Greenville Hospital System
* A 781-bed regional referral center, Greenville Hospital System draws patients from northwest South Carolina and also significant numbers from northeast Georgia and western North Carolina
* Greenville Memorial Hospital, the system's flagship, is the largest acute care hospital in South Carolina, serving over 1 million people each year
* As part of a university medical center, Greenville Memorial Hospital is a satellite teaching campus for third- and fourth-year medical students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine; GHS also has a teaching affiliation with the Medical University of South Carolina

Family Medicine Residency Program
Program Overview

The Family Medicine Residency of the Greenville Hospital System is a three-year training program fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program leads to eligibility for the American Board of Family Practice Certification Examination. Our training emphasizes the core competencies required by the ACGME:

* Patient Care
* Medical Knowledge
* Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
* Interpersonal and Communication Skills
* Professionalism
* Systems-Based Practice

The program supports the belief that an ideal family physician treats patients of all ages, emphasizes wellness and preventive medicine, is sensitive to the emotional needs of patients, understands the effect of illness on the entire family, and supports the family and patient in the hospital and long-term care facilities. Our residents learn to care for patients from prenatal care through geriatric care, end-of-life care, and death.

Required and elective rotations throughout the hospital and community offer residents a broad base of knowledge. Residents in OB/GYN, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Orthopedics are active teachers and colleagues of family practice residents.
Twenty Medical Students from each class of the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Medicine complete two years of clinical training on this campus, as well as Medical Students from various schools who do electives with our department. These students add extra depth to the teaching environment.

Objectives

* To increase the availability and quality of Family Medicine services to the people of South Carolina through patient care, teaching, and research.
* To prepare residents to become well rounded, competent, compassionate family physicians who will provide excellent, cost-effective medical care.
* To improve medical student understanding and knowledge of family practice.
* To provide comprehensive health care and continuity to our patients through a multi-disciplinary approach in a model Family Medicine facility.
* To prepare Family Medicine physicians who will continue to study and apply new medical knowledge through life-long learning.

Family Medicine Resident Benefits

Vacation , Time Off and Monetary Allowances

* 20 days per year vacation. The value of unused vacation time is paid to the resident upon graduation
* Continuing Medical Education
o Second year $1000 5 days
o Third year $1200 5 days
* South Carolina License fee paid first year
* AAFP and SCAFP memberships paid yearly
* ACLS, PALS, ALSO, NALS course fees paid
* $1000 moving allowance
* Practice Management 2 day CME course taken year 2 or 3
* LifeCenter Club membership available for a very low rate
* MD Consult subscription paid yearly

Insurance

* Medical malpractice insurance paid by the hospital
* Inexpensive health, dental and orthodontic insurance for residents and their families
* Medical Savings Account available: pretax money can be used to pay for medical and child care expenses

Additional Benefits

# 3 free lab coats and free laundry service for them
# Free meals
# Free Covered Parking
# Palm handheld computers for all residents
# Fast Internet Access in the hospital and at the Center for Family Medicine
# Computer work room in the hospital and at the Center for Family Medicine
# Large resident offices with windows
# Opportunities for mission trips

Family Medicine Residency Program

This information is reposted with thanks to Greenville Hospital System.