New Facilities

In May 2002, we moved our Family Practice Center to a newer, more modern facility at St. Dominic�s Family Health Center. It is located near the corner of Linden and Sutphin Boulevards in the heart of inner city Jamaica, Queens. St. Dominic�s is located in a federally qualified Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), which means, we are in a very medically underserved section of New York. Consequently, residents care for a sicker patient population in the Family Practice Center and in the hospital. Our location also affords us the opportunity to establish much closer contacts with the community, especially the schools, churches and health agencies.
 
Conferences and Lectures

Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal clubs and one-on-one instruction are integral parts of our residency program. The program provides daily lectures throughout the year, covering a variety of topics. In addition, case presentation, board review, and other conferences take the entire Thursday afternoon. Lectures are given by a variety of specialists and family physicians. Behavioral science is well integrated to the curriculum, and utilizes case presentations and seminars throughout all three years. Our monthly grand rounds incorporate private family physicians from the community.
 
Primary Care Research

The department of family medicine is committed to providing the required skills and administrative support to facilitate resident research. All residents are required to do a community medicine/research project. In 2002 the research projects of all seven graduating residents were accepted for presentation at the New York State Academy of Family Physicians Annual Resident Research Forum. Our residents received three of the four prizes awarded. In 2003 we had eight resident presentations at regional conferences and in 2004 five such presentations so far.