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Department of Family Medicine

WVU Family Medicine Resident Curriculum

Geriatrics

General: All PG II and III residents will be assigned between 7-14 patients at the Sundale Nursing home. Each month two of your continuity clinics will be replaced with required Sundale time. As the Sundale resident you will be responsible for the following (1) on call during the day for problems (2) responsible for admissions to Sundale (3) responsible for attending to the "acute board" of non emergent patient issues and paperwork (4) you will also be responsible for seeing your own continuity patients as well as some others assigned from away or nightfloat resident lists.
Call: Residents take call for the Department of Family Medicine during this rotation.