Training our Next Generation of Leaders in Family Medicine

Curriculum & Tracks

Explore core training priorities and electives in our Family Medicine Residency Program.

Creating Outstanding
Clinicians through
Longitudinal Training

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Community Healthcare Network will prepare you to deliver the highest level of whole-patient care in any setting. While our program is set in a highly diverse urban environment, the curriculum is structured to provide the well-rounded competencies you will need to be a practitioner and leader wherever your career takes you.

We have implemented CBME (Competency Based Medical Education). CBME is an outcomes-based approach that has taken root in residency training nationally and internationally. In this model the curriculum is organized around the ACGME core competencies, and the design of the curriculum should enable all learners to master the performance competencies of the profession and specialty discipline for the setting of the future practice.

Longitudinal
Training Priorities
and Elective Tracks

Along with the usual ACGME requirements, we will give special attention to training our residents in a number of focused skill sets, including several that are particularly relevant to urban populations and populations with limited access to health resources.

Core training priorities include:

HIV

All residents will receive training in care for people living with HIV as part of the core curriculum, with a goal of sitting for AAHIVS certification in year three.

Behavioral Health

Residents will develop competency in understanding and treating health challenges from a holistic perspective, including how behavioral and psychosocial factors influence individual and population health.

Gender Affirming Care

All residents will gain skill and proficiency in gender affirming care, and will have the opportunity to sit for WPATH GEI certification in year three.

Chronic Disease

Our curriculum has extra rotations and attention built into it to train our residents in caring for people with chronic disease, with intensive focus on diabetes, heart failure and hypertension management.

Addiction Medicine

All residents will learn about and develop proficiency in managing patients with substance use disorder, including the use of medication assisted therapies such as subuxone.

Women’s Health

Our program is highly focused on developing resident expertise in women’s health, with extensive training in reproductive health including Longitudinal Point of Care Ultrasound Training (POCUS).

Refugee Population

Residents will receive specialized training in caring for the unique needs of refugee populations.

Advocacy Training

All residents will develop a well-rounded skill set in helping patients navigate the complex medical system and advocating for their best interests at every step along the way.

Geriatric/Palliative Care

Our faculty will mentor and support residents who are interested in pursuing geriatric and palliative care and global health fellowships as well.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Residents will develop skills in ambulatory and inpatient POCUS throughout their three years of training.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Residents will learn how to address healthcare disparities and advocate for under-resourced populations effectively, fostering a culture of respect and understanding.

Curriculum

PGY1

Block	Site	Department
1	CHN	Family Medicine
2	Mount Sinai Queens	Palliative/Geriatrics
3	Mount Sinai Queens	Psych C&L
4	Mount Sinai Queens	ICU
5	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Inpatient
6	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Inpatient
7	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult ER
8	Elmhurst Hospital	Pediatric ER
9	Elmhurst Hospital	Pediatric Inpatient
10	Elmhurst/Queens Hospital	Labor and Delivery
11	Elmhurst/Queens Hospital	Labor and Delivery
12	Elmhurst/Queens Hospital	Newborn Nursery
13	-	Elective

PGY2

Block	Site	Department
1	CHN	Family Medicine
2	CHN	Pediatric Outpatient
3	Mount Sinai Queens	Cardiology
4	CHN	Transgender Care / Addiction Medicine
5	CHN	School-Based Health Center / Dermatology
6	Mount Sinai Queens	Radiology / Endocrinology
7	Elmhurst Hospital	Gynecology
8	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult ER
9	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Inpatient
10	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Inpatient
11	Mount Sinai Queens / Elmhurst Hospital	Sports Medicine / Orthopedics
12	-	Elective
13	-	Elective

PGY3

Block	Site	Department
1	CHN	Family Medicine
2	CHN	Geriatric Outpatient / Podiatry
3	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Pulm / Pediatric Pulm
4	Mount Sinai Queens	Outpatient CHF / Endocrinology
5	CHN	Health System Management
6	Mount Sinai Queens	Surgery
7	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Inpatient
8	Mount Sinai Queens	Adult Inpatient
9	Mount Sinai Queens	Nephrology
10	–	Elective
11	CHN	Pediatrics
12	-	Elective
13	-	Elective

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