Family Medicine Residency Curriculum - MU School of Medicine (2024)

MU family medicine residents are appropriately challenged with training and learning experiences designed to prepare them for independent practice. View rotation descriptions

Sample Schedules

First Year (PRG1)

Second Year (PRG2)

Third Year (PRG3)

Resident Seminars

Each Tuesday afternoon, residents are given dedicated learning time to attend a half day of didactics. A three year curriculum covers the broad scope of core family medicine topics, including sports medicine, POCUS, procedures (suturing, toenail removal, circumcisions, skin biopsies), public health, and quality improvement. The third Tuesday of the month is devoted to a Theme Day during which one key area is explored in depth. Each Theme Day has a case-based lecture, a procedure workshop, three interactive stations and Board Review. Every month that has a fifth Tuesday, residency faculty host a fun activity focused on residency wellness!

Grand Rounds

Each Wednesday, Grand Rounds is held over the noon hour. Faculty members from our department and the medical school and third year residents present cutting edge clinical topics.

BEST Medicine

Building Expertise in Stress Tolerance occurs the fifth Tuesday of the month and focuses on the wellness committee continuing to adapt to the residents needs and evolve our curriculum based on feedback.

AGOTA

• Airing of Grievances on a Tuesday Afternoon (AGOTA) is a long-standing tradition of our residents that occurs after didactics. Residents organize a weekly social event to get together outside of the hospital and support each other. Some AGOTAs have been going out to favorite restaurants, hosting potlucks, playing pickle ball, or going for a hike!

DEI Book Club

• Resident and faculty meet together quarterly to enjoy food and discuss relevant literature with varying DEI topics.
• We often include a book with a relevant podcast in order to include those with busy schedules!
• Some of our favorite reads:
  • Born a Crime – Trevor Noah
  • What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat – Audrey Gordon
  • Disability Visibility – Alice Wong

OB Journal Club

• Residents are involved in reading and presenting new and informative obstetrics research
• Meet four times a year

Inpatient Journal Club

Hosted by our inpatient attendings to discuss changing inpatient practices and critically review new research regarding inpatient medicine.

Wellness Committee

• Residents can be involved with our wellness committee. This committee oversees organizing fundraisers, developing wellness curriculum, scheduling AGOTA, and working with administration to promote resident appreciation.
• Our biggest hit is the “Operation Pie-fection” which occurs at our all residency retreat. Donations from both faculty and residents go towards votes for which attendings will get pie’d in the face! See below!
• Exciting new developments:
  • Resilience and Facilitator Teams (RAFT) – each resident gets assigned a group at the start of residency with 2 faculty advisors to be a built in support system throughout residency. These groups meet to discuss challenges in residency, support transitions to senior residents, and just have fun together!
  • Advocacy Committee – uniting residents interested in public health and advocacy work to improve health locally and nationally.

Resident and Attending Socials

• It is a priority at our residency to ensure a supportive and fun work environment. One way we do this is by organizing events outside of work to spend quality time together.
• Some favorites are Dr. Cronk’s Bonfire, Dr. Ringdahl’s Ugly Sweater Holiday Party, and Valentine Cookie Decorating!