South Campus Family Medicine Residency Track

Welcome to the South Campus Track

The South Campus Track focuses on:

Underserved focused with rural rotations in Arizona (20 weeks over three years)
Additional training in emergency adult/pediatric care in under-resourced areas

South Campus Track graduates over the last three years:

48% are in rural practice in the United States
96% practice in health care professional shortage areas in the United States
80% practice multi-spectrum family medicine

Program Highlights

100% Board Pass Rate Over the Last 5 Years

Patient Demographics
Abrams Health Center Family Medicine Clinic

Hispanic or Latino: 60%
White: 20%
Black or African American: 6%
Native American: 2%
Asian: 1%
Unknown: 10%

35+ Languages Spoken by our Patients

Maternal Child Health Service

Average number of hospital newborn encounters for our graduates: 288
Average number of deliveries for our graduates: 46

Inpatient

12 weeks on service as an R1
2 weeks ICU as an R1
8 weeks on service as an R2
6 weeks on service as an R3
1 week ICU nights as R3

Rural Rotations

Rural Arizona Sites: Nogales, Safford, Casa Grande, IHS sites at Polacca, Fort Defiance and Whiteriver

Required Rural Rotations:
Family Medicine: two 4-week rotations
Obstetrics: one 4-week rotation
Emergency Medicine: one 4-week rotation
Pediatrics: one 2-week rotation

U.S./Mexico Border opportunities
Alaska/Canada elective opportunities
Global Health elective opportunities

Practice Locations

El Rio Health Family Medicine Clinic at Abrams Health Center

Banner – University Medical Center South Campus

Banner – University Medical Center Tucson Campus

Location: 3950 S. Country Club Rd., Ste. 130, Tucson, AZ 85714
Size: Approximately 28,000 square feet with 50 exam rooms including 6 procedure rooms
Annual Patient Volume: Approximately 36,000 visits per year

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Banner – University Medical Center South Campus is the home of our family medicine adult inpatient service. We care for a large underserved population, including our own clinic patients, under- or uninsured individuals, undocumented immigrants, prisoners from the county jail and homeless individuals. Residents are exposed to critical care from their very first family medicine inpatient month as an intern. Attendings include faculty from the Alvernon location as well as family medicine hospitalists. Interns rotate through the emergency medicine service, while second- and third-year residents rotate through the surgery service and outpatient pediatric clinic.

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Banner – University Medical Center Tucson Campus is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Our second- and third-year residents care for their hospitalized pediatric and obstetric clinic patients through our Maternal-Child Health Program. Interns rotate through the emergency medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics services and act in the same capacity as EM, peds and OB residents, respectively, during those off-service months.

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Residents also rotate through Tucson Medical Center.

Rural Rotations

One of the unique aspects of the University of Arizona Family Medicine Residency Program’s South Campus track is the rural rotation requirement. Residents have the opportunity to choose from a number of excellent clinical sites depending on their own interests and plans for future practice. We want to provide you with hand-on experiences in rural areas with the hope that you will consider future practice in a rural location.

In addition to well-rounded training received at the Banner – University Medical Center South Campus hospital, residents complete required block rotations in each of the below areas.

For your required rural rotations, your housing, round-trip mileage and food are provided by a grant from the Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AHEC).

Image	Rural Site: Hopi Health Center Location: Polacca, Hopi Indian Reservation; close to Canyon de Chelly, Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park Type of site: Indian Health Services (Hopi Tribe) Distance from Tucson: 334 miles (six hours driving time) in Northern Arizona Housing: Three-bedroom trailer provided by the University of Arizona, within one of the IHS housing areas approximately 13 miles from Polacca at Keams Canyon. Up to three residents or students may be housed in the trailer at any given time. Special Features Low-acuity inpatient, medical home outpatient, and busy emergency department experience No deliveries at this time (should be starting soon), but a lot of prenatal care and obstetrics triage POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) Home visits with community workers Being part of a public radio health show Participation in Native ceremonies Great sports medicine experience (option to work as doctor for the high school football team)
Image	Rural Site: Safford-Gila Valley Clinic and Mount Graham Community Hospital Location: Safford, Arizona; close to Mount Graham, natural hot springs, and a lot of hiking and fishing Type of site: Rural mining town Distance from Tucson: 127 miles (two hours) in Southwest Arizona Housing: one-bedroom private apartment Special Features Full-spectrum family medicine with high-volume obstetrics including cesarean sections Inpatient (including low-acuity ICU) Many procedures, including IUDs, Nexplanons, joint injections, toenail removals Option for nursing home visits Option for higher volume pediatric visits and circumcision training Option to learn D&Cs
Image	Rural Site: Whiteriver Indian Health Service Location: Whiteriver, Arizona Type of Site: Indian Health Services (Apache Tribe) Distance from Tucson: 200 miles (four hours) in the White Mountains Housing: onsite trailer that can be shared with medical students and other residents Special Features True full-spectrum (inpatient, outpatient, emergency and low-risk obstetrics) Outpatient done at Whiteriver and even more remote town of Cibecue Busy emergency department and urgent care with lots of procedures and trauma A week spent on emergency department, a week on inpatient/urgent care, and a week at each clinic site Home visits with community workers Opportunity to observe Native ceremonies Interesting infectious diseases including hantavirus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever In beautiful White Mountains. Several lakes and streams. Great fishing, hiking and near Sunrise Park Ski Resort.
Image	Rural Site: Tuba City Location: Tuba City, Arizona; close to Canyon de Chelly, Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park Type of Site: Indian Health Services (Navajo Tribe) Distance from Tucson: 340 miles (six hours) Housing: Coming soon Special Features Inpatient, outpatient, potentially obstetrics Home visits Interesting pathologies POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound)
Image	Rural Site: Mariposa Community Health Center Location: Nogales, Arizona, close to many historical sites Type of Site: Border town Distance from Tucson: 66 miles (1 hour and 10 minutes) south of Tucson along the U.S.-Mexico border Housing: Hotel extended stay Special Features Outpatient, inpatient and emergency department Spanish-speaking patients (including Mexican citizens) Bread-and-butter family medicine Interesting pathologies

Rural Site: Mount Graham Community Hospital
Location: Safford, Arizona; close to Mount Graham, natural hot springs, and a lot of hiking and fishing
Type of site: Rural mining town
Distance from Tucson: 127 miles (two hours) in Southwest Arizona
Housing: one-bedroom private apartment

Special Features

Busy bread-and-butter emergency medicine
A lot of procedures (central lines, intubations, lac repairs)
A lot of pediatric patients and obstetrics
Critical care

Rural Site: Tuba City
Location: Tuba City, Arizona; close to Canyon de Chelly, Grand Canyon National Park and Zion National Park
Type of Site: Indian Health Services (Navajo Tribe)
Distance from Tucson: 340 miles (six hours)
Housing: Coming soon

Special Features

Busy Level-2 trauma emergency department
Many traumas and critical care
Interesting pathologies
Many procedures including central lines, intubations and running codes.
POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound)
Chance to do helicopter and ambulance ride-alongs and home visits

Rural Site: Copper Queen Community Hospital
Location: Douglas and Bisbee, Arizona; close to Mexican border
Type of Site: Border town
Distance from Tucson: 120 miles (two hours)
Housing: Coming soon

Special Features

Busy bread-and-butter emergency medicine
Many procedures (central lines, intubations, running codes, lac repairs, I&D)
Interesting pathologies
Stabilizing acutely ill patients for transfer
Lots of autonomy
Many Spanish-speaking patients (including Mexican citizens)

Rural Site: Mount Graham Regional Medical Center
Location: Safford, Arizona; close to Mount Graham, natural hot springs, and a lot of hiking and fishing
Type of Site: Rural mining town
Distance from Tucson: 127 miles (two hours) in Southwest Arizona
Housing: one-bedroom private apartment

Special Features

Moderate-volume deliveries
Work with family medicine, obstetrics and midwife
Includes surgical obstetrics
Includes clinic experience
Can get experience with tubal ligations

Rural Site: Mariposa Community Health Center
Location: Nogales, Arizona, close to many historical sites
Type of Site: Border town
Distance from Tucson: 66 miles (1 hour and 10 minutes) south of Tucson along the U.S.-Mexico border
Housing: Hotel extended stay

Special Features

Bread-and-butter pediatrics
Spanish-speaking patients (including Mexican citizens)
Interesting pathologies

Rural Rheumatology: Sells and San Xavier

Rural Rheumatology: San Xavier Health Center
Locations: Sells and San Xavier, Arizona
Type of Site: Indian Health Services (Tohono O’odham Tribe)
Rotation: During musculoskeletal block
Distance from Tucson: 60 miles (one hour) from Tucson
Housing: weekly day trip

Special Features

This population has a higher-than-average rate of rheumatologic disease
Work with rheumatologists
Visit both sites on the reservation

Rural Geriatrics Experience: Frontier Medicine Ajo
Location: Ajo, Arizona
Type of Site: Frontier medicine
Distance from Tucson: 132 miles (1 hour and 15 minutes) from Tucson
Housing: fire station house

Special Features

Large geriatric population
Home visits
Comprehensive medical center with physical therapy, and dentistry
Ambulance ride alongs

Rural Site: Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
Location: Fort Defiance, Arizona; near Window Rock Tribal Park, Navajo Zoologic Park, Monument Valley and many other hiking areas
Type of Site: Indian Health Services (Navajo Nation)
Distance from Tucson: 336 miles (six hours) near New Mexico border
Housing: onsite trailer that can be shared with medical students and other residents

Special Features

Full-spectrum family medicine (including outpatient, emergency, ICU and obstetrics)
Specialty clinics including hepatitis, HIV, procedure
Opportunities include time working with physical therapists, podiatrists, public health department workers and traditional medicine healers

Rural FM: SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Type of Site: Alaska Native Center
Housing: Provided by SEARHC

Special Features

Outpatient, inpatient (peds and option for adults), obstetrics
Medical home model for clinic with case managers in each pod
Complex medical needs
High volumes pediatrics
Many outpatient procedures

Rural FM: Providence Valdez Medical Center
Location: Valdez, Alaska
Type of Site: Frontier medicine
Housing: Home stay with one of the physicians

Special Features

Full-spectrum family medicine (including outpatient, inpatient, emergency, obstetrics)
Surgical obstetrics
Many pediatric patients
Remote site
Complex medical needs
Procedure heavy including colonoscopies

Current & Past Residents

South Campus Track ERAS ID: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Program South Campus Family Medicine Track
NRMP ID: 1015120C1
ACGME ID: 1200312032
Please note, if you want to apply to both tracks, you must apply to each one separately, using their unique ERAS IDs.

Guided by our vision of being an innovative, collaborative and mission-informed residency program, we seek applicants from varied backgrounds to more closely match the life experiences of our patient population and to meet the needs of our community.

The University of Arizona Family Medicine Residency Program uses the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for our application process, and positions are offered through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Only those applying through ERAS will be considered. Please contact your Dean’s Office for further information regarding this process.

Interviews will be scheduled following review of application materials. Applicants are selected to interview based on shared goals and values with our program.

A completed application includes:

ERAS application
Personal statement
Curriculum vitae
3 letters of recommendation (one from a family physician with whom you have worked)
MSPE
Medical school transcripts
USMLE or COMLEX official transcripts

Preferred Criteria

Applicants must have a clear interest in family medicine and passion for working with underserved populations
Applicants must have passed USMLE Step 2 or COMLEX Level 2 before rank order list submission
Applicants should have graduated from medical school within the last two years
Application deadline is December 15
All new University of Arizona residents must obtain a valid fingerprint clearance card, in accordance with A.R.S. 15-1881, and pass a criminal background check

International Medical School Graduates

Applicant must have passed USMLE Step 1 and USMLE Step 2
Applicants must have a valid ECFMG certificate (http://www.ecfmg.org/certification)
Applicant must enter on a J1 visa; no other visa types are sponsored. Any premium processing fee is the responsibility of applicant.
ECFMG certification status and passing Step scores are verified prior to rank list submission.

The application deadline is December 15. Interviews will begin mid-October. Interview offers will continue to be extended until all slots are full, including in case of cancellation. Interviews are anticipated to end by the end of December.

For More Information

For more information about applying through ERAS, see your Graduate Medical Education office, or read about it on the ERAS home page: https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/eras

For questions regarding either of our tracks, please email uafmrp@arizona.edu.

Thank you for your interest in our program and good luck!

Karyn Kolman, MD
Program Director
kbkolman@arizona.edu
520-621-6323

South Campus Family Medicine Residency Track

Welcome to the South Campus Track