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We welcomed the first class of residents in our Primary Care Track within our strong traditional categorical Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2019.
Our goal for the Primary Care Track is to train general internists who demonstrate excellence in primary care, leadership, advocacy, and the business of medicine.
Primary Care Track Details:
2 interns matched per year
The 2 PC Track residents each year act as continuity clinic practice partners throughout residency.
Early exposure to the breadth of available primary care opportunities through:
Primary care immersion at the beginning of intern year.
Rotations through primary care selectives.
Early focus on quality improvement, scholarly activity, and leadership opportunities.
Subspecialty experiences focused on outpatient evaluation to optimize primary care management prior to subspecialty referral.
Focused education and skill development on transitions of care, patient panel continuity, and the business and leadership aspects of independent practice.
Inaugural Year Primary Care Track residents - Dr. Newman and Dr. Venkat - on their Community Exploration Day during their Primary Care Immersion rotation, July 2019. Dr. Newman is now Co-Director of the Primary Care Track and one of our Primary Care Track Core Faculty!
Key Curricular Topics in the PC Track:
Key general IM topics
Preventive medicine
Business aspects of practice
Billing and coding basics
Social determinants of health
Collaborative practice
Quality improvement
Overview of Curricular Focus by Year:
First Year - Building Blocks of Primary Care
Second Year - Understanding Transitions of Care; Identify a Focus Area of Expertise
Third Year - Leadership and Advocacy; In-Training Ambulatory Chief Resident
See the Comparison Tables below to learn how the Primary Care Track resident schedules differ from the traditional Categorical resident schedules.
Schedule Comparison Table
Year 1
Begin intern year with Primary Care Immersion.
Early exposure to the breadth of available primary care practice opportunities through primary care selectives.
Monthly Primary Care IM Case Report & Practice Population Care Committees.
Year 2
In-depth exposure to transitions of care by pairing hospital medicine rotations with transition clinics and visits to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and home visits to follow up on the care of your discharged patients.
Subspecialty Ambulatory Long Block— weekly continuity with various subspecialists. This longitudinal block is focused on learning the outpatient approach to common subspecialty issues and the appropriate work up prior to referral.
Additional electives to help identify an area of focus, based on your career goals, for 2nd continuity clinic site.
Year 3
Ongoing exposure to inpatient medicine as team leader and educator, but less focus on ICU -- just one month per year in years 2 & 3. Instead, more focus on primary care leadership and advocacy.
Ambulatory In-Training Chief Resident
Apply to be a part of regional/national committees for SGIM or ACP.
Advocacy opportunities with the AZ State Legislature.
Business of Medicine.
Additional ambulatory-based electives.
FAQs:
Where is the primary care continuity site?
Answer:
The primary continuity clinic site is at the BUMCP Internal Medicine Center next to the main teaching hospital. This practice has a diverse patient population both in ethnicity and socioeconomic circumstances.
As we expand the Primary Care Track to 4 resident position per year, the brand new VA Ambulatory Clinic (built in 2022) will become the primary continuity clinic site for half of the PC Track residents.
You will begin a 2nd continuity clinic site -- based on your area of interest -- midway through your second year.
How do I apply to the Primary Care Track?
Answer:
Apply through ERAS: NRMP Program Code is 1011140M0.
There is NO additional fee.
Log into My ERAS -> Select Programs -> Search Programs -> Internal Medicine
Should I rank both the Categorical IM Program and the Primary Care Track Program?
Answer: Yes, we recommend that you rank both the primary care track and the categorical IM program to increase your opportunity to match at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.
Primary Care Track residents - Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Toledo - on their Community Exploration Day during their Primary Care Immersion rotation.
Primary Care Track Mission:
We will prepare future general internal medicine physicians to provide comprehensive primary care for a population of patients from adolescence to their elder years, focused on evidence-based practice guidelines while incorporating the art of patient-centered collaborative care.
Website Primary Care Residency Presentation.2024 with Video.mp4Our Primary Care Internal Medicine Faculty
Jayne M. Peterson, MD - APD, Ambulatory Medicine & Co-Director, Primary Care Track
Naomi Newman, MD - APD, and Co-Director, Primary Care Track
Gibson Wong, MD - Medical Director, VA Academic Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) and APD, Primary Care Track
Jennifer Meyfeldt, MD - Primary Care Leadership Team & Ambulatory Medicine Faculty
Harvey Hsu, MD - Medical Director Internal Medicine Center
Heather Bartz, DO - APD, Med/Peds Ambulatory Medicine & Hospitalist Faculty
Jennifer Nelson, MD - Med/Peds Ambulatory Medicine & Hospitalist Faculty
Tiffany Graybill, DO - Ambulatory Medicine Faculty
Scott Haferkamp, MD - Ambulatory Medicine Faculty
Kirit Patel, MD - Academic PACT (Phoenix VA) Faculty
Evan Paul Cherniak, MD - Academic PACT (Phoenix VA) Faculty
If you have additional questions about the Primary Care Track, please email Dr. Naomi Newman at Naomi.Newman@bannerhealth.com.
She'd be happy to provide more information via email or in a phone call.
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