Our department offers residents the opportunity to receive a certificate of distinction in an area of interest within the scope of family medicine. This distinction recognizes a resident who has gone above and beyond their residency requirements to obtain a depth of academic and clinical study in a specific subject or clinical demographic.  Residents who are interested in a specific post-residency career (hospital medicine, urgent care) or plan to enter a fellowship are highly encouraged to complete a departmental distinction in that area.   

The minimum requirements to achieve a departmental distinction are: 
 

• Utilize three elective months in one specified area of interest.
• Submit Competency based Goals and Objectives for each elective month, which must be approved by the Resident’s Advisor and Program Director.
• Present a Departmental Grand Rounds in the same area of interest, with a critical appraisal of literature review in the chosen area.
• Complete their required Research and Scholarly Activity in the same area of interest, producing a product suitable for presentation or publication at the local/ state/national level.  

Areas of distinction in which residents have distinguished themselves in the past few years include:  

• Community Medicine 
• Geriatrics 
• Global Health 
• HIV Medicine
• Hospital Medicine 
• Integrative Medicine 
• Palliative Care 
• Sleep Medicine  
• Sports Medicine 
• Women’s Health