Family Practice Residency Program

In conjunction with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center offers a university-level, three year Family Practice Residency Program (FPRP). FPRP residents work to attain their clinical and academic goals while training with experienced family physicians in the Family Health Center, a seperately licensed state-of-the-art facility committed to providing comprehensive family-centered medical care.

The Family Health Center is affiliated with PVHMC and is located in a professional building across the street from the hospital0. The first floor houses a modern medical suite, complete with the most advanced medical, computer and telecommunications technology available. Residents maintain a medical practice in this suite and have their own office space alongside the FPRP faculty in the administrative suite on the second floor.

Benefits
The residents are Associates of PVHMC and therefore, are entitled to the comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits offered to PVHMC Associates.

Vacation/CME
Residents have 3 weeks paid vacation per year with one additional week for special educational conferences.

Health Care Spending Account Option
The health care spending account lets you set aside dollars from your pay, tax-free, to use for certain kinds of expenses not paid through your medical, dental or vision plans. The account can also help in budgeting for out-of-pocket health care expenses in advance.

Meals/Parking
Meals are provided free of charge to residents. Family members are welcome to join a resident for a meal while they are on-call and will be charged at the Associate rate.

Parking is provided free of charge in high security Associate parking lots. Parking at outside facilities during an elective or required rotation are obtained for the residents and are free of charge.

Credit Union
Membership is open to all Associates of PVHMC and their immediate family. In addition to a variety of loan programs, members of the credit union are eligible for discounts at many amusement parks, car dealerships and department stores.

Work Hours/On-Call Duty
The residency recognizes that long work hours and excessive on-call responsibilities are not conducive to an optimal educational environment nor quality patient care. The goal of the residency is to have the hours residents work reflect the hours of practicing family physicians.

On average, clinical rotations are 70 hours per week. First year rotations require residents to be on call l-2 times per week. Faculty physicians assume responsibility for patient care when a resident is not on-call.

Second and third year residents' call schedules are arranged in conjunction with faculty. Second and third year residents can expect to work hours similar to faculty.

Call Rooms
Private, comfortable and secure call rooms inside the hospital are available for overnight duty.

Resident/Faculty Recruitment
Our residents are integral to the recruitment and selection of each incoming class. Resident participation is also crucial in the interviewing and selection of potential faculty.

Department of Academic Affairs
Via oversight by the Residency Director, this department will assist the residents with their student loan deferments and assist with their licensing needs.

Academic Affiliation
The residency is affiliated with the UCLA School Of Medicine and has access to the medical school's educational resources for electives.

Community Medicine
Community Medicine plays a crucial role in the residency curriculum. Residents have the opportunity to integrate themselves in a variety of settings such as elementary schools and high school activities.

Through these experiences residents develop an awareness of the impact of sociocultural factors on patients, and express respect and tolerance for cultural and social class differences and their value in a pluralistic society.

Maternal/Child Health
The demographic profile of the Pomona Valley provides an outstanding opportunity to develop a resident's clinical and research interest in maternal and child health. The residency faculty also encourages residents to work closely with the PVHMC perinatologists, FP faculty and resources from UCLA to enhance their educational interest in maternal/child health outcomes.

Application Process
All application materials are to arrive via ERAS (the Electronic Residency Application Service). No written applications will be accepted. The following materials, to arrive via ERAS, are required for a completed application:

Foreign medical school students should contact the ECFMG and U.S. medical school students should contact their Dean's office or Student Affairs to obtain information on ERAS. In addition, information regarding ERAS is available at http://www.aamc.org/eras.

Application Deadline - Applications will be accepted via ERAS from August 15 through December 31 of each calendar year. Interviews are scheduled following application review. Scheduling of interviews will be conducted by invitation only from mid-September through mid-January.

Should any questions arise in the review of these materials or the completion of your application, please do not hesitate to contact our administrative office at (909) 469-9490 or e-mail us at fprp@pvhmc.org. When contacting us by e-mail, please be sure to include the following information:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number
• School
• Year of training and anticipated date of graduation

THE POMONA COMMUNITY
Pomona, California is a diverse community of 140,000 nestled 30 miles east of Los Angeles in the Pomona Valley. Although the city may be best known for hosting one of the world's largest annual county fairs, Pomona also boasts numerous public parks; roughly a dozen universities and colleges; thriving art and theater communities; and nearby skiing, boating, camping and other outdoor activities. The community provides a culturally rich and diverse environment for medical residents in Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center's Family Practice Residency Program.

Geography/Weather
Pomona is located in the heart of Southern California's Inland Empire, and enjoys relatively mild weather and a diverse geography. The San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains - only minutes from Pomona - offer countless recreational opportunities including hiking, fishing, cycling and camping. The expansive beaches and inviting surf of the Pacific Ocean are only 30 miles from Pomona, while several ski resorts are within a 90-minute drive.

Colleges and Universities
Roughly a dozen colleges and universities are located in greater Pomona. Contributing greatly to the area's cultural and demographic diversity, these schools have a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000, and include:

• California State Polytechnic University at Pomona
• The Claremont Colleges
• Mount San Antonio College
• The School of Theology at Claremont
• DeVry Institute of Technology, Pomona
• The University of La Verne
• The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Los Angeles County Fair
Every September, Pomona's 487-acre Fairplex becomes the center of activity in Southern California as it plays host to the Los Angeles County Fair. With annual attendance of over 1.6 million, the fair is the largest of its kind in North America, and one of the largest in the world. Attractions include grandstand entertainment; thoroughbred racing; a carnival; and livestock, agriculture, science and art expositions.

Although the LA County Fair is its biggest attraction, the Fairplex is also host to dozens of national and international conventions each year. Ongoing expansion - such as a recently completed 284-space RV lot and the 243-suite Sheraton Suites Hotel - ensures that the Fairplex will continue to be the region's tradeshow and convention venue of choice for years to come.

Public Parks and Facilities
The 2,000-acre Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, located at the northwestern boundary of Pomona, boasts a huge array of outdoor facilities, including:

• Camping and RV facilities
• Hiking and cycling trails
• Picnic facilities for over 17,000
• Puddingstone Reservoir for boating and fishing
• Raging Waters Aquatic Park
• Stables and equestrian trails
  

Pomona is also home to dozens of other public parks, as well as swimming pools, community centers, tennis facilities, golf courses, lighted baseball diamonds and a senior center.

Libraries
FPRP residents have privileges at several public and university libraries in the area, including:

• Cal Poly Pomona University Library
  (400,000 volumes)
• City of Pomona Public Library
  (290,000 volumes)
• Hannold Library/Claremont Colleges
  (1.7 million volumes)

The Arts
The Ganesha Park Bandshell is one of Pomona's many music venues, and is home to the Pomona Concert Band's summer concert performance series. In addition to the Claremont College Center for the Performing Arts, which seats 2,500, there are a number of other theaters, performing arts centers and dinner theaters in the area.

Curriculum

PGY I BLOCK ROTATIONS

PGY II BLOCK ROTATIONS

PGY III BLOCK ROTATIONS