Scott AFB
Program Website
General INformation & Contact INformation
To request a rotation, complete the "Rotation Request Form" found on the "Apply" tab of the website above.
Medical Student Coordinator: Shannon Telfair SLU.Belleville.FamilyMed@gmail.com, shannon.telfair@ssmhealth.com,
3 St. Elizabeth’s Boulevard, Suite 4000, O’Fallon, IL 62269
Military Program Director: Lt Col Pamela Hughes, MD (pamela.r.hughes4.mil@health.mil)
Phone: (618)-222-4600 ext 45417
Active Duty Tour Coordination: Lt Col Pamela Hughes, MD (pamela.r.hughes4.mil@health.mil)
About This Program
This is one of the two military-civilian combined family medicine programs in the Air Force; the other being Offutt. This is a partnership program between Scott AFB and Saint Louis University (SLU). There's 14 residents per class between active duty and civilians. It's an unopposed program located outside of the city in the O'Fallon area nearby the base. Your outpatient and inpatient experiences will mostly be performed at the HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital. A few rotations will be downtown, including your ER rotation which will be at a level 1 trauma center. The specialty/procedural clinics are performed both at the base and at the military clinic.
What to Expect for this Rotation
Your ADT here is whatever you want to make of it! The typical format is one week on inpatient, one day on each of the specialty/procedural clinics for exposure, and one day on L&D. The rest of the time will be spent in the outpatient clinic in both the active duty and civilian clinics (right next to one another). Depending on availability, you'll be spending time with both residents and attendings. That said if you're looking to see more of something in particular, contact the student coordinator and ask to switch around your schedule. They are very willing to work with student's schedules. You can spend more time on L&D, more time on procedures, or more time on FMIS if that is what you want.
Welcome to Scott!
In the initial welcome email you'll be sent several hospital agreement forms to fill out. Get those done ASAP. You'll be asked for your school ID photo and a photo to be used for your interview. You'll also be asked for your CV and Personal Statement so make sure you have those done, polished, and ready to go for your interview.
You'll be getting a folder on your first day with your schedule for the month with the names of who all you'll be working with. You'll also receive a roster sheet of all the names/faces of the program as well as the phone number for everyone.
Housing
On base lodging/billeting is pretty standard. They'll usually be full during the summer months if you don't reserve a room online ahead of time. Be prepared to stay off base if you try to book the day of.
Lodging in the Local Area (hotels with the negotiated military rate)
The Drury Inn Hotel is the newest and one of the closest hotels to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, which is where you'll be going most days for your rotation. The Family Medicine Residency clinic is there as well as the actual hospital where you'll be on in-patient and L&D. It's about a 3 minutes drive down the street. The rooms are kept immaculate. Breakfast and dinner is included every day of the week at no extra cost so it's a good way to save money. It's also close to a starbucks, movie theater, Target, and Dierbergs (grocery store) all about 2-3 minutes away as well as several restaurants.
You'll get access to a mini-fridge and a microwave in your room. There are coin-operated washers and dryers on every floor.
If you end up staying here be sure to sign up for their rewards program when you check in. You'll be able to snag about 5 days of a free stay for future visits.
The Holiday Inn Express and the Hilton Garden Inn are also nearby the clinic. These are both off the first exit leaving base going towards the city. Breakfast should be included at both locations. Remember to ask for the military/government rate and ask about their free rewards programs to collect points during your stay.
EHR Access
Military Clinic
AHLTA is used in the military clinic. You'll get an orientation to AHLTA either on in-processing day or sometime during the first week depending on when the person who does the training is in. You'll get way more information than you need as a student so don't worry if you get completely lost in the training. Most of the time the residents will show you exactly what they want you to fill in. If you're using AHLTA for the first time, ask someone to help get you set up with the TSWF CORE template.
Civilian Acute Clinic
On day 1 (or 2) you should be provided with access to AthenaNet. It's a very easy and intuitive EHR. You're not really given an orientation on how to use it, so if you've never used it before just ask one of the residents you're rotating with to show you how it works. It's a very streamlined EMR so you shouldn't have too much difficulty figuring it out.
FMIS = Family Medicine Inpatient Service.
While you're on FMIS you'll exclusively be using EPIC. You'll get access to the computers while you're there, but you're also able to keep up with your patients on your own laptop at work or at home using Citrix.
1) First you'll need to download the Citrix Receiver app on your personal laptop.
2) After that's installed, you can follow this link here to enter the hospital portal for access.
3) The login for the hospital portal will be the same that you used to login on the hospital computers.
4) Once you login, the portal will download a small login file onto your laptop. Click on that and it'll load up the Citrix Receiver, which is how you'll be able to access EPIC. That file you download will delete itself each time you use it. So you'll have to bookmark the link in step 2 and log back into the portal each time you try to run EPIC on your laptop.
Interview Format
You'll be interviewed by both the military PD and the civilian PD together in one of their offices.
Things To Do in the STL Area
This is the feature attraction of St. Louis and is the landmark this city is most known for. For a small fee you can take a little ride up to the top of the arch.
The best part about the zoo is that admission is free!
Within walking distance of the zoo down the road. The Art Museum is also free!
Free and fun to walk through. Lots of good local stands to check out. Bring plenty of cash if you plan on purchasing anything. Non (or very few) vendors take card.
Local farm, country store, restaurant, garden center, dessert shop. When the weather and season are appropriate, you can head outside and pick your own fruits!
If you find yourself in the downtown area, stop by here for a free tour of the brewery!
Free history museum! Need I say more?
Seeking Student Feedback / Experiences
We are lacking information for this page. If you have rotated through this program and would like to share your experiences with other students, please contact us at medstudent.USAFP@gmail.com. We are looking for information about what to expect for the rotation, what things you should pack with you, things to do for fun in the area, etc.