking lot from Bristol Regional Medical Center. We have
an on-site lab with phlebotomy services for send-out labs. In our office, we work
as part of a team with our psychologist, our social worker and our Pharm-D. In addition,
we have a chronic care coordinator and a dedicated referral clerk. All these folks
help to ensure that we have the resources to meet the needs of our patients.
ETSU Health Family Medicine Bristol
Hospital
The Ballad Health Bristol Regional Medical Center is an integrated health care system serving 29 counties in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest
Virginia, Northwest North Carolina and Southeast Kentucky. The hospital is fully accredited
by the Joint Commission on Health Care Organization. With 288 available beds, the
hospital offers full acute care facilities including:
- Level IIl trauma center
- Medical and surgical intensive care units
- Cardiac and pulmonary intermediate care areas
- Modern New Life Birthing Center
- Level II nursery
- Freestanding inpatient hospice house
- Complete laboratory
All ancillary services are available. The Radiology Department offers full nuclear scanning capabilities, magnetic resonance imaging, PET scanning and state of the art interventional services. There is a regional cancer therapy center possessing a linear accelerator among other equipment. The medical staff includes all specialties and most sub-specialties. Bristol Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in town, and its services are complemented by a wide range of community resources. Our program is the only residency based in the hospital, and enjoys excellent relationships with the hospital administration, medical and nursing staff.
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Bristol ACGME Program ID#: 120-47-31-296
Family Med/Bristol 2066120C2 (Categorical) – ERAS