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The University of Nevada School of Medicine created the family medicine residency program in Las Vegas in 1989 with the primary goal of offering a quality education in the field of family medicine.

Goals of the Residency Program
Following physician residency training, graduates of the program will be able to provide comprehensive care to patients and more broadly to families and the community.

The goals of the residency training program are:
• providing high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective care;
• imparting knowledge and skills to solve “common problems uncommonly well”;
• striving for excellence in ambulatory care with skills to care for acutely ill patients in a hospital, convalescent or homebound setting;
• instilling the principles of physician self-evaluation and peer review;
• teaching medicine in a various settings, from rural to urban settings;
• teaching preventive medicine, epidemiology and community medicine;
• developing residents’ skills in ongoing review and evaluation of medical literature;
• nurturing a strong adherence to medical ethics;
• helping resident physicians understand an evolving health care system including managed care;
• providing a broad knowledge in family medicine to pass the American Board of Family Practice certification exam.

Faculty supervise, act as role models, provide didactic information and impart procedural precepting and in out-patient and in-patient settings create a learning environment conducive to the program’s goals. Faculty also help create learning opportunities which advance the overall learning process of resident physicians.

Resident Expectations
The intensity of the education experience throughout the three years of the program varies from rotation to rotation. Typically the first year is the most demanding. Regardless of rotational demands and schedules, resident physicians are expected to adhere to high performance standards. This includes attendance at mandatory conferences and seminars, being on time at the Family Medicine Clinic professional and ethical behavior, having an attitude conducive to effective teamwork, providing comprehensive care to patients and compliance with the policies, procedures and regulations of the School of Medicine, UMC, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Board of Family Practice.

To learn more, visit the medical school’s Web site for the family medicine residency program in Las Vegas.