Program Director:

Dennis J Cleri, MD,FACP, FAAM, FIDSA
St Francis Med Ctr
601 Hamilton Ave Rm B 158
Trenton, NJ 08629-1986
E-mail: dcleri@stfrancismedical.org

 
Person to contact for more information about the program:
 
Eileen Smith
Tel: (609) 599-5061
Fax: (609) 599-6232
St Francis Med Ctr
601 Hamilton Ave Rm B 158
Trenton, NJ 08629-1986  
E-mail: ESmith@stfrancismedical.org
 

Web Address:  www.sfmcmed.com

General information

Located in culturally diverse metropolitan area - between NY & PA. Combines small family knit group with daily interaction with PD & Faculty with university academic pathology & patient diversity.

Primary teaching site :   St Francis Medical Center  

Didactic opportunities during each rotation include, but are not limited to:

Program Faculty
   
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Work schedule

First Year Resident (PGY-1):  13 4-Week Rotations

Ambulatory Continuity Clinic
Each resident follows a panel of patients as the primary care physician for three years.  Clinic is one-half day per week.
                                         
Inpatient Services
8 rotations              General inpatient services
1 rotation               ICU
1 rotation               CCU
1 rotation               Private office ambulatory experience
1 rotation               Ambulatory Selective
                                          Office Dermatology – 2 weeks
                                          Inpatient/outpatient Psychiatry – 2 weeks
1 rotation               Inpatient Selective
                                          Anesthesiology            - 1 week
Office Gynecology – 1 week

Second Year Resident (PGY-2):  13 4-Week Rotations

Ambulatory Continuity Clinic
Each second-year resident continues to follows a panel of patients as the primary care physician.  Clinic is one-half day per week for the first half of the training year and increasing to two-half day days a week with the 7th rotation.

Inpatient Services
6 rotations              General inpatient services
1 rotation               ICU
1 rotation               CCU
1 rotation               Inpatient consultation and subspecialty clinics
1 rotation               Emergency Medicine
1 rotation               Private office ambulatory experience (geriatric)
1 rotation               Ambulatory Selective
                                          Office ophthalmology – 2 weeks
                                          Office orthopedic and rehabilitation medicine – 2 weeks
1 rotation               Subspecialty Elective  

Third Year Resident (PGY-3)

Ambulatory Continuity Clinic
Each third-year residents continue to follow a panel of patients as the primary care physician.  Clinics are two one-half days per week.

Inpatient Services
4 rotations              General inpatient services
1 rotation               ICU
1 rotation               CCU
1 rotation               Inpatient consultation and subspecialty clinics
1 rotation               Private office ambulatory experience
4 rotations              Medical Subspecialty Electives
1 rotation               Selective Electives
ENT – minimum 1 week

Monthly Schedule
Monthly schedules are published by the Departmental office for floor assignments, elective rotations, conferences and Medical Grand Rounds.

Daily Schedule
The day begins at 6:30 a.m. with Sign-In until 4:30 p.m. with Sign-Out Rounds Monday through Friday.

Weekends & holiday schedule
The day begins at 7:00 a.m. with Sign-In  until 12 Noon Sign-Out Rounds.  If a resident has patients whose care requires attention beyond this period of duty, they should remain on duty until the patient may be left in the care of a covering resident physician.  On Sundays and holidays the post-call team and the on-call team write notes on all service patients. Each team must round on their team patients on weekend mornings.

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